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TAIPEI, Jan 25 - Alex Honnold, the U.S. rock climber, completed a ropeless ascent of Taipei 101 on Sunday, climbing the 508-metre skyscraper in a 91-minute free solo that was organised and streamed live by Netflix. The climb, carried out with the permission of Taipei 101 and city authorities, was watched by thousands and was postponed by a day beca…
Exail Technologies sits at the intersection of unmanned systems, sensors and mission autonomy — a category benefiting from elevated European defense budgets and a strategic push to localize critical defense technology. This trade targets a move higher as procurement timelines accelerate and commercial partnerships convert into recurring revenue.
Authorities in New Zealand suspended recovery operations on Sunday at a campground landslide site on the North Island after a crack was discovered, forcing teams to withdraw. Six people, including two teenagers, are presumed dead following the Thursday slide at Mount Maunganui in Tauranga. Human remains were located on Saturday and the rescue effor…
Rescue teams in West Bandung district have restarted efforts to find about 80 people still unaccounted for after a landslide early Saturday that killed 10 residents. Heavy rain that began the previous day triggered the slide and has prompted broader flooding in West Java, including parts of Jakarta, with authorities warning the wet weather could co…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has selected Greg Moriarty, the current secretary of Australia’s Department of Defence, to succeed Kevin Rudd as ambassador to the United States. The change comes after Kevin Rudd said he would end his posting a year early amid public criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. Albanese said the U.S. administration h…
The U.S. government plans to invest $1.6 billion in Oklahoma-based USA Rare Earth in exchange for a 10% ownership stake, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter. The reported package includes stock and warrants priced at $17.17 and will be announced alongside a separate $1 billion private financing agreement. The move is descri…
Polling began for the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election, with voters in 60 townships including Yangon and Mandalay casting ballots amid persistent conflict and international criticism. The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is positioned to secure control, while the junta says it will hand over power to a new g…
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government will act against speculative or abnormal market moves following a sharp rebound in the yen and recent volatility in Japan government bonds. The yen suddenly jumped after rate checks by the New York Federal Reserve, a move that some traders linked to an increased chance of coordinated U.S.-Japan inte…
The past month has seen an unusually high number of deaths tied to federal immigration enforcement actions, including multiple shootings and at least six deaths in detention. The deployment of roughly 3,000 agents to Minneapolis and a $170 billion funding plan for immigration agencies through September 2029 have coincided with heightened protests a…
An appellate panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined the Justice Department's effort to secure arrest warrants for five more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service. The decision follows a magistrate judge's rejection of the warrants for lack of evidence and leaves intact charges approved against three alleged leader…
A broad and long-lasting winter storm moving across the United States prompted nearly 4,000 flight cancellations on Saturday, prompted federal disaster declarations for a dozen states, and raised the threat of heavy ice, record cold and power disruptions across large swaths of the country. Airlines and grid operators have mobilized staff and precau…
Véronique Nichanian closed her nearly four-decade tenure as Hermès menswear designer with a final runway presentation in Paris. The 71-year-old received a standing ovation as she concluded the show at the Palais Brongniart ahead of the handover to British designer Grace Wales Bonner, who will present her first menswear collection for the house next…
Russian equities closed with the MOEX Russia Index effectively flat, recording an unchanged 0.00% and reaching a three-month high. Individual large-cap names diverged: some miners and metals producers ticked higher while several energy and utility stocks eased. Market breadth favored decliners, and volatility gauges held steady as commodities and c…
The World Health Organization expressed regret over the United States' formal exit from the U.N. health agency and said it hopes Washington will re-engage. The U.S. departure follows a year of warnings that leaving could harm public health domestically and globally. The Trump administration criticized WHO's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, allegi…
After a Minneapolis resident was fatally shot during an immigration enforcement action, thousands of Minnesota volunteers have stepped forward to monitor federal immigration agents. Volunteers, some trained by advocacy groups, use whistles, high-visibility vests and documentation to alert residents and record operations despite concerns about safet…
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly praised British soldiers as "very brave" and "among the greatest of all warriors" in a Truth Social post, a day after comments he made about NATO forces in Afghanistan drew sharp criticism from Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and widespread condemnations from veterans and public figures. The dispute center…
A man shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 has died, marking the second lethal encounter involving federal officers in the city this month. The Department of Homeland Security said the unidentified man was armed with a handgun and two magazines. Video shared on social media shows a struggle on a snow-covered street followed by gunfire. …
Amerigo Resources (ARREF) is a niche copper producer with a growing contribution from electrolytic copper operations. That technical pivot, plus tight free cash flow dynamics and potential commodity tailwinds, creates a setup for a tactical long. Entry at $0.80, stop at $0.55, target $1.50 — position-sized for volatility.
Recent episodes involving Greenland, Ukraine and Syria illustrate a pattern of highly centralized U.S. foreign policy decision-making. Sudden public announcements by the White House - including the appointment of a special envoy to Greenland and remarks suggesting force could be used - blindsided allies and many career officials within the U.S. gov…
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) has seen a rapid rerating. The stock now trades at about $54.65 with a 4.5% yield and a mid-teens PE, but elevated leverage, mixed technicals, and limited near-term growth catalysts argue against further multiple expansion. We downgrade to a short trade for the swing-term (45 trading days) with a clear entry, stop and tar…
President Donald Trump told the New York Post he will not travel to the Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium in northern California on February 8 because the trip is "just too far away." He said he would have gone if the journey were "a little bit shorter." Trump has attended several major sporting events since becoming the first sitting president to atten…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said federal agents shot another person in Minneapolis and urged the White House to end the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations in the state. Walz said he spoke with the White House after the incident and called for the removal of federal officers. Minneapolis officials said they were investigating …
Airlines operating routes across the Middle East have rerouted flights and in some cases suspended services as tensions rise between Iran and the United States. The moves follow statements about U.S. military deployments and stern warnings from Iranian officials, and echo an EU aviation regulator advisory urging carriers to avoid Iranian airspace.
U.S. officials have engaged with Chevron and leading oilfield service firms about deploying equipment and crews to repair aging Venezuelan wells and bring additional crude online within months. The plan centers on using modern U.S. technology and techniques to refresh older sites and replace outdated hardware, potentially adding several hundred tho…
GitLab is being punished by a narrative that AI makes developers (and DevSecOps platforms) less valuable. But GitLab’s platform sits in the workflow where AI-created code still has to be secured, reviewed, tested, and deployed. With GTLB down near the low end of its 52-week range and technical momentum turning, this is a clean mid-term rebound trad…
