Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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The European Union added Georgia’s Kulevi oil refinery to its sanctions list, banning transactions with the facility as part of the 21st package of measures tied to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The measure, aimed at entities outside Russia that support Russian oil revenues, will take effect in six months. Georgian authorities say they are concerned and…
China’s minister of public security, Wang Xiaohong, and U.S. FBI Director Kash Patel met in Beijing and pledged to strengthen law enforcement cooperation. The talks followed two recent repatriations of fugitives between the two countries — which do not have an extradition treaty — and covered a range of operational areas from counter-narcotics to c…
French prosecutors said an autopsy of modelling scout Daniel Siad, found dead at his Colombes home on July 20, showed no signs of recent violence. The examination on July 23 did not determine a direct cause of death but identified impaired health and traces of a previous heart attack. Further toxicology and pathology testing is ongoing. Siad, who a…
The Kremlin said it believes U.S. President Donald Trump sincerely seeks options to end the Ukraine conflict and will wait for Washington to present new proposals, even as the United States keeps supplying weapons to Kyiv. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will continue military operations until it achieves its objectives, while maintaini…
U.S. singer Chris Brown and co-defendant Omololu Akinlolu pleaded guilty to affray over a February 2023 incident at Tape nightclub in London. Prosecutors said they will not pursue separate charges alleging attempted grievous bodily harm or assault causing actual bodily harm. Sentencing is set for October 26 at Southwark Crown Court.
The U.N. World Food Programme has warned it will need to scale back aid in Gaza unless fresh funding is secured. The agency, which supplies food to roughly 70% of Gaza’s residents, said shortfalls and rising operational costs are already forcing cutbacks and that the number of people facing acute hunger is projected to rise by December if assistanc…
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is advancing a resolution to hold the 2027 annual session of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Charleston, South Carolina, instead of Belgrade, Serbia. The move highlights divisions in Washington over how to engage with Serbia, which maintains strong economic links with Russia an…
U.N. Women and the U.N. human rights office say women and girls in al-Obeid, North Kordofan, are forced into dangerous choices when collecting water: risk daytime drone strikes that target water points or face harassment and sexual violence at night. Humanitarian access to food and healthcare is extremely limited, and gender-based violence services…
Argentine President Javier Milei traveled to Brazil to publicly back Senator Flavio Bolsonaro at a party nominating convention, offering a rare foreign head-of-state endorsement that could energize Bolsonaro’s ideological base. The endorsement arrives as the senator contends with fundraising and family-related controversies, a drop in poll standing…
Canada will hold a subdued ceremony to mark the completion of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, foregoing a planned cross-border celebration with U.S. officials after disagreements over toll revenue sharing and renewed threats of steep U.S. tariffs. The $4.7 billion bridge, financed by Canada, is set to open to traffic on Monday but will be cel…
On July 24, a shooting in the occupied West Bank resulted in five deaths - four Palestinians and one Israeli - after an incident near the Palestinian city of Nablus. Israeli forces were sent to the area after reports that Israeli civilians hiking nearby had come under attack and that a weapon was taken from local security personnel. Palestinian off…
The European Commission cautiously welcomed the United States’ new 10% and 12.5% tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners, saying the move aligns with the bilateral tariff commitments made at last year’s EU-US meeting. The EU is among a small set of partners for whom the new duties will not be layered on top of existing most favored nation custo…
Member states of the International Criminal Court will hold a secret vote in New York to determine whether Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan should be dismissed for alleged sexual misconduct. Khan denies the allegations; his legal team describes the process leading to the vote as unlawful and procedurally unfair. The decision comes against a backdrop of …
Leaders of the youth-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will meet government representatives on Friday to seek resolution of a standoff prompted by repeated examination paper leaks. The group said talks will not interrupt ongoing nationwide demonstrations, which have drawn tens of thousands to Delhi and escalated into clashes with police. Activist …
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas challenged the United States’ justification for new tariffs on European goods, describing accusations that the EU’s forced labour safeguards are inadequate as unfounded. Speaking on the sidelines of ASEAN meetings in Manila, Kallas said the EU has upheld the terms of a transatlantic trade accord reach…
Hundreds gathered in Madison, Wisconsin, for a vigil and protests after a man identified as Corey Ruiz was fatally shot by police in an encounter captured on video. Demonstrators pressed for officers to face charges as officials said Ruiz was armed with a knife and at least one officer was injured. The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of …
The U.S. Education Department announced it will rescind a set of regulations enforcing the disparate impact standard, which for decades barred policies producing discriminatory effects even when not explicitly intentional. The decision has prompted condemnation from civil rights and education groups and follows an executive order by President Donal…
Prime Minister Mark Carney told provincial premiers that Canada will take all necessary steps to protect its interests following the U.S. announcement of 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian products effective August 19. Carney described the U.S. measures as unwarranted, said trade talks with Washington will be intensified, and warned that "everythin…
On July 23, regional officials reported that guided and aerial bombs struck residential buildings and a medical facility in eastern Ukraine, injuring dozens. Fifteen people were reported injured in Zaporizhzhia after five guided bombs hit homes and a healthcare site, while 14 people were injured in Sloviansk following two aerial bombs that damaged …
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, known for his outspoken criticism of Russia, Israel and other governments, is confronting opposition to a proposed second four-year term. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended Turk be reappointed until October 2030, but Russia has lodged a counter-proposal to shorten t…
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has told a federal appeals court it will withdraw a subpoena that sought names and contact information for Jewish faculty, students and related campus group members at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn will end its appeal of a lower court order requiring compliance, yet the agency said the …
The Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals ruled that evidence relied upon by a trial judge in a civil suit brought by the state attorney general was improperly sourced from a related criminal prosecution. The appeals court reversed an order that had closed three clinics managed by Maria Rojas, who was the first person charged under Texas' near-total abo…
An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza killed two Palestinians, Palestinian medics said, while three others were shot dead in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian authorities and the Israeli military. Israeli forces said strikes in Gaza targeted militants, and Israeli officials reported deadly confrontations in the West Bank following st…
The U.N. human rights office has called for a full, independent inquiry into reports and online footage suggesting that surrendering Malian soldiers were tortured and killed following an ambush on a military convoy in northern Mali. The attack, attributed by various parties to insurgents and separatists, took place between the town of Anefis and th…
A network of food delivery riders and volunteers has helped maintain a youth-led protest encampment at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, where organisers of the Cockroach Janta Party demand the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated test paper leaks. Donations arriving from across India and abroad, volunteer medical care and round-…
