Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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Taiwan's defence ministry announced a five-day "Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise" starting Monday that will emphasize realistic, joint operations training using actual troops, terrain and equipment. The exercise is designed to improve rapid transition from peacetime to wartime, command and control, logistics and battlefield preparation. The anno…
British business minister Peter Kyle told Sky News he had no reason to expect Prime Minister Keir Starmer to announce his resignation on Monday, following media reports that suggested a decision was imminent. Kyle described a lengthy, candid conversation with Starmer and denied any indication the prime minister was planning to step down. The pressu…
High-level delegations from the United States and Iran convened in Switzerland to pursue implementation of a Pakistan-brokered interim agreement and a 60-day ceasefire, even as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed. U.S. military officials said commercial shipping continued uninterrupted and pledged to protec…
Reports circulated that Prime Minister Keir Starmer was poised to announce his resignation as early as Monday after a rival won a parliamentary seat that could trigger a formal leadership contest. A government source, however, said the prime minister remained focused on governing and pointed to earlier statements of intent to continue. More than 10…
U.S. officials say the existing travel limitations on Iran's national team at the World Cup remain in effect for now, although arrangements will be reassessed ahead of Iran's third group-stage game in Seattle. The measures, including same-day travel windows and returns to a Tijuana training base, have drawn criticism from Iran's camp, which has sig…
Thousands of jubilant New York Knicks supporters flooded Midtown Manhattan late Saturday following the team’s victory in the fifth game of the NBA Finals. The celebrations devolved into disorder in parts of Times Square, where shuttle buses used for a nearby World Cup match were overtaken by crowds, one bus was set alight and a 17-year-old was shot…
A Datafolha poll released on June 20 shows President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintaining a lead over opposition Senator Flavio Bolsonaro for Brazil's October presidential contest. The survey reports identical second-round figures to last month and a clear first-round advantage for the incumbent. The poll also notes the senator may have arrested a…
At least 30 people have died since the start of May in Kigonze, a displacement camp in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, camp and aid officials say. Some test samples from recent victims have returned positive for Ebola, while many residents have refused testing. Overcrowded tents, inadequate and overflowing latrines, and cuts to water, …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he returned the Order of the White Eagle after Poland's president revoked the award in response to Kyiv renaming a military unit to honor World War Two-era Ukrainian insurgents accused of killing Poles. The move has prompted public statements from senior Ukrainian officials and Polish leaders, and highli…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, telling him to concentrate on his own popularity after he accused her of seeking to improve her domestic ratings by repairing ties with Washington. The exchange follows Trump’s claim that Meloni had 'begged' him for a photograph at the recent Group of…
Health officials reported that Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least five Palestinians, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. An airstrike destroyed an apartment in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, killing four people and wounding others, while medics said Israeli forces shot and killed a woman in Beit Lahiya. The Israeli mili…
Ahead of the World Cup some international supporters doubted the United States' suitability as a co-host, citing concerns about visas, costs, gun violence and limited local interest in soccer. As the tournament begins, however, an outpouring of social media posts and on-the-ground reports describe welcoming interactions, distinctive U.S. consumer h…
Mexico City officials are proposing measures to curb public drinking after more than 700,000 people flooded the historic center to celebrate the national team’s World Cup win. Authorities recovered roughly 40 tons of waste and plan a mix of crowd-dispersal infrastructure and tighter enforcement of alcohol sales to reduce street vending and excessiv…
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has created an opening for U.S. and Iranian representatives to head to Switzerland for technical negotiations intended to convert a recently signed interim memorandum into a more durable regional agreement. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is reported to be traveling to join other U.S. delegates, while Ir…
At a June 19 U.N. hearing in New York marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Israel's ambassador to the U.N. engaged in a loud public confrontation with two U.N. officials after reports were issued that list Israel among alleged violators of children's rights in conflict. The incident included demands for …
A judge at the Ontario Superior Court found 93-year-old Frank Stronach guilty on one count of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault for incidents dating back to the late 1970s and early 1980s. The businessman was acquitted on other counts, including attempted rape and rape. He faces sentencing and a separate trial next year.
Chile's foreign ministry is cooperating with a prosecutor-led inquiry into the entry of Haitian children and teenagers under family reunification permits after authorities found some minors could not be found at the addresses provided. The probe follows a sharp increase in Haitian arrivals in early 2025, with local reports saying a large share ente…
President Donald Trump will visit Camp David this weekend for policy and political meetings while his family accompanies him. The trip comes as scheduled U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland were called off after fighting erupted in Lebanon, casting doubt on the timetable for negotiations aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restoring stability in…
Giorgia Meloni’s carefully cultivated closeness with U.S. President Donald Trump has collapsed into a public falling out that analysts say weakens her international posture and complicates domestic politics. The rupture followed tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, episodes involving the pope and a Sicilian airbase, and a televised claim by …
On June 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accepted an offer from Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to help pursue diplomatic pathways toward ending the conflict with Russia, a Ukrainian presidential adviser said. The two met on the margins of the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains and discussed ideas to reawaken negotiat…
Displaced residents who returned to southern Lebanon after a brief lull in fighting found their homes and much of their village destroyed. Abed Hachem, who had rebuilt after damage sustained in 2024, discovered only debris where his house and garden once stood. The recent escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, which began on March 2, has produced…
Two small municipalities on Colombia's Caribbean coast, Tubara and Juan de Acosta, present contrasting electoral choices ahead of the presidential run-off. Juan de Acosta's recent surge in murders and extortion has driven support for right-wing candidate Abelardo De La Espriella, who promises a tough security response. Tubara, which has seen almost…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has publicly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that she 'begged' him for a photograph at a recent G7 summit, calling the allegation fabricated and expressing dismay at what she described as differing treatment of allies and adversaries by the U.S. president. The exchange follows signs the two right-w…
A Vietnamese national who had been sent to South Sudan by U.S. authorities last year departed Juba for Vietnam after repatriation arrangements between the two governments. Officials said the move was coordinated by South Sudan and Vietnam; the man said he spent 25 years in prison before his deportation from the United States.
Lawmakers from multiple African countries who attended a June conference in Accra have committed to promoting new legislation restricting LGBT rights, endorsing a 32-page charter that calls for withdrawing from treaties seen as promoting LGBT issues and urging national laws to protect cultural values. The gathering followed Ghana’s recent passage o…
