Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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Couples visiting Paris are increasingly hiring professional proposal planners to stage tailored engagement moments against iconic backdrops. Companies report rising bookings, with packages ranging from modest Seine-side setups to full-day luxury experiences costing up to 100,000 euros. Social media, entertainment and major events like the Paris 202…
Iraq reports that roughly 3,000 Islamic State detainees have been moved from prisons in Syria into Iraqi custody, with the transfer process ongoing. Baghdad has begun talks with several countries to repatriate nationals and is seeking financial support to manage the detainee influx, while expressing concern about a recent increase in Islamic State …
Thousands of pro-monarchy supporters gathered in Kathmandu to welcome former King Gyanendra home after a three-month holiday, underscoring public dissatisfaction with frequent government changes and economic stagnation as Nepal heads into a parliamentary election on March 5. The rally highlighted the presence of a royalist faction among a crowded f…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral early on Feb. 13 carrying four crewmembers aboard the Crew Dragon capsule Freedom for an eight-month science rotation on the International Space Station. The Crew-12 team, composed of U.S., French and Russian flight crew, is scheduled to dock after a roughly 34-hour transit and will join existin…
Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's mayor and formal presidential nominee of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has urged President Tayyip Erdogan to call early elections and said Erdogan would be defeated if he ran now. Speaking via his lawyers from Silivri prison, Imamoglu said the government is increasing pressure on the opposition as h…
U.S. media reported late Thursday that a second U.S. aircraft carrier - the USS Gerald R. Ford - along with its escort ships will be deployed from the Caribbean to the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran. The move follows earlier comments by President Donald Trump indicating he was considering a second carrier if negotiations with Iran f…
A set of recent Israeli decisions to streamline settler land purchases, repeal a Jordanian-era land law covering the West Bank, and expand monitoring and enforcement actions into territories with limited Palestinian self-rule has drawn sharp criticism from Palestinian leaders and raised fresh doubts about the viability of the two-state framework th…
Two people were killed and a third was wounded in a shooting late Thursday evening at an apartment inside the Hugine Suites residential complex at South Carolina State University. The campus was placed on lockdown, university officials asked the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate, and university classes scheduled for Friday were canceled…
The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to drop assault charges against two men connected to a January incident in Minneapolis in which an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot a Venezuelan immigrant. The U.S. attorney in Minnesota says newly discovered evidence undermines the prior allegations; the request asks the court to dismiss the…
A year after a confrontational address by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, this year's Munich Security Forum brings European partners intent on asserting greater independence while trying to preserve the transatlantic alliance. The gathering arrives against a backdrop of multiple wars and geopolitical strain that European leaders say exposes both the …
A group of 37 bipartisan U.S. lawmakers has written to senior Taiwanese political figures pressing them to advance a proposed special defence budget proposed by President Lai Ching-te. The letter warns that the threat from the People's Republic of China is mounting and that without the higher spending levels in Lai's plan Taiwan's recent improvemen…
Peru's Congress has collected the necessary signatures to trigger a formal debate on removing and censuring President Jose Jeri, following reports of undisclosed meetings with Chinese businessman Zhihua Yang. If a motion is filed, Congress has a 15-day window to summon Jeri to respond before a vote on his potential ouster. The move takes place agai…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv moved to publicly support U.S. peace proposals in an effort to accelerate progress toward ending the war with Russia, while insisting Ukraine will not accept a settlement harmful to its interests. He told an interview that Ukraine is prepared for elections and a referendum if security guarantees and…
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disclosed changes to his senior management team in a department statement, naming Chris Klomp as chief counselor responsible for overseeing all departmental operations and appointing Kyle Diamantas, Grace Graham, and John Brooks as senior counselors to key agencies within HHS.
Moody's Ratings has reaffirmed South Korea's Aa2 issuer rating and kept a stable outlook, pointing to the economy's diversity and institutional management as strengths. The agency expects long-run growth to settle around 2% after a slowdown, forecasts 1.0% growth in 2025 and 1.8% in 2026 supported by stronger semiconductor exports tied to the globa…
President Donald Trump said the United States must secure an agreement with Iran, cautioning that failure to do so would be "very traumatic" and expressing optimism that a deal could be reached within a month. He also said he would speak with Iranian officials for as long as necessary. Specific terms of any potential agreement were not detailed ami…
President Donald Trump is set to preside over the first formal meeting of his Board of Peace on February 19 in Washington, D.C., where he will announce a multi-billion dollar reconstruction fund for Gaza and outline plans for a U.N.-authorized International Stabilization Force for the Palestinian enclave. Delegations from at least 20 countries, inc…
The U.S. military has finished withdrawing from the al-Tanf garrison at the strategic Syria-Jordan-Iraq border and handed control to Syrian government forces following coordination between the two sides. The move, confirmed by U.S. Central Command, comes after shifts in U.S.-Syrian relations and follows parallel steps to consolidate U.S. basing in …
U.S. and Russian officials said six more children have been reunited with families across Russia and Ukraine, an outcome both capitals attributed in part to an intervention by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. Moscow’s children’s rights commissioner and a White House statement each described the move, while broader disagreements between Kyiv and Mosco…
The Prime Minister will shortly travel to Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, following a mass shooting that left nine people dead. Authorities say the 18-year-old shooter, who had a documented history of mental health issues and identified as a woman, killed family members before attacking a local school and then died by suicide. Provincial officials…
Two Mexican-flagged ships loaded with humanitarian aid entered Havana Harbor early on Feb. 12, with one vessel, the Papaloapan, seen carrying large stacks of white-wrapped pallets past the El Morro fortress. The delivery follows Mexico's mid-January halt of crude and refined product shipments under pressure from the Trump administration and comes a…
Millions of documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice in late January revealed sustained contact between Jeffrey Epstein and several prominent Norwegian officials and diplomats. The disclosures have triggered police investigations, a rare parliamentary external inquiry and an independent review by the World Economic Forum into its CEO. T…
Federal officials said a major deployment of immigration enforcement agents to Minnesota is being reduced and that President Trump has agreed to conclude the operation. The move follows widespread protests in Minneapolis, two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens during demonstrations, legal challenges from state and local leaders, and criticism of how …
The CIA has released a new Chinese-language video aimed at mid-level officers in the People’s Liberation Army, following the announcement that Zhang Youxia, a senior PLA leader, is under investigation. The agency says the outreach is part of a wider push to rebuild human intelligence on China and that its online material has reached many citizens d…
A U.S. federal judge has denied the BBC's motion to suspend merits-based discovery in a $10 billion lawsuit filed by former U.S. President Donald Trump over edited coverage of his January 6, 2021 remarks. The judge found the broadcaster's request premature and said it had not shown it would suffer prejudice if discovery moves forward. A two-week tr…
