Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Switzerland on Monday ahead of indirect high-level talks with the United States over Iran's nuclear program.

Sterling rose against the euro but remained exposed to the prospect of the BOE cutting rates in March, even after Wednesday’s higher-than-expected data on U.K. core and services inflation.

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday as heightened US-Iran tensions and a sell-off in US private-equity shares dented sentiment. The Nikkei dipped 1.1 percent to close at 56,825.70, breaking a two-week rally to log a 0.2 percent weekly drop. The broader Topix sank 1.1 percent to 3,808.48, and edged down 0.3 percent for the week.

The United States and Japan have finalized a massive $550 billion trade deal, with Japan reducing tariffs to 15%. The agreement is expected to boost U.S. energy exports and create significant economic opportunities,

Iran stepped up its crackdown on Monday after recent protests, making more arrests while holding the door open to Washington for further nuclear negotiations. The arrests -- including that of Javad Emam,

Japan's Nikkei share ​average fell on Friday as ​heightened U.S.-Iran tensions and a sell-off in U.S. ​private-equity shares dented sentiment.

Recent comments by President Donald Trump comparing the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 have sparked criticism from Japanese officials and atomic bomb survivors. What Happened: During a news ...

By Matt Spetalnick and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday they reached no "definitive" agreement on how to move forward with Iran but he insisted negotiations with Tehran would continue to see if a deal can be achieved.