Asian Stocks Rally on Weak U.S. Data, Fueling Rate-Cut Bets
Asian stocks rallied on Wednesday following gains on Wall Street. Softer-than-expected U.S. economic data, including weaker retail sales and consumer confidence, fueled expectations that...
The Prisoner Who Could End Turkey’s Longest Conflict
After 26 years in prison, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), has emerged as a central figure in Turkey’s...
UK Protesters in Spotlight as Court Reviews Controversial Terror Ban
The British government’s decision to designate the pro-Palestinian activist network Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is being challenged in London’s High Court. The...
Gabbard’s “Hunters” Clash with CIA in Secret Push to Seize Kennedy Files
In early April, a team operating under U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrived unannounced at a classified CIA archival warehouse in the...
Trump Walks Back Ukraine Peace Deadline as Moscow Talks Intensify
President Donald Trump on Tuesday retreated from an earlier Thanksgiving deadline he had set for Ukraine to accept a U.S.-backed peace plan with Russia,...
China Snaps Up US Soybeans in Sudden Buying Spree After Trump–Xi Call
China has bought at least ten U.S. soybean cargoes potentially as many as fifteen worth roughly $300 million in deals signed since Tuesday, according...
Taiwan Drops $40B Defence Bombshell as China Pressure Mounts
Taiwan has unveiled a T$1.25 trillion (US$39.9 billion) supplementary defence budget, marking one of its most significant military spending increases in recent years. The...
EBRD Sounds Alarm: Ageing Populations Threaten Global Growth
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s annual report finds that ageing populations are already eroding economic performance across its 40+ member countries. Emerging...
Russia Warns West of Looming Economic Crisis Over Sanctions
Igor Sechin, CEO of Russia’s energy giant Rosneft and a key ally of President Vladimir Putin, warned on Tuesday that continued sanctions by the...
Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions Spike Amid Border Attacks and Militancy
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated on Tuesday after the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of air strikes in eastern Afghanistan that killed nine children...