The draft statement expected to emerge from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathering in Manila will repeat calls for self-restraint in a Middle East conflict that has carried economic ripple effects throughout the region.

By Karen LemaMANILA, July 21 (Reuters) - Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are likely to cast a shadow over a diplomatic gathering in Southeast Asia this week, injecting…

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations can serve as a "strategic shock absorber" in an era of intensifying global tensions, with the foreign ministers gathering in Manila this…