Global events and international developments affecting markets.
Reporting on international affairs, geopolitical developments, and global economic trends. This category connects world events to their potential impact on financial markets, trade flows, and investor risk perception.
733 total articles
A group of 37 bipartisan U.S. lawmakers has written to senior Taiwanese political figures pressing them to advance a proposed special defence budget proposed by President Lai Ching-te. The letter warns that the threat from the People's Republic of China is mounting and that without the higher spending levels in Lai's plan Taiwan's recent improvemen…
Peru's Congress has collected the necessary signatures to trigger a formal debate on removing and censuring President Jose Jeri, following reports of undisclosed meetings with Chinese businessman Zhihua Yang. If a motion is filed, Congress has a 15-day window to summon Jeri to respond before a vote on his potential ouster. The move takes place agai…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv moved to publicly support U.S. peace proposals in an effort to accelerate progress toward ending the war with Russia, while insisting Ukraine will not accept a settlement harmful to its interests. He told an interview that Ukraine is prepared for elections and a referendum if security guarantees and…
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disclosed changes to his senior management team in a department statement, naming Chris Klomp as chief counselor responsible for overseeing all departmental operations and appointing Kyle Diamantas, Grace Graham, and John Brooks as senior counselors to key agencies within HHS.
Moody's Ratings has reaffirmed South Korea's Aa2 issuer rating and kept a stable outlook, pointing to the economy's diversity and institutional management as strengths. The agency expects long-run growth to settle around 2% after a slowdown, forecasts 1.0% growth in 2025 and 1.8% in 2026 supported by stronger semiconductor exports tied to the globa…
President Donald Trump said the United States must secure an agreement with Iran, cautioning that failure to do so would be "very traumatic" and expressing optimism that a deal could be reached within a month. He also said he would speak with Iranian officials for as long as necessary. Specific terms of any potential agreement were not detailed ami…
President Donald Trump is set to preside over the first formal meeting of his Board of Peace on February 19 in Washington, D.C., where he will announce a multi-billion dollar reconstruction fund for Gaza and outline plans for a U.N.-authorized International Stabilization Force for the Palestinian enclave. Delegations from at least 20 countries, inc…
The U.S. military has finished withdrawing from the al-Tanf garrison at the strategic Syria-Jordan-Iraq border and handed control to Syrian government forces following coordination between the two sides. The move, confirmed by U.S. Central Command, comes after shifts in U.S.-Syrian relations and follows parallel steps to consolidate U.S. basing in …
U.S. and Russian officials said six more children have been reunited with families across Russia and Ukraine, an outcome both capitals attributed in part to an intervention by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. Moscow’s children’s rights commissioner and a White House statement each described the move, while broader disagreements between Kyiv and Mosco…
The Prime Minister will shortly travel to Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, following a mass shooting that left nine people dead. Authorities say the 18-year-old shooter, who had a documented history of mental health issues and identified as a woman, killed family members before attacking a local school and then died by suicide. Provincial officials…
Two Mexican-flagged ships loaded with humanitarian aid entered Havana Harbor early on Feb. 12, with one vessel, the Papaloapan, seen carrying large stacks of white-wrapped pallets past the El Morro fortress. The delivery follows Mexico's mid-January halt of crude and refined product shipments under pressure from the Trump administration and comes a…
Millions of documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice in late January revealed sustained contact between Jeffrey Epstein and several prominent Norwegian officials and diplomats. The disclosures have triggered police investigations, a rare parliamentary external inquiry and an independent review by the World Economic Forum into its CEO. T…
Federal officials said a major deployment of immigration enforcement agents to Minnesota is being reduced and that President Trump has agreed to conclude the operation. The move follows widespread protests in Minneapolis, two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens during demonstrations, legal challenges from state and local leaders, and criticism of how …
The CIA has released a new Chinese-language video aimed at mid-level officers in the People’s Liberation Army, following the announcement that Zhang Youxia, a senior PLA leader, is under investigation. The agency says the outreach is part of a wider push to rebuild human intelligence on China and that its online material has reached many citizens d…
A U.S. federal judge has denied the BBC's motion to suspend merits-based discovery in a $10 billion lawsuit filed by former U.S. President Donald Trump over edited coverage of his January 6, 2021 remarks. The judge found the broadcaster's request premature and said it had not shown it would suffer prejudice if discovery moves forward. A two-week tr…
The White House has nominated Todd Steggerda to the long-empty U.S. ambassador role to the United Nations in Geneva, a choice diplomats say may signal renewed U.S. engagement with the U.N. system even as Washington presses for reform and remains at odds with several Geneva-based bodies. The move comes as the United States owes more than $2 billion …
Russia has signaled that crude oil and petroleum products will be sent to Cuba as humanitarian aid, according to a statement from the Russian embassy reported by Izvestia. The announcement comes as Cuba faces severe fuel shortages that have forced the island to notify international carriers that jet fuel will not be available. The country has not r…
Kyrgyzstan's parliament speaker resigned and several associates of former State Committee for National Security head Kamchybek Tashiev were detained as President Sadyr Japarov advances a purge of Tashiev's supporters. The abrupt break between two once-close allies, who had governed together since the 2020 protests, has prompted a swift reorganisati…
The temporary shutdown of El Paso airport after U.S. officials reported a Mexican cartel drone in U.S. airspace has underscored the expanding use of low-cost unmanned aircraft by criminal groups and intensified bilateral debate over how to respond. U.S. and Mexican accounts diverged on why the airspace was closed, with U.S. officials citing a carte…
In Aurora, Colorado, where Latino residents say increased immigration raids and rhetoric have reshaped daily life, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show - performed in Spanish and criticized by President Donald Trump - was experienced by many as a rare affirmation of cultural identity and a morale boost for a community feeling under siege.
U.S. officials at APEC meetings in southern China are promoting American artificial intelligence products and maritime surveillance tools to bolster regional influence and counter Beijing. The Trump administration announced a $20 million fund to aid partner economies' adoption of U.S. AI technologies, while highlighting U.S. private-sector solution…
General Yawd Serk, chair of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), warned that international leaders have failed to respond to a rise in junta airstrikes on civilians, saying only China has intervened. Speaking at his remote Loi Tai Leng base after a Shan National Day military parade, Yawd Serk said civilians are suffering and urged renewed …
Turkey's foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, told the Financial Times that the United States and Iran are demonstrating flexibility in efforts to revive a nuclear agreement. Fidan said Washington appears willing to tolerate some level of Iranian uranium enrichment within defined limits, while Tehran recognises the need to reach a deal and seeks the lift…
Pro-Palestine demonstrators are set to gather in Melbourne on the final day of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s four-day visit to Australia, following protests in Canberra and violent confrontations with police in Sydney. The visit, extended after an invitation from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the wake of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting, h…
Law enforcement in southern Arizona widened search operations for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of television journalist Savannah Guthrie, while forensic teams examined a recently recovered black latex glove and analysts applied advanced analytics to video of a masked intruder. Investigators say the elder Guthrie, described as frail and dep…
