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Wall Street groups hire traders to wade into prediction markets

Big financial companies expand beyond traditional securities to arbitrage event contracts in sport and politics...

8hFinancial TimeseconomicsImpact

Taiwan says ‘general consensus’ reached with US on trade deal

US media reports say tariffs will be cut to 15 percent in exchange for TSMC investment....

1dAl JazeeraPolitics

How US sanctions crippled lives of Iranians Trump says he wants to ‘help’

US sanctions have damaged Iran's economy, which was the reason the protests broke out in the first place....

1dAl JazeeraPoliticsImpact

Indonesian comic hit with blasphemy complaints over Netflix jokes

A police complaint against one of Indonesia’s best-known comedians has reignited debate over satire, blasphemy and free expression in the world’s third-largest democracy. The case involves 46-year-old...

2hSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

How Putin’s focus on Ukraine war leaves allies like Venezuela, Iran and Cuba exposed

As Russian President Vladimir Putin focuses his attentions on Moscow’s war in Ukraine, his strategic allies around the world have been left feeling neglected – or worse. In Venezuela, officials now th...

2hSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Not ‘Trump-compatible’? China expert Rudd exits Australia’s US ambassador role

Australia’s former prime minister and a prominent China scholar, Kevin Rudd, will step down as ambassador to the United States a year ahead of schedule, a move some analysts say underscores a fundamen...

14hSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Hong Kong activist loses legal fight over prison shorts ban for female inmates

A jailed activist has lost a judicial review against a Hong Kong Correctional Services Department rule that prohibits female inmates from wearing shorts in summer, with the court ruling that the women...

1dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Clintons refuse to testify to oversight committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein

Former US president and secretary of state accuse Republican chair of partisanship in handling case of late sex offender...

18hFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

How Iran switched off the internet — and Iranians fought back

Tehran went from ‘halal internet’ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...

8hFinancial TimesPolitics

AFCON Senegal, Ivory Coast fans react to Trump’s World Cup 2026 travel bans

Football fans at AFCON are dismayed with US president's travel ban on select African nations before World Cup in June....

23hAl JazeeraPoliticsImpact

Read Jerome Powell's letter to senators following his testimony about renovations to the Fed building

Jerome Powell, a particularly mild-mannered speaker, slammed recent attempts to intimidate his department. Li Yuanqing/Xinhua via Getty Images The DOJ is probing Jerome Powell over his congressional t...

8hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Uganda shuts down internet as Museveni seeks to extend long rule

Ugandan authorities shut down internet access nationwide on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni has overseen a crackdown on the opposition as he seeks to extend his...

9hSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

BBC moves to dismiss Trump’s US$10 billion lawsuit over Capitol riot documentary

The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a US$10 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against the British broadcaster, according to newly filed court documents. ...

1dSouth China Morning PostPolitics

'Keep protesting, help is on the way,' Trump tells Iranians as death toll surpasses 2,000

Trump's remarks came as the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said over 2,000 people had been killed in anti-government protests....

20hEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Crypto Bill Draft Grants XRP, Solana and Dogecoin Same Legal Status as Bitcoin

The draft provision would treat tokens as “non-ancillary” assets, exempt from SEC securities rules, if they were in an ETF by 2026....

21hDecryptcryptocurrencyImpact

US to host officials from Denmark and Greenland as Trump renews takeover threats

The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday....

1dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Contempt threat after Clintons refuse Epstein testimony

Bill and Hillary Clinton have refused to comply with a Congressional subpoena to testify in a Jeffrey Epstein probe and could face contempt charges....

16hDeutsche WellePolitics

How business leaders are responding to Trump's plan to cap credit card interest rates, from JPMorgan to SoFi

Business leaders like Klarna's CEO support Trump's credit card cap proposal, while major banks and investors warn of risks. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump proposes a 10% cap on c...

2hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Minneapolis ICE shooting updates: Trump vows 'day of reckoning & retribution'

Trump issued a threat to Minnesota Democrats on Tuesday in a social media post where he claimed, without evidence, that they were causing unrest throughout the state....

22hABC NewsPoliticsImpact

Iran set to execute protester days after arrest as Tehran speeds up death sentences

Erfan Soltani, 26, was detained at his home in Fardis on 8 January. Four days later, authorities notified his family a death sentence had been issued and confirmed....

2hEuronewsPolitics
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