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Ryan Crocker, the former U.S. ambassador to Syria, said on Sunday that retaliation by Russia or Syria over the U.S. airstrikes last week would be “insane.”

Ryan Crocker, the former U.S. ambassador to Syria, said on Sunday that retaliation by Russia or Syria over the U.S. airstrikes last week would be “insane.”

apan's Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Friday but gains were limited as the U.S. missile strike on Syria curbed investors' risk appetite.

apan's Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Friday but gains were limited as the U.S. missile strike on Syria curbed investors' risk appetite.

Haven assets such as oil, yen rise; investors eye Russia's response.

Haven assets such as oil, yen rise; investors eye Russia's response.

Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled to a four-month closing low on Thursday after signs the U.S. Federal Reserve may start cutting its king-sized balance sheet earlier than expected spooked the market.

Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled to a four-month closing low on Thursday after signs the U.S. Federal Reserve may start cutting its king-sized balance sheet earlier than expected spooked the market.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast on Wednesday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, amid worries that the North might soon conduct banned nuclear or long-range rocket tests.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast on Wednesday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, amid worries that the North might soon conduct banned nuclear or long-range rocket tests.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors have sharply cut vehicle production in China.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors have sharply cut vehicle production in China.

Hyunda is developing its first dedicated architecture for electric vehicles, taking on the likes of Tesla.

Stock markets were broadly lower Thursday following a mixed session in the U.S. overnight, with shares in Shanghai staging their biggest intraday drop this year.

Stock markets were broadly lower Thursday following a mixed session in the U.S. overnight, with shares in Shanghai staging their biggest intraday drop this year.

Tesla gained a potential key ally in China after the country's most valuable company, Tencent, bought a 5% stake in the electric-vehicle maker.