Today: September 24, 2024
Today: September 24, 2024

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World stocks, US yields gain after French election results

Global stocks edged higher in choppy trading on Monday, while U.S.

World stocks, US yields gain after French election results
News|Political

Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch

Australia has appointed Sam Mostyn as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch as the nation’s head of state

Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch
Opinion|Political

Republican JD Vance journeys from 'Hillbilly Elegy' memoirist to US senator to VP contender

“Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before changing course and embracing the former president

Republican JD Vance journeys from 'Hillbilly Elegy' memoirist to US senator to VP contender
Business|Economy|News

Euro strength and horse-trading in France

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee European markets are poised for a strong start to the second half of the year after the first round of voting in France put

Euro strength and horse-trading in France
News|Political|World

Delays, disruptions as South Koreans surge to sign online petition to impeach president

An online petition calling for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to be impeached experienced delays and disruptions due to the large number of people trying to sign

Delays, disruptions as South Koreans surge to sign online petition to impeach president
News|Political|World

North Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows

For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un

North Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows
Political

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party to try to form minority government

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev handed Rosen Zhelyazkov of the centre-right GERB party a mandate to try to form a government on Monday, after it won the most seats in a

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party to try to form minority government
Economy|News|Political

South African markets retreat after 'sugar rush' of Ramaphosa's cabinet

South African assets gave up some gains on Monday as the initial optimism shown by the markets waned a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa

South African markets retreat after 'sugar rush' of Ramaphosa's cabinet
News|Political

Mauritania's President Ghazouani wins reelection, the electoral commission says

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won reelection after positioning the country as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence, the country's electoral commission said on Monday

Mauritania's President Ghazouani wins reelection, the electoral commission says
News|Political

S.Africa President Ramaphosa announces cabinet of unity government

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday a cabinet of the country's government of national unity following weeks of protracted and at times acrimonious

S.Africa President Ramaphosa announces cabinet of unity government
News|Political

UK's Sunak urges right-wing voters to stand by his party

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday urged voters on the political right to stick with his Conservatives at this week’s election, saying a huge win for Labour

UK's Sunak urges right-wing voters to stand by his party
Business|Political

Tiny Chain Bridge is top banker to Trump, Republican campaigns

When Republican campaigns want a banker, they don't go to New York or San Francisco, but to downtown McLean, Virginia - about a 20 minute drive from the White House, where

Tiny Chain Bridge is top banker to Trump, Republican campaigns
News|Political

Thai court to give verdict in PM, opposition party cases by September

Thailand's constitutional court should reach a verdict by September in two cases that could lead to the dismissal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and dissolve the opposition Move

Thai court to give verdict in PM, opposition party cases by September
News|Political

South Africa's unprecedented new coalition has 7 parties in the Cabinet. Here's a breakdown

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement for the continent’s most industrialized country

South Africa's unprecedented new coalition has 7 parties in the Cabinet. Here's a breakdown
News|Political

Germany's far-right AfD closes ranks at party congress after scandals

As Marine Le Pen's National Rally was winning the first round of France's parliamentary election on Sunday, Germany's far-right AfD party was meeting to map

Germany's far-right AfD closes ranks at party congress after scandals
News|Political

Kenyan activists call for more protests as govt pledges austerity

Kenyan activists called for protesters to take to the streets again on Tuesday, with many rejecting appeals from President William Ruto for dialogue following his

Kenyan activists call for more protests as govt pledges austerity
Economy|News|Political

Investors already look beyond first-round French election relief

Investors are sceptical that the relief rally after France's first-round parliamentary election can last, wary that the outlook for the country's creaking

Investors already look beyond first-round French election relief
News|Political

Spain's top court upholds arrest warrants for Catalan separatists despite amnesty

Spain's Supreme Court on Monday upheld arrest warrants for Catalonia's former leader and others charged with embezzlement over the region's

Spain's top court upholds arrest warrants for Catalan separatists despite amnesty
Economy|News|Political

Mexico to drop plan to cut yellow corn imports, new agriculture minister says

Mexico's incoming government will discard a core goal of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reduce imports of yellow

Mexico to drop plan to cut yellow corn imports, new agriculture minister says
News|Political

Detention of Imran Khan violates international law, UN working group says

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's detention is arbitrary and in violation of international law, a U.N. human rights working group

Detention of Imran Khan violates international law, UN working group says
News|Political|World

Bolivia summons Argentine ambassador after Milei brands attempted coup 'fraudulent'

Bolivia's government has summoned the Argentine ambassador following comments by the office of Argentina's President Javier Milei which repudiated claims of an

Bolivia summons Argentine ambassador after Milei brands attempted coup 'fraudulent'
Economy|News|Political

New South African government inspires hope and fear

South Africa's new unity government inspired cautious optimism on Monday from industry and financial markets but many citizens and political analysts fear

New South African government inspires hope and fear
News|Political

Argentina's Milei to shun Lula for Bolsonaro in first Brazil trip

Argentine President Javier Milei will travel this weekend to Brazil for the first time since taking office, his spokesman said on Monday, but plans to meet with the

Argentina's Milei to shun Lula for Bolsonaro in first Brazil trip
News|Political

At 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally

At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has helped make the far-right National Rally the strongest political force in France

At 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally
News|Political|World

José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama's new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap

José Raúl Mulino has been sworn in as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia

José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama's new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap

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