Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine has sent three expert teams to the Middle East to advise nations facing attacks from Iranian kamikaze drones, and that Kyiv expects financial support and technology transfers in exchange for that assistance. He warned the conflict in the Middle East could strain supplies of air-defence missiles needed by U…
Heavy rain struck displaced Lebanese families sheltering in Sidon and Beirut on Sunday, forcing some to rig plastic sheets over trucks and trees after collective shelters reached capacity. More than 800,000 people have fled their homes since fighting resumed on March 2; only a fraction are in organized shelters as humanitarian needs grow and casual…
Iranian authorities, citing state and semi-official media, say they have detained dozens of people in several provinces on accusations of relaying sensitive location data on military and economic targets to Israel. The arrests come as Israeli and U.S. fighter jets continue strikes inside Iran and as Tehran accuses foreign powers of stirring unrest …
More than two thousand fatalities have been reported across the Middle East since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28. Governments and health authorities in affected countries have released death tolls that reflect a wide geographic spread of violence, from Iran and Lebanon to Gulf states and foreign military contingent…
U.S. investor Peter Thiel has begun a closed, invitation-only sequence of talks in Rome examining the figure of the Antichrist, prompting responses from Catholic commentators and Italian church media. The undisclosed-venue event brings together participants from academic, technological and religious backgrounds. Thiel, a co-founder of Palantir Tech…
Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces killed four Palestinians, including two children, in a raid in the occupied West Bank. The incident, reported from the village of Tammun, left two other children wounded. Separately, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported a settler attack that killed another Palestinian overnight. Rights groups and …
Taiwan's defence authorities said large-scale Chinese air force activity returned around the island after an unexplained absence of more than two weeks. Taipei recorded 26 Chinese military aircraft over a 24-hour period concentrated in the Taiwan Strait, marking a renewed pattern of sorties following a period of near silence that began in late Febr…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told CNN that Russia is providing Iran with Shahed drones that have been used against U.S. bases and potentially Israel. He described the claim that Iran employed Russian-made Shaheds in attacks on U.S. facilities as "100% facts." The lineage and manufacture of Shahed-type drones remain unclear in several inc…
A recently published biography contains an allegation that Queen Camilla told a friend Prince Harry had been 'brainwashed' by Meghan. A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan issued a forceful rebuttal, calling the author's narrative a 'deranged conspiracy'. The book's extracts suggest the royal rift widened after the couple's 2018 wedding and describe …
Middle Eastern attempts to broker a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran have been turned aside by the Trump administration, while Iran says it will not accept a halt to hostilities until U.S. and Israeli airstrikes stop. The standoff follows intense U.S.-Israeli strikes, Iranian retaliatory measures including closure of the Strait of Hormuz, an…
Juergen Habermas, whose writings on communication, the public sphere and democratic legitimacy guided public debate in Germany for seven decades, has died at the age of 96 in Starnberg, publisher Suhrkamp said. From early critiques of fascist thought to recent cautions about a resurgence of militarism and nationalism, Habermas’s intellectual interv…
A demonstration in Moron, Cuba, that began as a protest over recurring blackouts and shortages of food and medicine escalated into vandalism and arson in the early hours of Saturday, state-run media reported. Videos circulating online showed a building ablaze and windows smashed as people chanted for liberty; the authenticity of the footage has not…
Two drones fell close to Dubai International Airport while Bahrain moved several Gulf Air and cargo planes to alternate airports, as ongoing attacks across the Gulf continue to wreak havoc on air services. The U.S.-Israel war against Iran, now in its 12th day, has led to widespread cancellations and reroutings, constrained Middle East airspace, pus…
As Brazilians tune in to the Oscars this Sunday, the country’s film sector is enjoying heightened global recognition driven by sustained public funding, growing export revenues and a streaming boom. Successes on the awards circuit and rising international partnerships have expanded production capacity and commercial opportunities, but the industry …
In mid-February, hundreds of students from the Central University of Venezuela marched off campus into a nearby street in a gesture long avoided because of the risk of arrest, injury or worse. Their action followed a U.S. military operation that removed Nicolas Maduro on January 3, and came amid renewed hopes for political change and reinstitutiona…
An early morning explosion lightly damaged the Netherlands' only orthodox Jewish school in an upscale Amsterdam neighbourhood, causing structural scorch marks and a damaged rainpipe but no injuries. City and national officials described the event as a deliberate assault on the Jewish community and said security for Jewish institutions would be incr…
Chinese-organized visits for Paraguayan politicians, journalists and other influencers have intensified since late 2023, offering lavish hospitality and curated tours of hospitals, manufacturing centers and high-speed rail to promote closer ties with Beijing. The outreach aims to persuade Paraguay - Taiwan's last diplomatic ally in South America - …
South Korea and Japan reported that North Korea launched a projectile toward the sea on Saturday during ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises. Japanese authorities said the object may have been a ballistic missile and appeared to have come down outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. Seoul provided only a brief confirmation of the launch and…
U.S. federal prosecutors told a Manhattan court they oppose allowing Venezuela’s government to pay legal fees for former President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in their U.S. criminal case, arguing Washington has not recognized them as legitimate officeholders for years and that a prior Treasury exemption was issued in error. The dispute…
White House AI czar David Sacks said on March 13 that the United States should "declare victory and get out" of the ongoing conflict with Iran, describing a need to find an off-ramp and pursue de-escalation. Sacks said U.S. action had degraded Iranian military capabilities and suggested a ceasefire or negotiated settlement may be the appropriate ne…
Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees announced he cannot attend the upcoming Academy Awards because a U.S. travel ban on holders of Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents bars him from entering the United States. Malhees has a starring role in an Oscar-nominated film, 'The Voice of Hind Rajab,' which depicts the death of a five-year-old girl in G…
A man shot and killed by Dallas police this week had served on the security detail for U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett, according to a report from CBS News Texas citing unnamed sources. Publicly identified as Mike King, the individual allegedly ran an online service placing off-duty officers in private jobs, used aliases, and faced accusations…
U.S. law enforcement has raised its alert level as the Iran war enters its third week, but two seemingly independent attacks in Michigan and Virginia on the same day highlighted how difficult it is to detect and prevent self-directed retaliatory violence. One incident involved a Lebanon-born man who drove an explosives-laden truck into Temple Israe…
The U.S. State Department is offering up to $10 million for information on 10 senior Iranian military and intelligence figures, including the newly named Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. The list focuses on officials connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which Washington has designated a foreign terrorist organizatio…
South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington after earlier discussions with Vice President JD Vance about the passage of a bill enabling Seoul to implement a $350 billion investment commitment in the United States. South Korean officials confirmed the meeting but provided no further details; the White …
