Your Sunday Asia Briefing: Feeling the Heat
My goodness it’s warm around here. Temperatures are soaring, both physically and politically. Sadly, the only thing that
2023-05-21 11:45
Labour Urges Inquiry Into Whether Braverman Broke Rules
The Labour Party called for an ethics inquiry into Home Secretary Suella Braverman, after a newspaper report that
2023-05-21 03:57
Sinn Fein’s N. Ireland Election Success Adds to Pressure on DUP
Sinn Fein has become the biggest party in Northern Ireland’s local government for the first time ever, a
2023-05-21 02:18
Wall Street Increasingly Doubts Fed Can Meet 2% Inflation Target
Some bond-market bets are signaling that the inflation rate will fall close to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target
2023-05-21 01:28
Georgia President Boycotts Local Airline Over Flights to Russia
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili said she will not use the services of the privately owned Georgian Airways following
2023-05-21 01:19
US Debt-Limit Negotiators Hold Off on Renewed Meetings Saturday
US debt-limit negotiators aren’t planning to meet on Saturday, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as
2023-05-21 00:27
Polish Ruling Party Slips in Opinion Polls Despite Spending Plan
Poland’s ruling Law & Justice party is losing support, opinion polls show, a sign that its recent proposals
2023-05-20 19:47
G-7 Eyes China With New Joint Effort Against Economic Coercion
The Group of Seven launched a new joint mechanism to counter economic coercion, a measure aimed largely at
2023-05-20 13:58
Britons Suffer Larger Price Rises for Basics Than EU Shoppers
Britons are paying more for their everyday products like milk and baby food than other Europeans, as inflation
2023-05-20 13:16
Biden Opens Way to Give Ukraine F-16s Under Allied Pressure
President Joe Biden dropped his reluctance to sending F-16s to Ukraine after months of pressure from Kyiv and
2023-05-20 10:56
Debt-Limit Talks Resume After Optimism Curbed by GOP Walk-Out
Negotiators resumed talks Friday night to avert a catastrophic US default hours after a Republican walk-out punctured optimism
2023-05-20 07:55
Treasury's Cash Pile Shrinks Further as Debt-Ceiling Talks Stall
Yields on US Treasury bills that mature in early June have resumed climbing as the federal government’s coffers
2023-05-20 05:26