Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors assessed the risk of supply disruptions following attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and considered the outlook for global crude supplies outlined in
With an eye toward reshaping Italy’s labor laws and citizenship criteria, the Italian trade union CGIL officially launched the “Futura 2025” campaign over the weekend, setting the stage for five referendum votes
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Brussels has begun issuing burner phones and basic laptops to senior European Commission staff travelling to the United States, over fears of potential espionage, in a move typically reserved for visits to
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Three Indonesian judges have been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes to deliver a favourable ruling that cleared three major palm oil companies of corruption charges, in a scandal that has rocked
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Pfizer has halted development of its experimental weight-loss pill, danuglipron, after a patient in a clinical trial developed a liver injury, dealing a blow to the company’s ambitions in the rapidly growing
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Nato has acquired an artificial intelligence-powered military system from Palantir Technologies, the US software company chaired by Peter Thiel, a prominent backer of Donald Trump, in a move that signals both urgency
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The U.S. dollar, once regarded as the gold standard for financial stability, is losing its “safe haven” status as global investors increasingly turn their backs on both U.S. bonds and the dollar
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Sri Lanka’s education system is in the midst of a growing crisis, with a severe shortage of teachers, particularly in urban national schools, according to the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU). The country
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India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 10.872 billion, reaching USD 676.26 billion in the week ending April 4, 2025, according to official data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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Nearly one-third of all domestic digital payments in India this year have been credit-driven, powered by credit cards and equated monthly instalments (EMIs), according to a recent survey analysing transaction data from
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Argentina has agreed to significantly relax its strict currency controls as part of a landmark $20 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a bold move by President Javier Milei’s administration
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A leading Chinese economist has sounded the alarm over the safety of China’s vast overseas assets, warning that Washington’s intensifying trade measures under President Donald Trump could soon spill over into the
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A sharp decline in European tourism to the United States is raising alarms among travel and hospitality leaders, with industry figures and analysts blaming President Donald Trump’s policies and rhetoric for creating
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In a move aimed at easing global investor jitters, the Trump administration has excluded smartphones, along with routers and selected computers, from its sweeping new “reciprocal” tariffs—marking a rare moment of restraint
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Amid rising tensions in the ongoing trade war with the United States, China has shown little fear of escalating tariffs and other sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump. In fact, President Xi
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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is set to invest $23 billion in U.S.-based manufacturing and research over the next five years, a major move aimed at bolstering domestic production capabilities as the company
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