Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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The U.S. government imposed sanctions on Cambodian senator Kok An and 28 other people and entities accused of running crypto-romance scams that siphoned millions from U.S. citizens. Authorities say Kok An used his political influence to shelter scam compounds and operators who lured victims with false romantic relationships and investment promises.…
Georgia officials declared a broad state of emergency after two of the largest wildfires in recent memory - ignited by a party balloon contacting power lines and by a stray welding spark - burned through an extensive swath of drought-parched countryside. The Highway 82 and Pineland Road fires together have consumed roughly 39,500 acres and at least…
Palestinians held local elections that included the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for the first time in about 20 years, a vote the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority hopes will bolster its claim to govern Gaza. Voting took place against a backdrop of humanitarian strain, political boycotts, limited electricity, and questions about the feasibility …
The U.S. military reported it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two people it described as "male narco-terrorists." The U.S. Southern Command said intelligence showed the vessel was traveling known narco-trafficking routes and engaged in trafficking operations. Human rights groups and civil liberties organizations have conde…
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a U.S.-Kuwaiti journalist who was detained in Kuwait in early March over online material related to the Iran war, has been released and has left the country, a U.S. State Department official said. Shihab-Eldin, 41, was arrested while visiting family and faced charges including spreading false information and harming national sec…
The District of Columbia inadvertently mounted a number of Australian flags in a display intended to welcome King Charles to Washington, D.C.; the mistake was quickly fixed, officials said. The brief mix-up occurred as the city prepared for the monarch's state visit, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence…
A divided full panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday lifted a lower court injunction that had prevented Texas from implementing SB4, a state statute that would criminalize illegal entry and reentry into Texas and permit judges to order deportation with potential prison terms for noncompliance. The decision, reached by a 10-7 vote…
Castelion, a small California defense startup, received a $105 million contract from the U.S. Navy to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic missile onto carrier-based F/A-18 fighter jets. The work covers hardware and software integration, flight testing and the safety and airworthiness certification required to allow storage, loading and carrier carr…
Senate Democrats have filed a War Powers Resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from ordering military action against Cuba without congressional approval. The measure, introduced last month by Senators Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego, is expected to come to the Senate floor as soon as next week, Senate aides said on Friday. …
Pope Leo reiterated his opposition to capital punishment in a message marking Illinois' abolition of the death penalty, stressing the sanctity of human life and the possibility of redemption. His remarks coincided with a U.S. Justice Department report urging expansion of federal execution methods, citing problems obtaining lethal injection drugs an…
The U.S. Treasury has designated multiple cryptocurrency wallets linked to Iran, freezing $344 million in digital assets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on X. The move comes as diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict remain fragile and as Iranian crypto holdings have expanded, according to Chainalysis. Tether said it assisted U.S. authoritie…
Britain's King Charles will take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the World Trade Center 9/11 memorial alongside New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a state visit to the United States from April 27 to April 30. The memorial commemorates the September 11, 2001 attacks, in which at least 2,606 people died, including 67 Britons. Organizers say the…
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co for buying billions of dollars of Iranian crude and petroleum products. The action also targets about 40 shipping companies and vessels associated with Iran's shadow fleet, following earlier sanctions on several Chinese teapot re…
Ukraine and Russia carried out a reciprocal prisoner of war exchange on Friday, with each side returning 193 people. Both governments said the swap was facilitated by the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Ukrainian authorities reported that the freed individuals included soldiers, border guards and police, some of whom were injured or fac…
Romania has conducted live trials of the U.S.-built Merops interceptor system, which uses AI-enabled Surveyor drones, radars and launchers to counter unmanned aerial threats. Tests took place at a coastal training range near the frontline with Ukraine, where officials said the system will be deployed imminently. Observers reported mixed results as …
The U.N. human rights office has reported patterns of attacks affecting civilians and residential buildings in Lebanon and Israel during the first three weeks of the most recent escalation that began after Hezbollah struck Israel on March 2. The report details lethal strikes on multi-storey homes in Lebanon, indiscriminate rocket fire from Hezbolla…
Attorney and lobbyist Joshua Nass, founder of Merkava Strategies, has been indicted on six criminal counts in Brooklyn federal court alleging an extortion attempt involving three individuals and a demand for $500,000. Nass, who represented a nursing home owner who later received a presidential pardon, was arrested in March and has not entered a ple…
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin 'may' travel to the G20 leaders’ summit in Miami in December after the United States signaled Russia would be invited. Washington and Moscow offered varying accounts of the invitation process, and uncertainty remains over whether Putin himself will attend.
Palestinian health officials report that an Israeli strike on a crowded sector of Gaza city killed at least three people. Medics and eyewitnesses said the strike struck close to a location where local police are stationed to guard a bank. Gaza’s interior ministry characterized the strike as targeting a police patrol, while it was not immediately cl…
An internal Pentagon email, described by a U.S. official, indicates the Trump administration has considered reviewing Washington's stance on Britain's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands as part of a package of measures to pressure NATO allies it views as insufficiently supportive of U.S. operations in the war with Iran. The Falklands - a r…
China's Southern Theater Command reported recent live-fire and integrated maritime drills in waters east of the Philippines' Luzon Island as Manila and Washington proceed with their annual Balikatan exercises. The drills come as more than 17,000 personnel from the United States, the Philippines and allies, including Japanese combat troops for the f…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has been successfully treated for early-stage prostate cancer following discovery of a malignant tumor during a routine checkup. His announcement came as his annual medical report was released and stated the condition was treated with radiation therapy; neither the statement nor the report specified…
Peruvian authorities executed a judicially authorized search of former ONPE head Piero Corvetto’s residence as part of a wider inquiry into alleged irregularities in the April 12 general election. The anti-corruption unit, working with prosecutors, collected phones, laptops and documents while searches extended to multiple properties. The investiga…
Syria's Interior Ministry announced the arrest of Amjad Yousef, identified as the principal suspect in the 2013 Tadamon massacre in which 288 civilians were killed. Found in the Al-Ghab Plain of Hama province near his hometown, Yousef had reportedly been in hiding since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad at the end of 2024. The arrest follows years o…
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has seen his approval rating decline for the seventh straight week to 65.6%, the lowest figure since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, according to state pollster VTsIOM. Trust in the president has also fallen, and officials have been ordered to propose measures to revive the economy after a contraction early …
