Investors from China are buying Hong Kong stocks at a record pace, raising questions about whether the surge reflects limited confidence in other regional markets or a more deliberate but defensive shift by domestic investors seeking opportunities outside the mainland. »»»

Investors from China are buying Hong Kong stocks at a record pace, raising questions about whether the surge reflects limited confidence in other regional markets or a more deliberate but defensive shift by domestic investors seeking opportunities outside the mainland. »»»

An international panel of legal experts has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe that El Salvador's government committed crimes against humanity under a state of emergency that has been in force since March 2022, drawing an irate response from President Nayib Bukele, who blamed a »»»

An international panel of legal experts has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe that El Salvador's government committed crimes against humanity under a state of emergency that has been in force since March 2022, drawing an irate response from President Nayib Bukele, who blamed a »»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since succeeding his father, allegedly vowed retaliation against the United States and Israel and called for national unity in his first public message released on March 12, according to his official website.&n»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

An informal system of “permits-for-passage” through the Straits of Hormuz is emerging after Tehran has started to grant navigation permission to oil tankers headed to “friendly countries" with cargos of oil and gas. A tank»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since succeeding his father, allegedly vowed retaliation against the United States and Israel and called for national unity in his first public message released on March 12, according to his official website.&n»»»

Impacts of the Middle East conflict hit the monetary policy committee (MPC) of Turkey’s central bank on March 12 as it left the country’s main policy rate (one-week repo) unchanged at 37%. In the days l»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

Impacts of the Middle East conflict hit the monetary policy committee (MPC) of Turkey’s central bank on March 12 as it left the country’s main policy rate (one-week repo) unchanged at 37%. In the days l»»»

Kazakhstan’s referendum on adopting a new constitution takes place this Sunday (March 15). Officials say the new document will help lead the Central Asian country into the future, but any constitutional referendum always triggers concerns that among the many changes proposed are some that benefit t»»»

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) is prepared to begin active management of its gold reserves and to direct an unrealised revaluation gain of about PLN197bn (€46.3bn) to defence spending over several years, Adam Glapiński said on March 11. »»»

At the latest Government Info press conference, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás addressed tensions between Hungary and Ukraine, energy security concerns, and recent threats directed at Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The minister emphasized that Hungary will defend its national »»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

International securities depository Clearstream plans to expand foreign investor access to Ukrainian debt instruments in the second quarter of 2026, including municipal and infrastructure bonds, as the country seeks to broaden financing options for post-war reconstruction, reported Ukraine Business»»»

The KGB was reputed to favor a characteristic test to take the measure of a man: Place him in a deliberately trying situation and observe how he responds. The premise was deceptively simple: Under acute pressure even a carefully composed façade would collapse, and true nature would stand revealed. »»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One)All praise is due to Allah, the Originator and the Restorer, who spreads His mercy over His servants— “And He is the Protecting Friend, the Praiseworthy.” (Qurʾān 42:28). Glory be to Him, the Breaker of every tyrant and stubborn oppressor— “Indeed, the seizure of your Lord»»»

Officers from the State Service on Drug Control of the Main Department of Internal of Bishkek detained a suspect in the sale of narcotics during an investigative operation. On February 5, they received information that an unknown individual named Zh. was selling potent substances. A criminal case h»»»

Several Israeli strikes targeted a building in the heart of Beirut on Thursday, with Israel threatening to "do the job on the ground" if Lebanon did not disarm Hezbollah. Since March 2, the war has killed more than 687 people and displaced more than 800,000, according to the latest official Lebanes»»»

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, has declared in his first public statement read on state television Thursday, that he would keep the Strait of Hormuz shut to pressure the United States and Israel, as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of winding down. Iran's new supreme leader »»»

Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday passed a law doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex relations to 10 years, intensifying a crackdown on the LGBTQ community. The bill, which also criminalizes promoting or financing such relationships, now awaits President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s signatu»»»

With France preparing to vote in the first round of municipal elections on Sunday, Paris has become a battleground between left- and right-wing forces fighting to shape the capital’s future. And as Parisians increasingly place public safety at the top of their concerns, candidates from across the s»»»

As Iran’s new supreme leader calls for the Strait of Hormuz to remain closed, France’s Minister of Armed Forces and Veteran Affairs, Catherine Vautrin, says Paris has no plans to send naval vessels to the strategic waterway. In an interview with FRANCE 24, she also stressed that France is not parti»»»

Nerd Alert! This week we focus on France’s contribution to knowledge and ideas. If French philosopher René Descartes famously said, “I think, therefore I am,” then “we think, therefore we are” could be said of the French. Over the years, France has produced a wide array of world-leading thinkers at»»»