According to White House reporter Bo Erickson, writing alongside Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries for Reuters, President Donald Trump suggested on Sept. 13, that the United States could stay in Iran and “keep the oil”, drawing a parallel to a U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Geopolitical Leverage … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a slate of new initiatives spanning artificial intelligence, trade, and economic cooperation at the annual BRICS leaders’ summit in New Delhi, according to official reports from Xinhua cited by Reuters. The push aims to weld the expanded emerging economies bloc into a practical platform for Global South development. Xi Jinping … Read more
An American diplomat stationed at the US embassy in London has been extracted from the United Kingdom in a secret dawn raid after authorities uncovered indecent images of children at his private address, according to reports published by The Sun. British police forces were not informed of the covert operation until after the suspect had … Read more
Panic gripped NATO ally Poland overnight according to local reports after claims emerged that jet-powered Russian drones crossed the border from Ukraine. The Polish military initially denied airspace violations during the early hours of Sunday morning, even as the government issued emergency alerts across regions bordering the conflict zone. Emergency Alerts Issued in Polish Border … Read more
The United States will not alter its diplomatic stance on the Falkland Islands, despite recent comments from Donald Trump suggesting the position was under review, according to former Margaret Thatcher aide Nile Gardiner. Falkland Islands Position and US-UK Special Relationship Stakes Nile Gardiner stated on GB News that no officials he speaks with within the … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Scholar Rock’s injectable treatment Isembyld on Sept. 11 to improve motor function in adults and children with spinal muscular atrophy, marking the company’s first regulatory approval and sending shares up over 23% in after-market trading, according to Reuters. FDA Grants First Regulatory Approval to Scholar Rock for Isembyld … Read more
South Africa is extraditing six Nigerian nationals to the United States on Friday over their alleged involvement in the Black Axe organized crime network, wire fraud, and money laundering, according to the South African Police Service’s elite Hawks unit. The suspects allegedly targeted more than 100 women in the U.S. and defrauded them of more … Read more
Oracle shares gained 3% in early trading according to Reuters, climbing after the database giant reported a $26 billion jump in its revenue backlog that eased investor anxiety regarding its massive, debt-driven cloud infrastructure spending spree, though financial analysts caution that a full cash flow recovery remains years away. Revenue Backlog Surges to $664 Billion … Read more
Communities across the United States and abroad gathered to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed when al-Qaeda hijackers downed planes in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Memorial events featured reading victims’ names, moments of silence corresponding to the timing of the crashes, and addresses by … Read more
Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran urging leaders in Tehran to rein in Yemen’s Houthi movement as escalating cross-border fighting tests Islamabad’s delicate diplomatic balancing act, according to Saudi, Pakistani, and Iranian sources. High Stakes in Regional Diplomacy Meanwhile, Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman Sajjad Haider Khan said in a briefing on Thursday that … Read more