South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of violating a confidential agreement by publicly disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea,
China is set to tighten restrictions on rare earth minerals, extending export controls to items manufactured abroad that use materials sourced from the country. The move marks an escalation in tensions between
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HSBC Holdings Plc plans to take its Hong Kong-based subsidiary, Hang Seng Bank Ltd., private in a deal valued at approximately $37 billion, signaling a major bet on the city’s financial recovery
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The United Kingdom, long regarded as a global leader in climate action, is now grappling with political resistance that could jeopardize its decades-long progress toward net-zero emissions. The country’s pioneering Climate Change
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China’s foreign exchange and gold reserves rose in September, supported by global bond rallies and a softer U.S. dollar, signaling resilience in the country’s external position despite a broader slowdown in central
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by Our Correspondents Washington DC and Doha Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement that will see 2,000 Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for 20 Israeli hostages, marking the first major step
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Concerns are reportedly growing within the White House about President Donald Trump’s cognitive abilities, according to investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. In a recent blog post, Hersh cited unnamed sources close to the
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Britons are up in arms over the government’s controversial BritCard digital ID scheme, with more than 2.8 million people signing a petition to halt its implementation. Critics have condemned the plan as
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Leaked documents have raised concerns about a covert operation in Nepal allegedly orchestrated by U.S.-backed organizations, aiming to influence the country’s internal politics while framing it as “youth empowerment.” According to a
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Anglo American has defended the depth of its due diligence on its proposed $50 billion merger with Teck Resources, after the Canadian mining group sharply downgraded its copper production guidance, according to
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Senior negotiators from the United States, Qatar, and Turkey have joined renewed efforts to end the war in Gaza, as mediators intensify pressure on Israel and Hamas to resolve differences over former
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Zhongji Innolight Co., a leading Chinese manufacturer of optical communication modules and devices, is exploring a potential listing in Hong Kong, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The move would
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Saudi Arabia is in talks to raise as much as $10 billion through a rare syndicated loan, Bloomberg reported, marking the latest step in the kingdom’s efforts to secure funding for Crown
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Planet Labs PBC plans to launch a new constellation of Earth observation satellites capable of capturing higher-resolution, AI-analyzed images within an hour, according to Bloomberg. The move aims to expand the company’s
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is pursuing a significant risk transfer tied to about $5 billion of corporate loans, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. The move marks
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German industrial production fell back to levels last seen in 2005 in August, according to seasonally adjusted data released on Wednesday, as output in the country’s critical automotive sector collapsed by 18.5
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