Turkey has entered the increasingly contested race to lead the United Nations, nominating veteran diplomat Feridun Sinirlioglu for the organisation’s top position as negotiations over the successor to Secretary-General António Guterres remain
by Our Correspondent in Colombo President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reportedly halted a high-level defence delegation’s planned visits to Israel, Iran, and Egypt, citing concerns over the complex geopolitical implications such trips
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The walls of Santiago, Chile – the city where I live – are marked with faded graffiti from the estallido social (social uprising) of 2019. Years later, these slogans continue to spill onto the
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Chinese and Russian operatives are allegedly using “sex warfare” tactics to seduce and spy on Silicon Valley professionals in a growing espionage campaign targeting the U.S. technology sector, according to a report
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Russia secretly acquired Western technology to protect its nuclear submarine fleet in the Arctic, using front companies to procure sensitive equipment from U.S. and European suppliers, according to an investigation by The
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China has vowed to pursue technological self-reliance and expand its domestic market in the next five years, aiming to shield its economy from external pressures while building a sustainable growth engine, Bloomberg
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Beijing has cautioned that the UK’s increasing “politicization” of Chinese business projects may influence companies’ willingness to invest in the country, Bloomberg reports. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Thursday that in
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, spent the conclusion of Tesla Inc.’s earnings call appealing to investors to approve his forthcoming $1 trillion pay package, Bloomberg reports, while sharply criticizing shareholder advisory
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Two former bankers at Citigroup Inc. and Julius Baer Group Ltd. are set to plead guilty for their alleged roles in facilitating illicit fund transfers linked to Singapore’s largest money-laundering scandal, Bloomberg
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Banks could face a potential hit of up to $170 billion if they fail to adjust their business models in response to customers increasingly using artificial intelligence to manage their finances, a
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Inmates at Paris’ La Santé prison have reportedly threatened former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the death of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, according to a cell phone video circulating online. Sarkozy,
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Zhi Dong Zhang, a notorious Chinese drug lord and key figure in a transnational criminal network linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), has been apprehended in Cuba
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The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, denounced today the coercive measures being exerted by the United States ahead of the upcoming United Nations vote on the resolution calling for the
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The Ukrainian government is rapidly depleting its financial reserves amid its ongoing conflict with Russia and could run out of money by April, according to a report by the Spanish newspaper El
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Sri Lanka and Israel have taken significant steps to deepen bilateral cooperation in the gem and jewellery industry through a new international trade initiative jointly organized by the Sri Lankan Embassy, the
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Students enrolled at British university campuses in China are being required to swear allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and participate in ideological ceremonies promoting loyalty to Beijing, according to a
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