Despite the yen’s plunge, currency experts aren’t rethinking Japan’s hiking cycle
Japanese currency experts are not budging from their Bank of Japan rate policy expectations even…
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Mexican soldiers kill six after opening fire on truck carrying migrants
Rights groups warn that migrants and asylum seekers journeying north through Mexico often experience violence.
US prosecutors detail new evidence in Trump election subversion case
Special Counsel Jack Smith says Mike Pence was among those who told former president to…
Dominican Republic says will expel up to 10,000 Haitian migrants a week
Haiti is reeling from gang violence, hunger and instability, prompting the UN to warn against…
A private island for $1,000 per night — for those who are willing to get there
Pinang Island is a rustic eco-resort that opened two years ago in Indonesia. But traveling…
South America witnesses a ‘ring of fire’, the final solar eclipse of 2024
A full eclipse was visible from Chile and Argentina, with other parts of the world…
Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher as investors look ahead to slew of data
Markets in mainland China will remain closed until Oct. 8 for a week-long holiday and…
US dockworkers press on with second day of strike, with no deal in sight
US President Biden urged for a quick deal to end the standoff, which threatens to…
Beirut’s southern suburbs reduced to rubble by Israeli strikes
Once bustling with busy streets, Beirut’s southern suburbs have become a ‘ghost town’.
Is the Middle East inching closer to full-blown war?
Israel’s Netanyahu says Iran will pay for missile attack, as Tehran threatens a crushing response…
‘Deadly cycle of tit for tat must stop’ says Guterres
‘It’s high time to stop the sickening cycle of escalation after escalation’ says Guterres.
Biden says he would not back Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites
Any Israeli response to Iran’s missile barrage should be ‘proportional’, says the US president.
Hamas claims responsibility for deadly Israel shooting attack
At least seven killed in attack that took place moments before Iran launched a barrage…
More than 100 people missing after Nigeria boat carrying 300 sinks
Mostly women and children were on board a wooden vessel that capsized in Mokwa in…
Israel destroyed my university, but not my desire for an education
For a year, I have desperately tried to continue my studies to give myself a…
The East and Gulf coast ports strike could be a no-win situation for the Biden administration
President Biden is sticking to his position of not forcing striking port union workers back…
What would be the cost of a regional war in the Middle East?
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are escalating after Iran’s major missile attack on Israel.
Israeli strikes kill 11 in Bekaa Valley
Israeli airstrikes Wednesday killed 11 people in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
Can Israel turn tactical successes into strategic gains?
Political scientist Stephen Walt says US unconditional support for Israel does not help its long-term…
