Government Bonds are under pressure and households could soon feel the impact.Borrowing costs in major economies have hit their highest levels in nearly two decades.Investors have been shunning government debt and demanding higher returns.They worry that the Iran war...

Rob Malley argues that current talks have ‘very small chance of success’.When United States President Donald Trump measures success by counting how many Iranian leaders the US and Israel have killed or how many Iranian boats or missile launchers have been destroyed,...

India’s Tata Electronics has signed a deal with the Dutch technology giant ASML (Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography) to build India’s first front-end semiconductor fabrication plant as New Delhi pushes to develop a domestic semiconductor manufacturing...

A look back at the top goal scorers in the FIFA World Cup’s history, littered with some of the greats of football. Published On 18 May 202618 May 2026Scoring goals at the World Cup remains one of the most eagerly awaited moments in a footballer’s career, and come June...

Beirut, Lebanon – Israeli attacks across Lebanon have killed at least seven people despite a United States-backed ceasefire extension.The attacks on Monday came three days after Lebanese and Israeli officials held talks in Washington, DC, which resulted in an...

A drone attack that caused a fire close to the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates has raised further concerns about nuclear security and military escalation in the Gulf as discussions of peace between Iran and the United States hang in the...

In too many parts of the world, giving birth still comes with more fear than hope: a clinic without electricity, a nurse without supplies, a mother who knows that giving life may cost her own. These fears are not merely emotional, they are borne out by the facts....

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world.The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came as...

Tehran, Iran – The Iranian stock market is due to reopen this week after an 80-day closure due to the war with the United States and Israel.While the exchange is not the core engine of economic financing in sanctions-hit Iran, the reopening could offer an insight into...

NewsFeedSeveral abducted activists aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla have released pre-recorded messages on their social media accounts calling for help after the Israeli navy intercepted their boats in international waters.Published On 18 May 202618 May...

NewsFeedThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with its 17th Ebola outbreak, declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization. The DRC’s health minister is visiting the hardest-hit Ituri province, amid fears high regional mobility could...

Iran has moved a step further in its attempts to formalise its effective control over the Strait of Hormuz after the country’s top security organ announced the formation of a new body to manage the key passage.The country’s Supreme National Security Council on Monday...