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.
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Philippine and U.S. military units conducted a coordinated sail at the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea this week, part of a series of bilateral maritime activities aimed at strengthening interoperability between the treaty allies. The operation, held inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and contested by China, marked the 11th ma…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, sought to distance himself from remarks he made at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Bessent described the reversal as forceful and said the Canadian leader had previously been applauded at Davos for urging nations to ac…
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told a nationally televised program that Japan's strategic partnership with the United States would collapse if Tokyo failed to stand by U.S. forces in a crisis over Taiwan. She clarified that her earlier remarks about a possible military response should not be read as Japan proactively initiating combat, saying action…
Japanese authorities have privately asked some local fishermen to avoid waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands - also claimed by China as Diaoyu - amid heightened tensions following political remarks and increased Chinese coast guard activity. The guidance reflects a tension between using fishing activity to demonstrate Japan’s administrative c…
Pop star Katy Perry and a range of U.S. public figures have urged citizens to contact elected officials and protest federal immigration enforcement following the deaths of two Minnesota residents during a recent surge of federal agents. Social media appeals, prominent statements and union backing have amplified demonstrations demanding accountabili…
Hezbollah reported that an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed television presenter Ali Nour al-Din of Al-Manar. The group warned the incident signals a widening threat to media workers. The Israeli military countered that al-Din was a Hezbollah militant recently engaged in restoring the group's artillery capabilities. The episode comes after…
Mexico's state oil company has taken a scheduled crude oil cargo bound for Cuba off its calendar, with documents showing the shipment - due to load in mid-January and arrive before month-end - has been removed. The move comes amid intensifying pressure from the Trump administration on Cuba and follows public statements declaring an end to oil and m…
Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old former Olympic snowboarder who represented Canada in 2002, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court in Santa Ana to charges alleging he led a transnational cocaine trafficking organization tied to multiple drug-related murders. Arrested in Mexico City and flown to California, Wedding faces counts including conspiracy t…
A U.S. official told reporters that American policymakers expect any disarmament by Hamas to include some form of amnesty for members of the group, a position presented as part of a broader plan for Gaza's redevelopment. The remarks were made as Israel confirmed the identification and return of the remains of the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza.
On Jan 26, Russian forces carried out drone and missile strikes on Kharkiv, injuring at least two people and damaging residential buildings, a school and a kindergarten. Unofficial Telegram channels posted images showing parts of the city without power. Separate drone strikes were reported in Kryvyi Rih, where a high-rise apartment block was struck…
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has named a 232-athlete delegation to the Milano Cortina Winter Games, the largest in U.S. Winter Olympic history. The roster includes 98 veteran Olympians such as Mikaela Shiffrin and a mix of high-profile multi-medalists, with officials citing sustained investment in winter sports as a driver of the team’…
U.S. security personnel assisting American delegations at the upcoming Winter Olympics are intensifying preparations to counter drone-related incidents that range from unauthorised filming to the possibility of explosive payloads. Working with Italian police and military, the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service has convened specialists and established…
The White House described the weekend killing of a Minnesota man by federal officers as a tragedy during a Monday briefing. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump does not want people harmed in public and attributed the incident to what she called sustained, hostile resistance from Minnesota Democratic leaders.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says hundreds of people may be dead or missing after several boats went missing in the Central Mediterranean during a violent storm over the last ten days. Confirmed deaths include twin infants and an adult in Lampedusa; other incidents include a possible wreck near Malta with dozens unaccounted fo…
At a speech in Brussels, NATO chief Mark Rutte dismissed proposals from some European leaders to form a defence force separate from NATO, arguing that such a move would be costly, duplicative and strategically damaging. He urged European states to assume greater security responsibility within the transatlantic alliance and warned that Russian Presi…
A United Nations special rapporteur on Iran says she has received reports that security forces have removed injured protesters from hospitals and detained them, a practice that violates international protections for medical care. The rapporteur also reported families facing ransom demands of $5,000 to $7,000 to recover the bodies of relatives. Inde…
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by multiple guided-missile destroyers, has moved into the Middle East region under U.S. Central Command, U.S. officials said. The deployment expands U.S. military options to protect forces or to take action against Iran amid recent tensions tied to nationwide protests in Iran. Additional fighter…
As attacks on Ukraine's heating and power systems continue, artists in Kyiv are improvising to keep studios warm enough to work. Painters describe frozen tubes of paint, makeshift heating from camping stoves and boiled kettles, and the tension of having members of their collective serving at the front - one reported missing in action. Despite the c…
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that a third cohort of Iranians deported from the United States has begun returning to Iran, with 14 arriving at Imam Khomeini International Airport and additional arrivals expected in the coming weeks. The repatriations, facilitated through Cairo and Kuwait, occurred amid elevated tensions between T…
President Donald Trump announced he is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota following a weekend incident in Minneapolis in which immigration agents fatally shot a U.S. citizen. The president said Homan will travel Monday night, described him as "tough but fair," and indicated Homan will report directly to him. Trump also referenced ongoing pr…
A former member of the French Senate, Joel Guerriau, has gone on trial in Paris accused of slipping ecstasy into a lawmaker's drink with the intent of sexually assaulting her. The accused, who resigned from the Senate in October 2025, denies the allegations. Toxicology tests reportedly found traces of ecstasy in the victim's blood and in the defend…
Governments and regulatory bodies across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania have taken a range of actions this month in response to sexually explicit images created by xAI's Grok chatbot on X. Measures include formal investigations, content takedown orders, temporary blocks, and demands for improved safeguards as officials assess compliance wit…
Former European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told CNBC that relations between Europe and the United States have reached their "lowest moment" since NATO's creation. He cited actions by U.S. leadership - including the proposal to acquire Greenland, threats of military action and the prospect of higher tariffs - as eroding European confid…
China’s defence ministry announced that Zhang Youxia, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a member of the Communist Party Politburo, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. Liu Zhenli, the CMC’s Joint Staff Department chief of staff, is also being probed. The move marks the most prominen…
A U.S. federal judge in Chicago ordered the administration to delay ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Myanmar nationals, saying the decision lacked a genuine basis and setting a hearing for February 6. The injunction preserves deportation protections for about 4,000 people while a lawsuit challenging the termination continues.
