Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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During the World Health Organization's annual assembly in Geneva, member states voted against a proposal to invite Taiwan as an observer after China indicated it would block participation. China and Pakistan opposed the motion, and the assembly accepted Taiwan's exclusion. Palau and several other countries argued that excluding Taiwan could undermi…
Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah assaults continued on Monday across southern Lebanon and northern Israel, despite a U.S.-backed 45-day extension of a ceasefire. Fighting has been ongoing since a ceasefire announcement on April 16, with Lebanon’s health ministry reporting nearly 3,000 deaths since March 2. Key incidents include the killing of a Pal…
Health workers and aid organisations are racing to respond to a newly recognised Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after delayed detection allowed rapid spread. The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern following reports of cases in neighbouring Uganda. Local hospitals are straine…
Pakistan has dispatched a substantial military contingent to Saudi Arabia - including about 8,000 personnel, a full fighter squadron of roughly 16 aircraft primarily JF-17s, two drone squadrons and a Chinese HQ-9 air defence system - under the terms of a confidential mutual defence agreement. Multiple security and government sources say the force i…
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the prison and jail portion of Tina Peters' nine-year sentence, ordering her release on parole effective June 1. Peters, a former Mesa County elections clerk convicted in 2024 of illegally tampering with voting machines and related offenses, had been sentenced to a lengthy term that an appeals court recent…
U.S. Africa Command said it carried out further airstrikes in northeastern Nigeria in coordination with Nigerian authorities, targeting Islamic State West Africa Province fighters who had reportedly converged in the Metele area of Borno State. Nigerian military statements say more than 20 militants were killed and no allied personnel were harmed. T…
Estonia's foreign intelligence chief says Russian President Vladimir Putin has limited viable courses of action in Ukraine. With Russian forces struggling to make significant advances and Western sanctions eroding financial and energy revenues, Tallinn's top spy says Moscow is losing more personnel than it is recruiting and that broader mobilisatio…
Spain’s conservative People’s Party (PP) won the regional election in Andalusia but lost its absolute majority in the 109-seat parliament, dropping from 58 to 53 seats and obliging it to seek support from the far-right Vox party. The Socialists recorded their worst result in the region with 28 seats, while Vox increased to 15 seats and leftist grou…
President Donald Trump’s confrontational negotiation style that secured concessions on other issues appears to have faltered in talks with Iran. Now in an 11-week-old crisis, both sides remain locked in a standoff: Tehran, seeking to preserve domestic credibility after military losses, and Washington, insisting on a clear-cut victory. Analysts say …
On May 18, Russian forces launched a series of overnight drone strikes, air attacks and artillery barrages across Ukraine, striking cities including the Black Sea export hub of Odesa and the southeastern city of Dnipro. Officials reported one death and more than 30 injuries from the attacks. Russian authorities also reported downed drones over sout…
Aaron Rai produced a composed, pressure-filled final round at Aronimink Golf Club to become the first Englishman to claim the PGA Championship since 1919. Rai carded a five-under-par 65, finishing nine under for the week and three strokes clear of Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley. His day featured a 40-foot eagle putt, a key bunker up-and-down, and a 68-f…
Austin police said two males, aged 15 and 17, were taken into custody after a dozen separate shootings in south and east Austin late Saturday and into early Sunday. Four people were struck by gunfire - one with serious injuries and three with minor wounds - while authorities also reported thefts of firearms and multiple vehicles. A third young Hisp…
Carmen Navas, 82, who spent nearly a year publicly seeking information about her detained son, has died 10 days after Venezuelan authorities confirmed her 50-year-old son, Victor Quero, died of respiratory failure in state custody last July at Rodeo I prison. The case was handled by the NGO Foro Penal, whose head said prison officials had repeatedl…
The Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, linked to a cluster of hantavirus infections, is scheduled to arrive in Rotterdam for disinfection on Monday. Dutch authorities have arranged quarantine facilities for crew members and medical personnel remaining on board, while international health agencies continue to monitor cases tied to the outbreak.
Four aircrew escaped without fatal injury after two U.S. Navy E/A-18G Growler jets collided about two miles from Mountain Home Air Force Base during an aerial demonstration at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show. The aircraft, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 from Whidbey Island, Washington, were performing as part of the event when the inciden…
Jeff Landry, the U.S. special envoy and governor of Louisiana, arrived in Nuuk on May 17 to attend the 'Future Greenland' business conference on May 19-20. His trip, which the U.S. embassy says is aimed at expanding economic ties and building people-to-people connections, takes place amid ongoing diplomatic negotiations between Greenland, Denmark a…
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern after reports of 80 suspected deaths and nine laboratory-confirmed cases. The outbreak, attributed to the Bundibugyo virus, presents cross-border risks and is notable for the absence …
Israeli strikes on Sunday killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials and medics. One person was killed near a police post in Khan Younis, while three people were reported dead at a community kitchen near Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. The Israeli military said it struck a militant who posed an immediate t…
Yasser Abbas, a businessman and the son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, won a seat on the Fatah Central Committee during the party’s first general conference in almost ten years. The move has intensified discussion about succession within the Palestinian Authority and drawn criticism from some party figures who question Yasser Abbas’ capaci…
The Supreme Court intervened to pause a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had restricted mail and telemedicine access to the abortion drug mifepristone, underscoring a pattern in which the New Orleans-based appeals court issues rulings that surpass the conservative reach the Supreme Court will tolerate. The 5th Circuit, which covers Lou…
Two campaign staffers for right-wing presidential hopeful Abelardo De La Espriella were shot dead in a rural area of Cubarral, Meta province, as they returned from Villavicencio with campaign materials. The killings occurred roughly two weeks ahead of Colombia's May 31 first-round presidential election. Authorities have not attributed the attack to…
A recent Datafolha poll indicates a dead heat between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a hypothetical October runoff, with both candidates receiving 45% support. The same poll places Lula at 38% and Flavio at 35% in a projected first round. Most interviews occurred before reporting that alleged a financial arrange…
Tens of thousands of people took part in two distinct demonstrations across central London on Saturday: an anti-immigration rally organised by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, and a pro-Palestinian march marking Nakba Day. Police mobilised about 4,000 officers, including reinforcements from outside the capital, in what they described…
The Vatican announced that Pope Leo will travel to France from September 25 to 28 and will visit UNESCO's Paris headquarters, which is coping with a budget reduction after the United States left the agency. The trip, expected to include Mass at Notre-Dame and meetings with French officials, will be the pontiff's fourth international visit of the ye…
Canada is deepening defense collaboration with five Nordic countries and sharing Arctic security expertise as part of an effort to reduce dependence on the United States. The move, accelerated after high-profile U.S. rhetoric about Greenland and rising unease over Russian activity in the Arctic, includes plans to adapt a Canadian reserve unit model…
