Category: Politics
US has no appetite to intervene on behalf of falling pound, yen
Image via Mark Hodson Photos/101holidays.co.uk/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 WASHINGTON — The financial turmoil emanating from Britain and Japan is not yet enough to prompt the US…
Late Sultan’s heirs press $15B claim, target Malaysian assets in Netherlands
Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. — PEXELS KUALA LUMPUR — Heirs of a late Southeast Asian sultan on Thursday asked a Dutch court…
Russia set to annex swath of Ukraine territory
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russia was poised to annex a swath of Ukraine within days, releasing what it called vote tallies showing overwhelming support in four…
Hurricane Ian batters Florida Gulf Coast with fury
VENICE, Fla. — Hurricane Ian plowed into Florida’s Gulf Coast with catastrophic force on Wednesday, unleashing howling winds, torrential rains and a treacherous surge of…
13 killed as Iran Revolutionary Guards target Iraq’s Kurdish region
DUBAI/SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they fired missiles and drones at militant targets in the Kurdish region of neighboring northern Iraq,…
Trump seeks end to rape accuser’s defamation lawsuit
Former U.S. President Donald Trump — REUTERS/LEAH MILLIS/FILE PHOTO NEW YORK — Donald Trump is seeking a quick end to the defamation lawsuit by an…
Wall Street titans to join summit in Hong Kong as COVID rules relaxed
MAN CHUNG-UNSPLASH HONG KONG — The heads of some of the world’s top banks and asset managers will attend an investment summit in Hong Kong…
Opinion on China in advanced economies sours ‘precipitously’ under Xi — Pew
Chinese President Xi Jinping. — WIKIPEDIA.ORG HONG KONG — Public opinion towards China in the United States and other advanced economies has turned “precipitously more…
UK wants closer ties with Indo-Pacific region — foreign minister
British foreign minister James Cleverly. LONDON — Britain is committed to forming ever closer links with the Indo-Pacific region, including greater economic, security and defense…
Putin’s nuclear warnings worry the West
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting via video link in Sochi, Russia, Sept. 27. — SPUTNIK/GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL VIA REUTERS LONDON — President Vladimir Putin’s…
Asian-American women in finance face career hurdles, study shows
WOMEN who identify as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are more likely to face barriers in investment management than their white or male counterparts, a…
Alzheimer’s drug succeeds in slowing cognitive decline
EDUARDO BARRIOS-UNSPLASH EISAI CO LTD. and Biogen, Inc. on Tuesday said their experimental Alzheimer’s drug significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline in a large trial…
Ship captains held by Indonesian navy decry bribes and betrayal
Glenn Madoginog on board of a tanker vessel at Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 13, 2019. — COURTESY OF GLENN MADOGINOG/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS MANILA — Plagued by…
British health officials warn of difficult winter with flu and COVID
REUTERS LONDON — British health officials on Wednesday warned that increased circulation of flu and a resurgence in COVID-19 could lead to a difficult winter…
Meta says it removes China-based propaganda operation targeting US midterms
REUTERS META Platforms said on Tuesday it disrupted the first known China-based influence operation focused on targeting users in the United States with political content…
Chinese snap up used Rolexes, Birkins to satisfy luxury cravings amid slowdown
REUTERS SHANGHAI — China’s coronavirus-driven economic slowdown is proving to be a boon for Zhu Tainiqi, the Shanghai-based founder of second-hand luxury goods marketplace ZZER,…
US fines 16 Wall Street firms $1.8B for talking deals, trades on personal apps
UNSPLASH US regulators on Tuesday fined 16 financial firms, including Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley and UBS, a…
IMF criticizes UK policy, Bank of England to make big response
CHRISTOPHER BILL/UNSPLASH LONDON — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) openly criticized Britain’s new economic strategy on Tuesday, following another slide in bond markets that forced…
Europe investigates ‘attacks’ on Russian gas pipelines to Europe
Image via Danish Defence/forsvaret.dk STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN — Europe was investigating on Tuesday what Germany, Denmark, and Sweden said were attacks which had caused major leaks into…
US seeks allies as split emerges over global plastics pollution treaty
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS WASHINGTON D.C. — The United States is seeking to form a coalition of countries to drive negotiations on a global plastic…