US exceptionalism thwarts dollar bears but Fed test looms
Resilient US growth is fueling another rebound in the dollar and sending bearish investors scrambling, though the rally will be tested by a gauntlet of data and the Federal Reserve’...
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Putin says Trump prosecution shows U.S. system is ‘rotten’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the prosecution of former U.S. President Donald Trump was politically motivated and showed that the U.S. political system was “rotten”.
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Russian aid truck arrives in Karabakh from Azerbaijan
A Russian Red Cross truck crossed from Azerbaijani-held territory into the ethnic Armenian-populatedNagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday, the first time in 35 years that the breakaway enclave had allowed such access.
The ...
Qualcomm to supply Apple with 5G chips until 2026 under new deal
Qualcomm (QCOM.O) on Monday said it had signed a new deal with Apple (AAPL.O) to supply 5G chips to the iPhone maker until at least 2026.
Qualcomm, whose shares ...
Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise
Almost half of security chiefs at the world’s biggest companies expect to increase their budgets significantly in the next year as they see economic and social unrest driving more ...
Djokovic will dominate tennis for years, says Murray
Novak Djokovic, who won his 24th Grand Slam title on Sunday, will dominate men’s tennis for years because younger players have yet to reach his level, according to Andy ...
England are benchmark for progress, says Scotland manager Clarke
Boasting a 100% record in their Euro 2024 qualifying group and on the cusp of booking a place in next year’s tournament in Germany, these are heady times for Scotland.
Manager ...
Morocco earthquake death toll passes 2,800, survivors camp outdoors
Villagers in parts of Morocco devastated by the country’s biggest earthquake in over a century camped outside for a fourth night on Monday, as the death toll rose to ...
European retailers risk dressing-down from investors as consumers flinch
European retailers have been unlikely stock market stars this year, but a long spell of high borrowing costs and inflation has started to bite, so wary investors will be looking ...
Armenia-US military exercise kicks off near Yerevan
Armenia and the United States began a joint military training exercise on Monday, both sides said, at a time of high tension in Armenian relations with neighbouring Azerbaijan.
The 10-day “...
Turkey to seek more revenue outside budget, including privatisation -Simsek
Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Monday that Turkey’s government would seek further revenues outside the budget, including from privatisation, and that quantative tightening will be carried out if ...
Protests grip Israel ahead of historic Supreme Court session
Thousands of Israeli anti-government protesters rallied at the Supreme Court on Monday, the eve of a historic hearing on a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to curb ...
UK scientist who created Dolly the Sheep clone dies at 79
British scientist Ian Wilmut, whose research was central to the creation of the cloned animal, Dolly the Sheep, has died at the age of 79, the University of Edinburgh said on ...
Island states seek climate protection from Law of the Sea
The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels appeared at legal hearings at an international court in Germany on Monday, and seek ...
Israel sees south Lebanon airport as Iran-backed springboard for attacks
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant accused Iran on Monday of setting up an airport in southern Lebanon to enable attacks against Israel.
Israel is troubled by arch-foe Iran’s nuclear ...
Commercial flights halted to Mali’s Timbuktu amid Islamist blockade
Sky Mali, the only commercial airline flying to Timbuktu in Mali’s interior, has cancelled flights there due to insecurity, it said on Monday, deepening the isolation of the northern ...
UK man, accused of spying for China in parliament, says he’s innocent
A man British media have reported was arrested on suspicion of spying for China while working as a parliamentary researcher said via his lawyers on Monday he was “completely innocent” ...
US marks 9/11 attacks with Pentagon, World Trade Centre site events
Americans paused on Monday to remember the September 11, 2001, attacks, 22 years after Islamist hijackers seized control of jetliners and crashed them into the twin towers of New York’s World Trade ...
Ukraine says Russia may soon launch big mobilisation drive
Ukraine’s military said on Monday Russia could launch a big mobilisation campaign soon to try to recruit hundreds of thousands of soldiers from inside Russia and occupied Ukraine.
The ...
Former UK soldier appears in court accused of prison escape
A former British soldier, who has been accused of offences relating to terrorism and the Official Secrets Act, appeared in court on Monday charged with breaking out of prison last ...
Kremlin says Putin has no real competitors if he runs again
If Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to run in the 2024 presidential election, no one will be able to compete with him, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, Russia’s ...
Greek shipping minister resigns following comments over ferry death
Greece’s shipping minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis has resigned following a controversy over his comments about the death last Tuesday of a 36-year-old man who had fallen into the sea after ...
Tesla supercomputer could boost EV maker’s market cap by $600 bln
Tesla’s (TSLA.O) supercomputer, Dojo, to train AI models for autonomous cars could give the electric vehicle maker an “asymmetric advantage” and boost its market capitalization by nearly $600 billion, ...
Ukraine collects Russian bodies on ‘road of death’ in retaken southeast
Wearing face masks, the Ukrainian soldiers poked sticks into the undergrowth along a deserted country road, searching for the bodies of Russian soldiers they hoped to exchange for their own ...