Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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Rodent and parasite infestations are proliferating across Gaza’s tent encampments and ruined homes, biting children and adults, damaging possessions and raising alarm about outbreaks of diseases such as rat-bite fever, leptospirosis and plague. The surge is linked to mass displacement, destroyed sewage and waste systems, halted waste collection and…
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council and former president, told an educational forum that the United States cannot be seen as an effective mediator in international disputes because of actions he says include kidnapping leaders and initiating conflicts. He referenced the Iran war and a U.S. special forces operation targetin…
Ukraine has begun allowing private companies to form air defence units to protect businesses and key infrastructure from waves of Russian attack drones. A pilot programme launched last year has 20 registered firms, with two already operating. These private units work under the military command-and-control system and employ layered defences includin…
Northern Territory police said they located the body of a young Indigenous girl believed to be the missing five-year-old referred to by her family as Kumanjayi Little Baby. Investigators are searching for the prime suspect, 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis, and have seized items from the scene that yielded DNA profiles matching the girl and the suspect.…
Ukraine's commander-in-chief has issued an order limiting time served in forward positions to two months followed by mandatory rotation within one month, aiming to reduce prolonged frontline exposure. The move responds to sustained reports of soldiers enduring extended periods under fire as Russian forces press slow but steady advances and to the o…
Kfar Kila, a centuries-old village on Lebanon’s southern frontier, has been all but destroyed after repeated Israeli strikes, controlled demolitions and bulldozer operations. Residents who once tended olive groves, bakeries and small shops now live scattered across the country, struggling to preserve communal ties. Israeli authorities say they foun…
Russian drone attacks struck Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa overnight, leaving at least 18 people wounded and causing significant damage to residential and commercial buildings in the central Prymorskyi district. Ukraine’s air force reported one ballistic missile and 206 drones launched since Wednesday evening, with most of the drones downed…
Los Angeles County prosecutors have filed an eight-page brief outlining the evidence they intend to present in a first-degree murder case against indie musician D4vd, alleging he killed and dismembered his teenage girlfriend in April and took extensive steps to conceal her remains. The filing describes online purchases, items found in the defendant…
A Louisiana special grand jury has returned indictments against New Orleans Sheriff Susan Hutson and her chief financial officer, Bianka Brown, accusing them of criminal malfeasance, obstruction and related offenses tied to a May 2025 escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Parish Justice Center. Both face numerous felony counts, have had bond set by…
Federal investigators say Claudio Neves Valente spent years preparing the December attacks that killed three people and wounded nine, driven by a lifetime of grievances he associated with Brown University and a former classmate. The FBI found evidence of planning beginning in 2022 and concluded he acted alone, while noting persistent uncertainties …
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would encourage Britain’s King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond, remarks made ahead of a ceremony commemorating the September 11, 2001, attacks. The comments, delivered at a press conference, came on a day when the king laid a floral tribute at the World Trade Center memorial. Buckingham Palace dec…
A federal jury in Virginia convicted Mohammad Sharifullah of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization for his alleged role in the August 26, 2021 suicide bombing at Kabul's Abbey Gate that killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 160 Afghan civilians. Jurors were unable to agree that his conduct directly caused the fatal…
The U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha and a group of current and former Mexican officials, accusing them of conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel - specifically a faction led by the sons of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman known as 'Los Chapitos' - to import large volumes of narcotics into the United States in ret…
President Donald Trump met with U.S. oil company executives to discuss measures to extend a potential months-long naval blockade of Iran’s ports and to mitigate its effects on American consumers. The talks came as oil prices jumped, Iran threatened unprecedented military action in response to continued blockading of ships linked to Tehran, and Tehr…
King Charles and Queen Camilla visited New York to honor victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks as part of a four-day state visit to the United States. The pair laid a floral tribute at the 9/11 Memorial, spoke with relatives of those killed, and planned engagements with city and state officials. Their stop in New York followed a full day in Was…
At least six vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, most moving inside Iranian waters, according to ship-tracking and satellite data. Traffic levels remain a small fraction of pre-conflict activity as US-Iran negotiations have not produced an agreement to reopen the waterway.
Malian troops have re-established control of Menaka, a town near the Niger border, after fighters linked to the Islamic State in the Sahel Province pulled back following clashes. The move comes amid a broader security operation after coordinated attacks over the weekend by al Qaeda-linked insurgents and a coalition of Tuareg separatists that killed…
Maps quietly distributed by Israeli authorities in mid-March mark an expanded restricted area in Gaza with an orange boundary that lies beyond the Yellow Line agreed under an October ceasefire. The zone covers an estimated additional 11% of Gaza and contributes to a total area under Israeli control that aid groups and Palestinian researchers say ap…
A senior Pentagon official told lawmakers that the United States has spent $25 billion on military operations against Iran to date, with most of that sum going toward munitions. The official did not specify whether the estimate accounts for damage to bases or the costs of rebuilding. The conflict, which began with U.S. strikes on Feb. 28 and is now…
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously allowed a federal lawsuit brought by First Choice Women’s Resource Centers to proceed after lower courts had rejected it as premature. The decision restores a challenge to a 2023 New Jersey attorney general subpoena seeking internal records amid a state probe into whether the faith-based centers misled donors and …
Recent battlefield reversals suffered by Mali’s Kremlin-aligned military government have weakened Russia’s standing as a security provider in West Africa and placed its political and economic foothold in the country at risk. A weekend offensive by a West African al Qaeda affiliate and a Tuareg separatist force saw the death of Mali’s Russia-trained…
The Kremlin has announced that this year’s Victory Day parade on May 9 in Moscow’s Red Square will be significantly pared back and will not include the customary display of military equipment. Officials said the change responds to an increased threat from Ukraine. The decision has prompted commentary from Kremlin critics, former diplomats and livel…
Germany has approved a healthcare reform package that includes a levy on sugary drinks, to take effect in 2028. The surcharge is projected to raise 450 million euros annually to finance disease prevention and health promotion; specific levy rates have not yet been set. The proposal has drawn criticism from the sugar industry and aligns with interna…
Two Jewish men were stabbed in north London by a lone attacker who officers say ran along a street targeting Jewish people. A 45-year-old man has been arrested after being stopped with a Taser; police are treating the incident as a terrorist act and are investigating links to a recent pattern of arson and other assaults on Jewish sites in the capit…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his personal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump remains good despite a public dispute over the Iran war. Merz repeated concerns about the economic fallout from disruptions linked to the conflict, notably the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its consequences for Europe's energy supplies a…
