Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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Two separate violent incidents on the same day — a classroom shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and a vehicular assault at Temple Israel and its preschool in West Bloomfield, Michigan — resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. Authorities say the FBI is investigating both incidents, with the synagogue attack described as a t…
Rights groups report a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents in the United States since October 2023, with the Anti-Defamation League recording 9,354 incidents in 2024 - a record since tracking began. The rise in hate coincides with the war in Gaza and recent military action on Iran, and a sequence of violent attacks against Jewish targets across…
Toronto police announced a stepped-up security posture for a planned Al-Quds Day rally this weekend, citing heightened geopolitical tensions and a recent series of security incidents including gunfire at the U.S. Consulate. Officers will activate a Major Incident Command Centre, implement temporary airspace restrictions and closely monitor for hate…
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a C$35 billion plan in Yellowknife to strengthen Canadian defenses across the Arctic, signaling a move away from reliance on the United States. The proposal prioritizes expanded air capacity, operational support hubs and transport links, while noting climate change and geopolitical strains as drivers of the shif…
More than 1,000 people have been killed across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28. Casualty reports, released by various national authorities, show a heavy toll in Iran and Lebanon and additional deaths across Iraq, Israel, the United States, Syria and several Gulf states. Some figures differ …
Harvard University has handed over ownership of 1850 daguerreotype photographs, believed to be the earliest known images of enslaved people in the United States, to the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. The transfer follows a settlement announced last year resolving a lawsuit by a descendant who had sought return …
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations told reporters that Tehran will not close the Strait of Hormuz, while emphasizing Iran’s right to protect the security of the strategic shipping channel. The ambassador read a prepared statement affirming respect for freedom of navigation but accused the United States of destabilizing the region. He declined …
Colombian President Gustavo Petro and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on March 12, according to a statement posted by Petro's office. The call, held ahead of Petro's scheduled meeting with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, covered issues including the economy along the Colombia-Venezuela border, energy, security and joint ant…
Iran-backed Shi'ite armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq have escalated strikes on Israeli and U.S. targets in recent days, conducting coordinated rocket, missile and drone attacks that demonstrate continued operational capacity even after significant setbacks to the so-called Axis of Resistance. The pattern of strikes highlights risks to energy infras…
A United Nations fact-finding mission told the U.N. Human Rights Council that Venezuela’s repressive state structures remain functional after the January removal of former President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. The mission reported ongoing politically motivated detentions, continued influence of officials previously linked to crimes against human…
Canadian and Mexican officials told a Mexico City conference that preserving the trilateral U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade arrangement is a priority, even as the U.S. administration launches investigations into alleged forced labor and industrial overcapacity among 16 trading partners and signals possible interest in bilateral agreements. Mexico says mos…
In his first press conference since the outbreak of the war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran’s new supreme leader and defended recent joint U.S.-Israeli air operations. Netanyahu said Iran and Hezbollah no longer present the same level of threat after nearly two weeks of bombardment, cited damage to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards…
At a U.N. Security Council meeting chaired by the United States, diplomats from Washington and its Western partners pressed for stronger enforcement of U.N. sanctions on Iran, while Russia and China sought to block discussion of the committee charged with overseeing those measures. The session featured sharp exchanges over Iran's nuclear activities…
Police are responding to an active shooter threat at Temple Israel on Walnut Lake Road in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Smoke was seen coming from the building and multiple police vehicles have been positioned around the site. Authorities ordered a shelter-in-place for area schools and houses of worship and requested the public avoid the location; oth…
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Washington wants to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact but is encountering resistance from Canada, with no substantive bilateral talks since October and a mandatory review due July 1. Speaking in Toronto, Hoekstra outlined U.S. priorities including tariff access, eliminating non-tariff barriers, dee…
The White House said an FBI intelligence notice circulated last month warning that Iran might be planning drone attacks against California was based on a lone, unverified tip. The confidential bulletin, distributed through the Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center, cited information that Iran had allegedly sought to use unmanned aerial veh…
Israel's military has withdrawn charges against five soldiers accused of abusing a Palestinian detainee during the Gaza war, a decision made amid internal divisions, public protests and questions over the availability of evidence. The move follows leaked footage, the resignation and arrest of a senior legal officer, and concerns that the detainee's…
A State Department official said the U.S. has organized almost 50 charter flights to bring Americans home from the Middle East since hostilities involving Iran began on February 28, while the majority of returns were handled on commercial carriers and demand for charters has tapered off. The department also said it has directly assisted roughly 32,…
A senior official from a Paris-based Iranian opposition movement told reporters that sustained external bombing campaigns, even if extensive, are insufficient to remove Iran’s clerical leadership. He argued that only mass internal uprisings complemented by internal resistance could produce regime change, while noting that recent strikes have caused…
A Democratic senator has urged the Trump administration to renegotiate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact to tighten rules of origin, block government-supported Chinese firms from using Mexico as a conduit to the U.S., and press Mexico for higher manufacturing wages. The appeal comes ahead of a scheduled six-year review of the USMCA and amid a new U…
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the Iran men's national soccer team is welcome to the 2026 FIFA World Cup but expressed doubts about the appropriateness of their attendance citing concerns for their safety. The comment came after Iran's sports minister stated the country could not take part following U.S. airstrikes carried …
Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, made his first public statement since succeeding his slain father, vowing to avenge martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and strike U.S. bases. The remarks coincided with an escalation in attacks on shipping, including tankers on fire in an Iraqi port, and renewed disruptions to global energy flows …
In Narvik, Norway, civilian medical staff and volunteers participated in a NATO Cold Response drill that simulated the arrival, triage and onward transport of wounded soldiers and civilians from a conflict in Finland. The exercise highlights growing emphasis on civil support to military operations, logistics along the Narvik-Kiruna-Finland rail cor…
Chinese mediation, including a message relayed from President Xi Jinping, has coincided with a pullback in the most intense clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan since the Taliban regained power in 2021, according to Pakistani officials and statements from Chinese and Afghan ministries. While air strikes and heavy exchanges have tapered, daily c…
U.S. officials have said they are engaged in high-level discussions with Cuban figures, while the Cuban government rejects that any formal talks are underway. Media outlets have linked the U.S. outreach to Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, the 41-year-old grandson of former president Raul Castro, who occupies a unique position at the crossroads of C…
