Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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China has expelled Ma Xingrui, a former member of the Politburo and ex-deputy head of the central rural work leading group, from the Communist Party following an investigation that found he facilitated appointments, arranged jobs for associates and allowed family members to profit from his position. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection …
Leading U.S. universities, medical research organizations and nonprofit education groups have called on the administration to retract a proposed revision to the government’s Uniform Guidance on federal financial assistance, arguing the changes would allow agencies to alter or end grants for political reasons and remove existing appeal mechanisms.
The sudden passing of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close interlocutor between Kyiv and President Donald Trump, leaves uncertainty over whether the recent U.S. tilt toward supporting Ukraine will continue. Graham had been central to efforts to advance a sanctions bill targeting Russian energy purchasers and to secure expanded military assistance f…
At about midnight a sudden blaze ripped through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in northern Bangkok. Video shows smoke followed within seconds by a horizontal jet of flame pouring from the entrance. Authorities say a likely electrical short circuit in a ceiling air conditioner ignited highly combustible ceiling decorations and acoustic foam, produci…
A fire that swept through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in northern Bangkok has left 30 people dead and dozens injured. Officials point to a possible electrical short in a ceiling air conditioner as the trigger while police examine whether exits were obstructed and flammable materials were used for stage decoration and soundproofing. Bangkok's gov…
The U.S. government has issued a transportation order preventing American citizens who are currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo, or who have recently departed from there, from boarding commercial flights directly to the United States until they have spent at least 21 days in a third country. The measure follows a widening Ebola outbreak in…
A national poll conducted over three days and completed on Sunday finds nearly eight in 10 Americans believe U.S. military involvement with Iran will continue for an extended period. The survey shows rising concern about fuel costs and mixed approval for recent U.S. strikes after a fragile interim ceasefire faltered and Washington reinstated restri…
President Donald Trump is expected to speak on Thursday about recently declassified intelligence concerning foreign actors’ plans regarding the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to an MS Now report that cited two unnamed White House officials on X. The announcement comes amid ongoing disputes over the 2020 results and longstanding assertio…
Federal officials have transferred evidence they previously withheld to Minneapolis prosecutors investigating three shootings that occurred during January deportation operations in Minnesota. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the material - including body-worn camera videos, other digital evidence and the bullet-damaged car of Renee Good …
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered a 90-day ban preventing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, concluding that a letter shared by the senator violated the conditions of the former president's house arrest. The decision may complicate the senator's bid to run in this year’s presidential elec…
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation creating a state rebate program to support electric vehicle purchases in California. The plan provides $3,500 for first-time buyers of new EVs priced at $50,000 or less, and includes a $1,750 rebate for qualifying used EVs. The initiative is financed through a $270 million pool combining state budget and…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally committed the United Kingdom to take part in an EU defence loan program backing Ukraine, giving British defence firms the ability to compete for contracts funded through a €90 billion support loan. The move, announced upon his arrival in Paris for a Coalition of the Willing meeting, was framed as both a boost to…
An interim 14-point memorandum signed in June to halt hostilities between the United States and Iran is coming apart as both sides clash over control and interpretation of provisions covering the Strait of Hormuz, oil export permissions and the release of frozen funds. Renewed incidents at sea, the revocation of a U.S. oil sales licence and competi…
The U.S. government is initiating a coordinated effort to limit the International Criminal Court's ability to investigate or prosecute American nationals, including service members, according to a State Department official. Options under review include travel bans, visa revocations, expanded sanctions, and diplomatic initiatives urging allied and p…
The European Union broadened its sanctions against Russia to include the social network VKontakte and its subsidiary, along with companies tied to a surveillance system and individuals linked to military intelligence and cybercrime. The measures single out the MaxApp mobile platform - supervised by the FSB and pre-installed on devices sold in Russi…
The European Commission, together with more than a dozen countries and international financial institutions, announced the Team Gaza Initiative in Brussels to provide €883.6 million ($1 billion) in projects to support Gaza's recovery. The program targets water and sanitation restoration, debris removal and the reconstruction of health infrastructur…
Russia's Federal Security Service said it intercepted Western-made, AI-enabled first-person-view (FPV) drones that were dropped onto Russian soil by larger Ukrainian fixed-wing aircraft and balloons, and then moved in concealed trailers across the country for planned attacks on military air bases in the Ural and Far East regions. Authorities said t…
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has been formally nominated by his ruling Nuevas Ideas party to run in the 2027 presidential election. The party said he ran unopposed in its primary. Legal changes approved by allies in Congress in July 2025 removed prior constitutional limits and established provisions allowing indefinite presidential reelection…
A fast-moving fire ripped through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in Bangkok around midnight, killing at least 27 people and injuring more than 70. Survivors describe an instantaneous surge of flames and a scramble for exits as rescue teams recovered bodies and the city’s disaster agency and police began probing potential causes including an electri…
Albania’s specialised anti-corruption prosecutors have alleged that a Miami-based businessman, identified in case files as the seller of coastal land earmarked for a Kushner-backed resort, may have used forged ownership deeds and laundered proceeds from narcotics trafficking to build a property portfolio. The businessman’s lawyer denied the accusat…
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte announced a third round of reductions in personnel, saying the office is eliminating redundant or non-critical roles. The statement did not disclose how many positions will be cut. The move follows public pressure from President Donald Trump to shrink the intelligence workforce and comes amid conc…
In Havana, recurring power outages have become routine for residents of rundown tenement buildings known as 'solares.' As Cuba's national grid falters, families face not only darkness but days without running water, spoiled food and disrupted livelihoods. The crisis has been exacerbated by a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has reduced available fuel…
Security personnel have rescued 39 schoolchildren and six teachers who were taken by armed men from multiple schools in Oyo state's Oriire district on May 15, the presidency said. Authorities report arrests of eight suspects and confirm that one teacher died while held captive. President Bola Tinubu pledged justice for the victims and the slain tea…
A large wildfire erupted alongside a highway near Fontainebleau, south of Paris, prompting a deployment of more than 400 firefighters and two waterbombing planes. By midnight the fire had consumed over 800 hectares, forced closure of the A6 motorway and disrupted rail services, while officials warned residents that aircraft will collect water from …
An intense fire that swept through the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in northern Bangkok around midnight on Sunday killed 27 people and injured dozens. Authorities said the blaze spread rapidly, prompting a negligence investigation that is examining obstructed exits, overloaded wiring and the use of flammable materials during renovations. Emergency cr…
