Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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In a speech to the Supreme People’s Assembly, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's status as a nuclear-armed state is irreversible and that expanding a "self-defensive nuclear deterrent" is vital to national security, regional stability and economic development. He identified South Korea as the most hostile state and warned of mercile…
The Department of Defense announced immediate changes to Pentagon press access following a federal court order that blocked the prior restrictive policy. The new rules require all journalists on the Pentagon campus to be escorted by authorized Defense Department personnel, close the Correspondents’ Corridor, and relocate the press workspace to an a…
Ukrainian leaders say military intelligence has conclusive proof that Russia continues to pass signals and electronic intelligence to Iran, a practice they say risks widening conflict in the Middle East and is already affecting markets and fuel supplies in some countries. The Kremlin has dismissed reporting on such cooperation as fake news.
The U.S. Education Department's civil rights office has initiated two separate investigations into Harvard University, examining claims of discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin and allegations of antisemitism. The inquiries will assess whether admissions practices include race-based preferences following the Supreme Court's…
A 34-year-old Iranian man arrested in Scotland after an alleged attempt to enter HM Naval Base Clyde has been released from custody pending further investigations, while a 31-year-old Romanian woman detained alongside him will face no immediate proceedings, Scotland's public prosecution service said.
Arrivals and departures at Newark Liberty International Airport were temporarily paused after air traffic controllers evacuated the control tower because of a burning smell emanating from an elevator. The Federal Aviation Administration said controllers returned and the ground stop was lifted roughly half an hour after the pause. The event followed…
Denmark votes in a parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats are forecast to record their weakest showing in over a century. The vote has been overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to take control of Greenland, but domestic issues - including the cost of living, immigration and a prop…
Four volunteer ambulances belonging to the Jewish community organisation Hatzola were deliberately set on fire in Golders Green, north London. Police have opened an investigation and are treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime. Firefighters brought the blaze under control after explosions on the vehicles caused damage to a neighbouring r…
Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman raised in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was released from a Texas immigration detention center on bond after more than a year in custody. An immigration judge ordered her release on a $100,000 bond while her immigration proceedings continue. Her case drew attention from rights organizations and some D…
Thousands of people have died across several Middle Eastern countries since coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and Iran’s subsequent attacks on Israel, U.S. bases and Gulf states. Reported death tolls differ by source and country, with a range of civilian and military casualties reported through March 22.
Israeli airstrikes on Sunday struck two different locations in the Gaza Strip, killing four people in separate attacks, health officials said. Three men described as members of the Hamas-led police force were killed in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, while an earlier strike in the Sheikh Radwan quarter of northern Gaza killed a leader of a Fatah…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged continued sanctions and concerted action against vessels supporting Russia's oil exports ahead of a second day of discussions between Ukrainian and U.S. delegations in Florida. Russian representatives were absent from the talks, which had been expected to include them in Abu Dhabi. Washington's proposed…
Two ballistic missiles launched from Iran struck southern Israeli towns overnight on March 22, causing major structural damage in Arad and injuries to scores of civilians. Emergency teams conducted search and rescue in multi-story buildings blown open by the blasts. Israeli officials say Iran targeted population centers while Iran’s Revolutionary G…
An executive order issued by President Donald Trump directs federal agencies to protect an exclusive broadcast window for the annual Army-Navy football game, which has been played on the second weekend of December since 2009. The directive asks the FCC chairperson to work with the College Football Playoff committee, the NCAA and media partners to p…
Mahdi Mirzahosseini, a 41-year-old who opened his own butcher shop about a year ago, has not been seen since a double strike destroyed a mixed-use commercial and residential complex. Rescue teams have recovered six bodies and 18 survivors; Mirzahosseini remains the only person unaccounted for as family members and recovery crews continue searching …
After three weeks of military confrontation with Iran, the situation that began as a limited U.S.-led campaign has expanded into a broader regional crisis. Energy prices are rising, the United States faces diplomatic isolation from reluctant NATO partners, and additional U.S. forces are being readied for the region despite earlier assurances the en…
A U.S.-led peace initiative under President Donald Trump has presented Hamas with a written plan for laying down weapons during meetings in Cairo, according to two sources. The proposal, delivered this past week in talks attended by envoy Nickolay Mladenov and U.S. aide Aryeh Lightstone, links full decommissioning by armed groups to an Israeli troo…
The United States has positioned multiple MQ-9 drones and roughly 200 military personnel in Nigeria to provide intelligence collection and training support to Nigerian forces confronting Islamist insurgents across the country’s north. U.S. officials and Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters say the deployment is non-combat and follows recent U.S. airstrik…
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent Nowruz greetings to Iran's leadership and described Moscow as a loyal friend and reliable partner, the Kremlin said. The degree of tangible support from Russia is disputed, with some Iranian sources saying Moscow has offered little practical help amid what they call Iran's most serious crisis since 1979. Moscow…
A 31-year-old Georgia resident, Alexia Moore, was arrested and charged with murder after taking the abortion drug misoprostol and delivering a premature infant who died shortly after birth. The incident occurred on December 30 and resulted in an arrest in coastal Camden County earlier this month. Legal advocates say murder charges in this context l…
President Donald Trump and senior U.S. officials have presented varying aims and timelines for the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran. Public statements since February 28 have alternately called for regime overthrow, the destruction of Iran’s missile and naval capabilities, and an undefined end point determined by the president. Officials …
The U.S. Justice Department has filed to dismiss a criminal complaint against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying a search-warrant affidavit that precipitated the fatal 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor. The motion follows an internal review prompted by a judge’s decision to reduce a top charge from a felony to a misdemeanor; …
Paraguay’s central bank left its policy rate unchanged at 5.5%, citing inflation that remains below the 3.5% target and a moderation in economic expansion. Policymakers noted continued monitoring of international energy prices and said they will track domestic and external developments ahead of the next Monetary Policy Committee meeting on April 21…
A federal judge in St. Louis dismissed sexual assault and sexual battery claims brought by Annie Altman against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, on statute-of-limitations grounds, but allowed her to amend the complaint to assert a claim under Missouri’s Childhood Sexual Abuse statute. The judge also ruled that Sam Altman may pursue a defamation …
Cuba’s armed forces presented veteran folk musician Silvio Rodriguez with an operational AKM rifle and a framed ceremonial replica after he declared on social media that he would take up arms in the event of a U.S. invasion. The presentation took place on state television with senior military officials and President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who appeared …
