Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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The White House has nominated Todd Steggerda to the long-empty U.S. ambassador role to the United Nations in Geneva, a choice diplomats say may signal renewed U.S. engagement with the U.N. system even as Washington presses for reform and remains at odds with several Geneva-based bodies. The move comes as the United States owes more than $2 billion …
Russia has signaled that crude oil and petroleum products will be sent to Cuba as humanitarian aid, according to a statement from the Russian embassy reported by Izvestia. The announcement comes as Cuba faces severe fuel shortages that have forced the island to notify international carriers that jet fuel will not be available. The country has not r…
Kyrgyzstan's parliament speaker resigned and several associates of former State Committee for National Security head Kamchybek Tashiev were detained as President Sadyr Japarov advances a purge of Tashiev's supporters. The abrupt break between two once-close allies, who had governed together since the 2020 protests, has prompted a swift reorganisati…
The temporary shutdown of El Paso airport after U.S. officials reported a Mexican cartel drone in U.S. airspace has underscored the expanding use of low-cost unmanned aircraft by criminal groups and intensified bilateral debate over how to respond. U.S. and Mexican accounts diverged on why the airspace was closed, with U.S. officials citing a carte…
In Aurora, Colorado, where Latino residents say increased immigration raids and rhetoric have reshaped daily life, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show - performed in Spanish and criticized by President Donald Trump - was experienced by many as a rare affirmation of cultural identity and a morale boost for a community feeling under siege.
U.S. officials at APEC meetings in southern China are promoting American artificial intelligence products and maritime surveillance tools to bolster regional influence and counter Beijing. The Trump administration announced a $20 million fund to aid partner economies' adoption of U.S. AI technologies, while highlighting U.S. private-sector solution…
General Yawd Serk, chair of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), warned that international leaders have failed to respond to a rise in junta airstrikes on civilians, saying only China has intervened. Speaking at his remote Loi Tai Leng base after a Shan National Day military parade, Yawd Serk said civilians are suffering and urged renewed …
Turkey's foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, told the Financial Times that the United States and Iran are demonstrating flexibility in efforts to revive a nuclear agreement. Fidan said Washington appears willing to tolerate some level of Iranian uranium enrichment within defined limits, while Tehran recognises the need to reach a deal and seeks the lift…
Pro-Palestine demonstrators are set to gather in Melbourne on the final day of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s four-day visit to Australia, following protests in Canberra and violent confrontations with police in Sydney. The visit, extended after an invitation from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the wake of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting, h…
Law enforcement in southern Arizona widened search operations for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of television journalist Savannah Guthrie, while forensic teams examined a recently recovered black latex glove and analysts applied advanced analytics to video of a masked intruder. Investigators say the elder Guthrie, described as frail and dep…
Venezuela's attorney general, Tarek Saab, said he expects a pending amnesty law to produce a fully pacified country and prevent repetition of the actions that prompted the legislation, while reiterating that inmates covered by the measure are not political detainees. The bill has passed an initial vote but remains unread in full by the National Ass…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel has formally joined the U.S.-led 'Board of Peace' while in Washington for meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The board, authorized by a mid-November U.N. Security Council resolution and linked to a fragile October ceasefire in Gaza under a Trump plan,…
A global survey by the Inter-Parliamentary Union finds a substantial increase in violence, threats and harassment against politicians, particularly online. Based largely on responses collected in 2025 from lawmakers in more than 80 countries and detailed questionnaires from 519 elected officials in five nations, the report highlights disproportiona…
A senior Liberal Party figure resigned from his shadow cabinet role and publicly questioned the capacity of opposition leader Sussan Ley to lead, triggering reports of a potential party-room challenge and underscoring sharp poll declines for the coalition ahead of internal ballots that could be held as early as Thursday.
The State Department has begun providing cash to Afghans housed at the former U.S. base Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar to encourage repatriation as Washington seeks to close the facility. Lawmakers and advocacy groups warned that the offer may amount to pressured returns for people who fear persecution in Afghanistan, and officials acknowledged uncertai…
Bangladesh votes in a parliamentary election following the 2024 removal of long-serving premier Sheikh Hasina amid youth-led protests. The ballot - featuring more than 2,000 candidates across a record field of parties - and a parallel referendum on constitutional reforms are being watched as a test of the country’s democratic renewal and its short-…
Canadian authorities have named the perpetrator of a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who had a history of mental health interventions by police. Van Rootselaar killed nine people - including a teacher and several students - and took her own life following the attack. Officials say it is too e…
The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily halted operations at El Paso International Airport citing safety concerns linked to testing of a laser-based counter-drone system at nearby Fort Bliss. The incident follows earlier episodes in which testing by government agencies near Washington airports triggered false traffic alerts and forced fligh…
UG Solutions, a North Carolina-based security firm that deployed armed veterans to protect Gaza aid sites last year, said it has submitted proposals and is in talks with the U.S.-led Board of Peace about potential work in the enclave. The company, which provided guarded sites for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and faced United Nations censu…
LA28’s executive committee said it reviewed email exchanges between chairman Casey Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell that were published by the U.S. Justice Department and concluded, with outside counsel, that the interactions did not exceed what is already publicly documented. The board voted for Wasserman to remain as chairman to lead preparations …
Britain has pledged 150 million pounds to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a funding mechanism that enables allies to buy U.S. weapons and air-defence systems for Ukraine. The commitment was announced by Defence Minister John Healey, who reiterated the need to supply Kyiv with critical air-defence capability amid ongoing hostilitie…
On the last day of an appeal hearing in Paris, lawyers for far-right leader Marine Le Pen argued she never intended to break the law in connection with the alleged misuse of European Parliament funds that led to a five-year ban from running for public office. The conviction and ban, handed down last March, stem from a ruling that party staff were p…
France’s foreign minister has informed judicial authorities about a mid-level diplomat, Fabrice Aidan, who appears in more than 200 files connected to Jeffrey Epstein. Emails in the documents show messages from Aidan to Epstein between 2010 and 2016, including the transfer of U.N. materials. The foreign ministry has launched an internal administrat…
Five months after a high court directed Israel’s prison authorities to remedy inadequate food and living conditions for Palestinian detainees, released prisoners and rights groups say little has changed. Accounts include extreme weight loss, skin disease, and ongoing hunger. Lawyers and advocacy organisations have documented complaints and sought f…
Poland and Italy announced they will not participate in U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, citing national reservations and constitutional constraints. The initiative, first framed as a mechanism to help secure a Gaza ceasefire, is being positioned by the White House for a broader role in resolving international conflicts - an expansion …
