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European Shares Set To Open Higher Despite Rising Trade Tensions
European stocks may open mostly higher on Thursday despite U.S. President Donald Trump escalating his tariff campaign, sending letters to six additional countries—Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Brunei, Moldova, and the Philippines—with fresh import duties...
US stocks tracked the gains in European peers but with the upside capped amid the second batch of Trump tariff letters - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
US stocks edged higher to track the gains in their European counterparts despite peaking around the US open, with a second wind seen in the latter half of trade. The sectors were predominantly in the green and were led by Utilities, Communication...

UNESCO: Old Ghadames no longer considered "World Heritage in Danger"
The Secretary-General of the Libyan National Commission for Education, Culture, and Science, Wissam Abdelkabeer, confirmed in a press statement on Wednesday that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has...

US Stocks| Wall Street rises as Fed minutes put rate cuts in focus, Nvidia hits $4 trillion milestone
Wall Street indexes closed higher on Wednesday, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq as Nvidia briefly reached a $4 trillion valuation, and Federal Reserve meeting minutes fueled hopes that inflation pressures from President Donald Trump’s tariffs would...

What Has Been Most Decisive In Stopping The Spread Of Nuclear Weapons?
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 5: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian RS-24 Yars nuclear missile complex (NATO reporting ... More name: SS-29) arrives during the main rehearsals of the military parade, in the Red Square on May 5, 2024. More than 9,000 participants and 70...

Poor governance offsetting reform gains in Africa – World Bank
… warns against lagging service delivery, weak transparency eroding trust Despite isolated progress in fiscal discipline and digital transformation, poor governance is eroding reform gains across Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Bank’s...

New report examines Frontex's growing role in West Africa
Home / News / 2025 / July / New report examines Frontex's growing role in West Africa Topic Country/Region 10 July 2025 A new report provides a critical examination of the evolving role of Frontex, the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency, in West...
Binance launches world’s first Shariah-compliant multi-token staking
Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has launched Sharia Earn in the UAE, the first multi-token staking service that meets the principles of Islamic finance, opening new doors for halal...

Nasdaq refreshes record as US markets close higher
Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday (Thursday AEST), with the Nasdaq Composite reaching a fresh record close as gains in major technology names buoyed sentiment despite escalating tariff rhetoric from United States President Donald Trump. The...

Aldabaiba opens First Phase of Tripoli’s Third Ring Road
Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, inaugurated the First Phase of the Third Ring Road Project Tripoli last Monday (7 July), in the presence of (one of) the Presidents of the High Council of State, Mohamed Tekala, a number...
Wall St rises as Fed minutes put rate cuts in focus
NEW YORK: Wall Street indices closed higher on Wednesday, led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq as Nvidia briefly reached a US$4 trillion valuation, and Federal Reserve meeting minutes fueled hopes that inflation pressures from President Donald Trump's...

US threatens new tariffs, triggering more uncertainty
Shipping containers are loaded and unloaded onto ships at the Port of Los Angeles, California, on July 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump has sent letters to multiple countries dictating new US tariff rates on their countries' imports to the USA....

Nasdaq Giving Back Ground But Dow, S&P 500 Moving Higher
Following the upward move seen over the course of the previous session, the major U.S stock indexes are turning in a mixed performance during trading on Thursday. While the Dow and the S&P 500 are seeing further upside, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is...

Manila to press US for tariff rollback
THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE on Thursday raised alarm over the US decision to increase tariffs on Philippine exports to 20%, as a high-level delegation prepares to fly to Washington next week to seek adjustments. The Philippine Exporters Confederation,...

Lawler to Haitians facing deportation: Get status straightened out now
For hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. and thousands in Rockland, permission to stay in the U.S. ends this fall. "The situation on the ground (in Haiti) is too dangerous, not just for Americans but for Haitians," said Lawler, noting...
U.S. stocks close higher as Nvidia reaches milestone
NEW YORK, July 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as markets digested fresh tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump and celebrated a historic milestone in the tech sector, with Nvidia becoming the first company to briefly...

Trump puts 35% tariff on Canada, others face 15%-20%
The announcement marks a significant escalation in Trump’s ongoing trade war, which now includes new tariffs on Japan, South Korea, and a 50% duty on copper. Blanket tariffs possible for other countries In a separate interview with NBC News, Trump...

“Just as we breathe again”: Trump’s tariff blow to Sri Lanka’s fragile recovery
The US alone imports over $ 1.5 billion worth of Sri Lankan apparel annually, making it the industry’s largest market Trump’s proposed 30% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, set to take effect on 1 August 2025, threatens to derail the island’s...
Trump's newest tariffs, Merck & Verona, X CEO resigns
00:00 Speaker A It's time for Yahoo! Finance's Market Minute. US stocks are trading in the green today as investors monitor the latest trade headlines out of Washington. President Trump said he would levy specific rates on goods from various...

Military strikes won’t keep Iran from becoming a nuclear state; diplomacy will
Yet neither military operation reliably or completely terminated the targeted program. Many experts of nuclear strategy believe that while the Israeli strike destroyed the Osirak complex, it likely accelerated former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s...