Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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A New Zealand appellate court on Wednesday rejected the most recent attempt by Kim Dotcom to block extradition to the United States on criminal charges linked to the now-defunct file-sharing service Megaupload. The court said there was no legal basis to prevent his transfer, leaving a final appeal to the Supreme Court as his remaining judicial opti…
A Spanish law extending citizenship to descendants of those who fled the Civil War and Franco era has become the center of a heated political dispute. Right-wing parties accuse the government of manipulating registrations to influence upcoming elections; the government denies interference and points to legal limits on its control over where new cit…
Classified Russian documents and two European officials say that senior Russian and Chinese military figures signed off on covert training of Russian personnel in China last year. The material points to an internal decree by Russia's defence minister approving delegations to PLA facilities and details a three-week course in Beijing on radiological,…
Western allies are downplaying public criticism of Turkey’s human rights record ahead of the July NATO summit in Ankara, prioritising security cooperation and defence-industrial ties over vocal rebukes of President Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Diplomats and rights advocates say this muted stance follows a high-profile diplomatic standoff in 2021 an…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said he found recent Vatican comments on immigration troubling and disagreed with them, responding to repeated public criticisms from Pope Leo of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Vance, a Catholic, made the remarks during an interview on Fox News and urged conversations with Catholic leadership while warni…
Federal investigators have determined that three messages connected to the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, are inauthentic. The FBI concluded that two ransom notes circulated in early February and a subsequent communication from someone asserting they knew the kidnappers were not genuine, based on investigative te…
President Donald Trump has recently considered resuming a broad military campaign against Iran but has opted to continue diplomatic engagement for the time being, according to U.S. officials familiar with internal discussions. While Washington and Tehran have traded limited strikes amid a fragile ceasefire, the administration is privileging negotia…
U.S. Southern Command has deployed more than 900 service members inside Venezuela and roughly 800 additional personnel in Caribbean staging areas to assist with search-and-rescue, airport restoration, and the distribution of international humanitarian aid following two large earthquakes. Command officials say MQ-9 Reaper drones and a Miami-based fu…
Ukraine’s top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, told a Ukrainian broadcaster that forces are preparing for a potential Russian offensive originating from the Bryansk region in the north. He said such a move would likely seek territorial gains in Chernihiv and aim to stretch Ukrainian defenses along the 1,250 km front, rather than a renewed assault on K…
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an ad hoc General Assembly meeting that the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA is confronting a liquidity crisis and nearing a breaking point due to a $100 million funding gap, sweeping operational restrictions across occupied Palestinian territory and prior donor cutbacks. The agency, which serves 2.…
A child was rescued alive early on Tuesday by Jordanian emergency teams from a collapsed apartment block in La Guaira state, Venezuela, after being trapped for six days. Authorities report this is the sole survivor recovered so far amid ongoing rescue operations following twin earthquakes that struck the country last week. A 47-metric-ton humanitar…
Plans to hold the NATO summit in Albania have come under scrutiny after the draft declaration for next week’s Ankara meeting did not specify Albania as the location for the subsequent gathering. U.S. reluctance within the Trump administration, ongoing concerns about Albania’s defence expenditure, and a broader push among European allies to demonstr…
LeBron James has told the Los Angeles Lakers he plans to sign with another team for the upcoming NBA season, a report says. The 41-year-old, who has spent eight seasons with the Lakers and remains an elite performer, has been linked publicly to interest from the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers had not responded to inquiries about his decision at …
Moody's Ratings revised its outlook on the Government of Georgia from negative to stable and affirmed the Ba2 long-term issuer and foreign currency senior unsecured debt ratings. The agency points to robust economic performance, continued cooperation with development partners, and a sustained decline in government debt as reasons for the change, wh…
Security forces in Mexico announced the seizure of just over three metric tons of cocaine seized on June 22 in Guerrero and Tlaxcala. Six security experts and researchers contacted by reporters said the busts - including a rare interception in landlocked Tlaxcala near Mexico City - are consistent with traffickers moving larger amounts into the capi…
Lebanese authorities report roughly 400,000 people displaced by the recent conflict have gone back to southern Lebanon, as a temporary lull encourages further returns. Despite the movement, about one million people were displaced since March, nearly 90,000 housing units have been damaged or destroyed, and many families remain unable to resume norma…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Lebanese territory occupied by Israeli forces on June 30, telling troops that Israel will remain in southern Lebanon as long as Hezbollah poses a threat. The visit follows a U.S.-brokered security agreement under which Israel is to hand over two 'pilot zones' to the Lebanese army, but few operational de…
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 declined to take up appeals challenging age-based firearm restrictions that bar people ages 18 to 20 from purchasing or using certain guns. The court turned aside challenges to a federal prohibition on handgun purchases by 18- to 20-year-olds and a similar Florida law, while also refusing to review Pennsylvania’s a…
The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted appeals challenging state and local bans on assault-style semi-automatic rifles, including AR-15 type weapons, after lower courts upheld prohibitions in Cook County, Illinois, and Connecticut. The case, expected to be heard in the Court’s term beginning in October, arrives amid a conservative-leaning bench that h…
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a mixture of defeats and victories for President Donald Trump and state governments on the final day of its term. The court ruled that an executive directive seeking to restrict birthright citizenship violated the 14th Amendment, while it also allowed state laws barring transgender students from female sports teams …
Rescue teams in La Guaira, Venezuela, have scaled back operations after more than 40 hours of searching for survivors beneath collapsed buildings following twin earthquakes on June 24. Professional teams from Ecuador and the United States ended efforts in Macuto after receiving no responses from a mother and her three children trapped under a nine-…
A new Public Citizen report finds cryptocurrency companies have contributed $189 million to influence the 2026 U.S. midterm elections to date, making crypto the largest corporate political spender so far. Combined with heavy contributions from artificial intelligence, big tech and online betting firms, total corporate spending tied to those sectors…
The European Securities and Markets Authority has granted recognition to The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) as a central counterparty under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The decision resolves a years-long dispute over supervisory authority, allowing CCIL to remain under the oversight of the Reserve Bank of India an…
Large anti-immigrant demonstrations swept multiple South African cities on Tuesday, with participants wrapped in national flags and carrying wooden batons. While many marches remained peaceful, scattered outbreaks of violence, looting and illegal evictions were reported. Authorities made arrests and opened criminal cases against vigilante groups as…
As the United States prepares for a World Cup knockout match in the San Francisco Bay Area, California’s deep soccer infrastructure and diverse fan base have converged with a peak moment for the sport locally. Home clubs such as the San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying exceptional domestic form, while regional leaders in the women’s and lower leagues …
