Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has resigned after parliament initiated impeachment proceedings against him over alleged irregularities linked to the collapse of Ueno Bank, a financial crisis that has triggered protests and left
NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte is preparing to press Europe’s leading defence manufacturers to significantly increase investment and accelerate weapons production, according to a report by the Financial Times. The initiative comes as
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A federal jury in Chicago has ordered Boeing to pay $49.5 million in compensation to the family of a woman killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash involving the Boeing 737 MAX
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China has expanded its zero-tariff policy to all African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, effective May 1, in a move described by analysts as the first unilateral, full market-access offer
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Defense analysts are urging a rapid overhaul of Taiwan’s unmanned systems strategy and naval force structure, warning that delays in standardization and fleet expansion could undermine the island’s ability to deter escalating
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has projected that global semiconductor revenue will surge past US$1 trillion this year and reach about US$1.5 trillion by 2030, driven largely by accelerating artificial intelligence demand and
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AySA (Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos) is set to return to private ownership after Argentina’s government confirmed plans to sell 90% of the state-controlled water and sanitation company, marking one of the most
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Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions have escalated a sweeping investigation into alleged high-level corruption involving senior figures within President Volodymyr Zelensky’s political circle, with a court ordering pre-trial detention for former presidential office head
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The African Union has unveiled plans to launch the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) in June, marking a major step toward financial sovereignty for the continent. The announcement was made by African
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South America has recorded the highest level of forest loss worldwide between 2015 and 2025, according to a new United Nations assessment that warns global efforts to halt deforestation are failing to
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Dalma and Gianinna Maradona have filed a lawsuit seeking 300 million pesos in damages against former judge Julieta Makintach, accusing her of misconduct that led to the collapse of the initial judicial
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Miners from the Federation of Mining Cooperatives of La Paz announced on May 13 that they would join ongoing demonstrations and road blockades across Bolivia, marking a significant expansion of the protest
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The Dominican Republic’s National Popular Coordinator (CPN) has accused Canadian mining companies of endangering one of the country’s most important ecological and agricultural regions, as growing public protests forced a suspension of
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JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon has issued a stark warning that the American banking giant may abandon its multibillion-pound plan to build a landmark skyscraper in London if the UK government
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Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has sharply rejected claims by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington offered $100 million in humanitarian aid to the island, describing the allegation as a
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Africa’s sovereign wealth funds are rapidly emerging as major financial drivers of the continent’s mining industry, with combined assets surpassing $164 billion and governments increasingly using them to reduce dependence on foreign
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