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South Korea Launches 24-Hour Won Trading to Boost Global Financial Market Access

South Korean authorities have introduced round-the-clock trading for the won in a major regulatory overhaul designed to improve access for international investors, attract foreign capital, and further integrate the country's financial ma...

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon Over Alleged Ceasefire Violations

The Israeli military carried out air strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, saying the operation targeted militant weapons transfers that it believes threaten a fragile ceasefire intended to prevent a wider regiona...

Japan and India Expand Strategic Partnership With New Defense and Technology Agreements

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed agreements to deepen cooperation in artificial intelligence, semiconductor supply chains, and maritime defense, strengthening bilateral ties across the...

China Rejects US and European Criticism of New Ethnic Unity Law

China's foreign ministry dismissed criticism from the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations over Beijing's new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, describing the legislation as an internal matter aimed at strengt...

Record Heat Dome Sweeps Across the United States, Disrupting Travel and Infrastructure

More than half of the United States is experiencing record-breaking temperatures during the Independence Day holiday, with extreme heat causing widespread logistical disruptions and highlighting growing climate-related risks across major...

Weak US June Jobs Report Reshapes Federal Reserve Expectations and Sparks Global Market Rotation

The United States added just 57,000 jobs in June, far below Wall Street forecasts, prompting investors to shift away from large technology stocks and reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to pursue further interes...

Russia Launches Massive Missile and Drone Barrage on Kyiv, Killing 27 in One of the Deadliest Attacks in Months

Russian forces fired nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles at the Ukrainian capital, overwhelming air defenses, destroying residential areas, killing 27 civilians, and prompting the European Union to propose additional sanctions ag...

Security Report Says Russian Shadow Fleet Used Ships to Launch Covert Drone Operations Over Europe

An international security report says Russian shadow fleet vessels launched more than 140 drones across European airspace over the past two years in operations intended to disrupt civilian aviation while remaining below the threshold for...

Russia Turns to Indian Gasoline Imports as Ukrainian Strikes Disrupt Domestic Fuel Supplies

Russia has begun importing gasoline by sea from India to ease fuel shortages caused by sustained Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, highlighting the growing impact of the conflict on domestic supply chains and energy trade.

United States Moves Ahead with Fighter Engine Sale to Turkey Before NATO Summit

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has notified Congress of plans to sell 80 advanced fighter aircraft engines to Turkey, supporting Ankara's domestic defense industry ahead of a key NATO summit and signaling closer strate...

Syria Appoints First Transitional Parliament Since the Fall of Bashar al-Assad

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has appointed 70 members to the country's transitional parliament, advancing political restructuring efforts as the new administration in Damascus continues to consolidate authority after the overthrow of...

United States and Iran Conclude Indirect Talks During Leadership Transition After Ali Khamenei's Death

The United States and Iran wrapped up two days of indirect negotiations on regional de-escalation and the release of frozen Iranian assets as Tehran manages a sensitive transfer of power following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...

Russian Missile and Drone Barrage on Kyiv Kills at Least 27 in One of the War’s Largest Attacks

Russia launched more than 570 missiles and attack drones against Kyiv overnight, killing at least 27 people and injuring nearly 100 in one of the most intense assaults in recent months, marking a sharp escalation in the war and causing e...

Violent Protests Erupt in Albania Over Luxury Coastal Development Linked to Jared Kushner

Police in Tirana used tear gas and pepper spray after demonstrators threw rocks and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, intensifying weeks of protests over a tourism project in a protected coastal area backed by Jared Ku...

United States Advanced Nuclear Microreactor Reaches Criticality at Idaho National Laboratory

The United States Department of Energy said a third advanced demonstration microreactor has achieved criticality at Idaho National Laboratory, meeting a regulatory reform objective set by President Donald Trump to accelerate the commerci...

Apple Seeks Approval to Buy Memory Chips From Blacklisted Chinese Suppliers for China Market

Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for permission to source memory chips from two Chinese semiconductor companies on a Pentagon military blacklist, citing artificial intelligence-driven component shortages for devices sold exclus...

OpenAI Chief Sam Altman Proposes Five Percent United States Government Equity Stake

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has proposed giving the United States government a 5% ownership stake in the company to align national security interests, reduce regulatory friction and support a sovereign wealth framework that...

Meta Creates New Cloud Business to Sell Artificial Intelligence Computing Power

Meta is establishing a dedicated division to provide external customers with computing capacity and access to advanced artificial intelligence models, expanding beyond its consumer business to compete directly with Amazon, Microsoft and ...

United States Declines to Renew North American Trade Pact and Switches to Annual Reviews

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has refused to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement before its deadline, instead introducing annual reviews and seeking stricter automotive sourcing rules, adding unce...

Russia Launches Large-Scale Missile and Drone Strikes on Kyiv and Ukraine's Energy Grid

Russian forces killed at least 21 people and heavily damaged energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other regions in what authorities described as a major escalation, with Moscow saying the attacks were retaliation for recent Ukrainian strike...

