Officials scramble to understand implications of US move as Kurds face prospect of invasion alonecials scramble to understand implications of US move as Kurds face prospect of invasion alone Kurdish forces in Syria have said the fate of tens of thousands of suspected Islamic State fighters and their families ... Read More »
Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in Abu Dhabi Sunday on the first leg of an Arab and foreign tour aiming to drum up Arab and international financial and investment support for Lebanon to help it overcome its economic crisis, officials said. During the two-day official visit to the United ... Read More »
Bank forced to shed jobs due to low interest rates and global uncertainty, FT reports HSBC is planning to lay off up to 10,000 staff, according to reports on Monday, just weeks after its chief executive stepped down and announced the axing 4,000 posts citing a weak global outlook. ... Read More »
HP Inc. plans to reduce its global staff by thousands of employees over the next three years. HP (HPQ) said Thursday that it intends to cut between 7,000 and 9,000 workers “through a combination of employee exits and voluntary early retirement.” It expects to complete the culling in the company’s ... Read More »
Days after Beijing unveils state-of-the-art missiles, Moscow reveals plan that would ‘radically enhance China’s defence capability’ Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is helping China build a system to warn of ballistic missile launches. Since the cold war, only the United States and Russia have had such systems, ... Read More »
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a final Brexit offer to the European Union on Wednesday, pitching a possible compromise for a last-minute exit deal that was cautiously welcomed by the EU though the two sides still remain far apart. In what Johnson’s supporters cast as a moment of truth ... Read More »
Curfews and internet blockages have been imposed in parts of Iraq, as officials react to mass protests against unemployment, government corruption and lack of basic services. In multiple cities, clashes between protestors and security forces have turned violent. At least eight people have died and more than 300 left injured ... Read More »
Stocks drop in Sydney and Tokyo mirroring falls in US and UK, as Washington slaps 25% tariffs on range of European goods Asian markets have tanked after a below-par US jobs report compounded worries about the world’s top economy, while Washington opened up another front in its trade wars ... Read More »
North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday from an underwater launch platform, a US official told CNN, a day after Pyongyang and Washington agreed to resume nuclear talks. The US assessed that the missile was not fired from a submarine although the tested missile is designed to function as a ... Read More »
Hong Kong awoke to widespread damage on Wednesday and calls for more protests following some of the most violent clashes in nearly four months of unrest, including the shooting of a teenage demonstrator by police. Anti-government protests turned violent early on Tuesday and continued into the night, with intense cat-and-mouse ... Read More »
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