Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a policy memo requiring most noncitizens seeking to adjust their status to permanent residency to return to their home countries and apply through the State Department. The change, which agency leaders say will reallocate resources, has drawn criticism from refugee and immigrant aid organizations…
The World Health Organization has upgraded the national risk level for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high" after reporting a rapid spread of the Bundibugyo virus. Authorities list nearly 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, with dozens of confirmed infections. The outbreak is concentrated in Ituri and Nort…
France has prepared a U.N. Security Council draft resolution to enable an international mission aimed at re-establishing movement through the Strait of Hormuz and may table it when diplomatic conditions permit. The move comes as a U.S.-Bahraini draft demanding Iran stop attacks and mining in the strait has been delayed amid signals that Russia and …
Large posters posted in Rome and Milan train stations by Matteo Renzi’s Italia Viva use 1930s-style fascist lettering to link Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with Benito Mussolini. One billboard that read "When she was around, trains arrived late" was taken down after the station advertising firm said it was detrimental to the railway’s reputation. O…
On May 22, the U.S. Defense Department released a second set of previously classified files documenting alleged unidentified anomalous phenomena. The documents include reports of unexplained green orbs, discs and fireballs, and one of the files contains extensive material on sightings and investigations at a Sandia, New Mexico, facility between 194…
South Africa has published draft changes to its automotive incentive framework that would strengthen support for electric-vehicle battery manufacturers. The proposed amendments would expand the list of materials eligible for production credits and customs rebates - including critical minerals processed in South Africa or neighbouring countries - an…
Mexico and the European Union will sign a comprehensive free trade agreement in Mexico City, extending a 2000 accord that covered only industrial goods to include services, digital trade, government procurement, investment and agricultural products. The signing follows broad agreement in 2025 and comes as both sides seek to diversify exports away f…
Maria Karystianou, whose 20-year-old daughter Marthi was among 57 people killed in Greece's 2023 Tempi train crash, has founded a political party called Hope for Democracy. A paediatrician with no prior political experience, Karystianou rose to prominence as a justice campaigner and helped mobilise large street protests demanding accountability. He…
Russian officials reported that an overnight drone strike on a student dormitory in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region left at least four people dead and wounded 35 children, with rescue teams searching for those still trapped under rubble. Moscow and Kyiv exchange accusations while independent verification remains unavailable.
A leading global health academic says the likelihood of Ebola transmission among World Cup attendees is low, yet intensified screening and recent travel restrictions tied to an outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) are already affecting team preparations and are likely to add logistical complexity and expense for hosts and tra…
Pakistan resumed shuttle diplomacy in Tehran on May 22, carrying a U.S. message as negotiators sought a resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict. Iranian and U.S. officials reported limited progress, while disagreements over Tehran’s near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile and proposals to levy fees in the Strait of Hormuz remain central obstacles. Market…
Taiwan’s presidential office said it has not been informed of any U.S. change to planned military sales after a senior U.S. official said there was a pause to ensure sufficient munitions for the U.S. operation against Iran. Taipei continues to await approval of a major arms package that could be worth as much as $14 billion, while U.S. leaders rema…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he intends to speak with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te, a move without precedent for a sitting U.S. president and one that could further strain already fraught U.S.-China ties. Taipei welcomed the prospect, while Beijing urged Washington to be cautious and warned against encouraging separatism. Analysts point to C…
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned nine individuals connected to Hezbollah’s network within Lebanon’s political and security structures, accusing them of obstructing the peace process and blocking the group’s disarmament. The State Department also offered a reward to disrupt Hezbollah’s financial channels.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will convene with NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, for his first meeting with the alliance since President Donald Trump publicly questioned NATO amid divisions over the Iran war. Rubio said Trump was "very disappointed" with some allies, singling out Spain for denying use of bases, as Washington ann…
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago has dismissed all remaining criminal charges against four individuals who were indicted following protests outside the federal immigration holding facility in Broadview, Illinois. The move, announced in federal court, eliminates misdemeanor impediment charges after an earlier felony conspiracy count was already…
On May 21, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will send 5,000 more troops to Poland, attributing the decision to his relationship with Poland's newly elected president, Karol Nawrocki. The declaration comes after U.S. Vice President JD Vance had said a deployment to Poland was delayed and amid a broader U.S. review of its milit…
Alexandros Giotopoulos, identified as the principal organiser of the now-defunct November 17 guerrilla group, was released from Korydallos high-security prison in Athens after a judicial panel approved a request he filed in 2025, sources said. Giotopoulos, 82, was arrested in 2002 when police dismantled the Marxist group and subsequently convicted …
Uruguay is preparing to host Pope Leo in November as part of a regional visit to southern Latin America that is expected to include Peru and Argentina. The Catholic Church in Montevideo reported the planned stop, and Uruguay's foreign ministry has told Reuters it is making preparations. The visit is likely to attract large crowds in a country known…
Carlos Mojica, also known as 'El Viejo Lin', a founding figure and long-running leader of the Barrio 18 gang, has died in El Salvador from liver complications, the government said on May 21. Mojica had been held in a maximum-security facility since 2003 after being deported from the United States in the 1990s. Convicted of ordering dozens of murder…
Tennessee officials halted an execution after medical staff were unable to establish a backup intravenous line required by the state's lethal injection protocol. Governor Bill Lee issued a temporary one-year reprieve to Tony Carruthers, 57, who was sentenced to death for three 1994 murders. A media witness observed prison staff spending over an hou…
The acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Jeffery Taubenberger, has stepped down, two Democratic senators said during a Senate hearing on the National Institutes of Health’s 2027 budget. The departure was confirmed in comments by Senators Tammy Baldwin and Patty Murray and was not disputed by NIH Dire…
On May 21 in Nuuk, the United States inaugurated an expanded consular office in downtown Nuuk, relocating from a wooden cabin on the city outskirts. The opening triggered protests by several hundred Greenlanders opposed to President Trump’s stated interest in Greenland, while local ministers, including the prime minister, declined invitations to at…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum privately told members of her Morena party to resign if they are implicated in corrupt activity, according to two party sources. The instruction, delivered in separate meetings with governors and lawmakers, comes amid U.S. legal actions alleging ties between Mexican officials and the Sinaloa Cartel and growing di…
The Board of Peace lead envoy for Gaza told the U.N. Security Council that the enclave faces the danger of becoming permanently divided unless a ceasefire takes hold. Implementation of a U.S.-backed plan to end the two-year war and rebuild Gaza has stalled as Hamas refuses to relinquish weapons and Israel maintains troops across roughly 60% of the …