Qatar Reports Progress in Indirect United States-Iran Talks Held in Doha

Qatari officials said separate indirect meetings between United States and Iranian delegations in Doha produced positive progress on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, raising hopes for more stable bilateral relations during a pe...

Global Stocks Fall as Semiconductor Sell-Off Fuels Concerns Over AI Spending

Global equity markets declined sharply, with automatic trading halts triggered for major South Korean indices, after a broad sell-off in semiconductor shares intensified investor concerns about the long-term returns on heavy investment i...

Singapore Seizes More Than $40 Million in Assets in Probe Into Illegal AI Chip Exports to China

Singapore authorities have frozen more than $40 million in luxury property and bank assets as part of an expanding investigation into corporate networks suspected of illegally exporting restricted Nvidia artificial intelligence semicondu...

Gaza War Reaches 1,000 Days as Ceasefire Efforts Remain Deadlocked

The conflict in the Gaza Strip has entered its 1,000th day, with more than two million Palestinians displaced and United States-led efforts to advance post-conflict stabilization stalled by disagreements over the disarmament of militant ...

Israel Announces Indefinite Military Control of Security Buffer Zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military will retain operational control indefinitely over newly established security zones inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip, formalizing a long-term security posture aimed at deterri...

Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises Above 2,200 as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela in late June has reached 2,295, highlighting the scale of the disaster and mounting pressure on emergency response e...

Russian Missile and Drone Attack on Kyiv Kills Eight and Damages Dozens of Civilian Sites

A large overnight Russian assault involving cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones killed at least eight civilians, injured dozens more and caused widespread destruction across nearly 30 residential and infrastructure locations i...

Colombia's President-Elect Abelardo de la Espriella Pledges El Salvador-Style Security Crackdown

Following his election victory, President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to introduce aggressive anti-gang measures modeled on El Salvador's security policies, signaling a sharp shift to the political right in Colombia while ra...

Venezuela Faces Growing Unrest as Earthquake Death Toll Tops 2,000

One week after twin earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24, Interim President Delcy Rodríguez's government is facing mounting public anger over its disaster response, with the official death toll exceeding 2,000 and more than 4...

Record Heatwaves Push North American and European Power Systems to Their Limits

Persistent extreme temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere have prompted health emergency alerts across Europe, while the United States Department of Energy has authorized power plants to temporarily bypass environmental restrictions...

Ukraine Expands Long-Range Drone Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries

Ukraine has launched another wave of long-range drone attacks on oil refineries inside Russia, intensifying pressure on domestic fuel supplies as Moscow responds with missile strikes that have hit civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

United States Partially Restores Anthropic AI Access After Export Restrictions

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has allowed Anthropic to restore limited access to its most advanced cybersecurity artificial intelligence models, partially reversing an earlier shutdown while establishing a si...

United States Declines to Renew USMCA During Mandatory Trilateral Trade Review

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer refused to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in its current form during a mandated review in Washington, citing unresolved trade deficits and calling for major changes that ...

Global Fuel Shortages Deepen as Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed After Ceasefire Efforts Collapse

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the breakdown of ceasefire efforts involving Iran, Israel, and the United States continues to disrupt global energy supplies, while the administration of United States President Donald Trump ...

Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises Above 1,700 as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

The official death toll from successive major earthquakes in Venezuela has reached 1,719, with more than 5,000 people injured, worsening economic hardship, food shortages and displacement across the country.

Xi Jinping Promotes China's Development Model on Chinese Communist Party Anniversary

Speaking on the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping presented China's system of governance as an alternative model for developing countries while calling for faster military modernization.

Classified Documents Allege China Trained Russian Forces in Biological and Chemical Warfare

European intelligence assessments and leaked Russian Defense Ministry documents indicate that the Chinese People's Liberation Army provided Russian military personnel with radiological, biological and chemical warfare training, raising c...

South Korean Technology Companies Launch $518 Billion Semiconductor Hub for Artificial Intelligence Demand

Major South Korean technology companies have committed $518 billion to a new semiconductor manufacturing hub intended to meet rising global demand for Artificial Intelligence chips and strengthen the country's position in advanced techno...

United States and Iran Begin Indirect Talks in Qatar After Suspension of American Port Blockade

Delegations from the United States and Iran have opened indirect negotiations in Doha aimed at establishing a framework to reduce regional hostilities after the United States suspended a naval blockade that had temporarily halted Iranian...

United States Supreme Court Expands Presidential Authority Over Federal Agencies While Preserving Federal Reserve Independence

A divided United States Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump has broader authority to remove senior officials at federal regulatory agencies while maintaining legal safeguards for the independence of the Federal Reserve and it...

United States Supreme Court Rejects Effort to Limit Birthright Citizenship

The United States Supreme Court ruled against efforts by President Donald Trump to restrict birthright citizenship, reaffirming constitutional protections for people born in the United States in a decision with long-term implications for...