An aerial view of downtown Sinuiju taken from the Chinese side of the border. (Wikimedia Commons) North Korean trade workers in China are facing tighter surveillance as Pyongyang and Beijing look to expand trade following a recent summit between the two countries, a source told Daily NK on Friday. The crackdown appears aimed at heading…
President Trump is defending his controversial peace deal with Iran by pointing to the positive reaction from a stakeholder he often values most: the markets. Within seconds of signing the deal Wednesday at the Palace of Versailles, Trump said that “oil is down” and appeared to add that stocks are up, according to a video…
LONDON — A former U.K. border official and a retired Hong Kong police officer were given prison sentences on Thursday for spying on dissidents and critics of Beijing in Britain. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Border Force officer Peter Wai and Bill Yuen, a former…
Yan Diomande is a summer transfer target for Liverpool and is currently impressing at the World Cup 12:21, 18 Jun 2026Updated 12:28, 18 Jun 2026 Yan Diomande in action at the World Cup (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images) Liverpool summer transfer target Yan Diomande has opened up on the tragic death of his…
The BoE-Fed policy divergence is dragging GBPUSD lower. A weaker pound is a pro-inflationary factor for the UK. The US dollar recorded its best daily performance since early March, thanks to a hawkish surprise from the Fed. Nine FOMC members indicated in their forecasts that one or more federal funds rate hikes would occur in…
Star Wars’ Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid opens up about George Lucas’ cancelled Star Wars TV show. The series would have come out before Disney acquired the rights to the Star Wars IP in 2012. What do we know about the scrapped George Lucas Star Wars show? According to McDiarmid, the cancelled Star Wars show…
But the brief document signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is vague on some of the major questions left by the three-month regional conflict that jolted the world economy. The U.S. says some outstanding issues will be worked out over the 60 days. Here are some of the main questions,…
Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Palmer Luckey, the billionaire founder of defense technology company Anduril Industries and Oculus VR, is sounding the alarm on America’s dependence on China — and his warning goes far beyond cheap…
A provision in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end the US-Israel war with Iran has become the latest political flashpoint in Washington, with President Donald Trump defending the commitment to create a $300bn reconstruction plan for Iran. Trump and Vice President JD Vance both sought to reassure on Thursday that the commitment would not…
Key Points A few years ago, growth investors were rushing toward electric vehicle (EV) stocks. But today, high-growth AI stocks and big IPOs have largely overshadowed the EV market. Concerns about lower government subsidies, higher tariffs, supply chain disruptions, inflation, and elevated interest rates are also making EV stocks less attractive — even if the…