Gold futures broke $4,000 per ounce for the first time this week — a historic high that, for some, signals more than market jitters. It may reflect a deeper collapse of confidence in the American-led global financial system. The precious metal has surged more than 50 percent since January, driven by a rare convergence of…
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, US President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployments will be tested in two court hearings in different US states, as governors resisting the militarisation of their cities challenge the federal government in court. Published On 9 Oct 20259 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link
US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan that aims to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza. This plan seeks to end Israel’s war that has dragged on for two years, killing more than 67,000 Palestinians, including 20,000 children, with thousands more lost under…
United States President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a peace framework that aims at a Gaza ceasefire and the release of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners. The announcement follows from Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war on Gaza, which he announced last week, and…
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Gaza ceasefire breakthrough announced on third day of talks in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh on US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace proposal. Published On 9 Oct 20259 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE S&P 500 futures are near flat on Wednesday night after the benchmark index rose to all-time highs. Futures tied to the broad index traded around its flatline, as did Nasdaq 100 futures. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 17 points, also sitting near…
In The News Sam Bresnick and Cole McFaul shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Foreign Policy. In their piece, they examine how China is rapidly integrating civilian technological innovation into its military capabilities through a strategy known as military-civil fusion, aiming to outpace the United States in areas like artificial intelligence and…
From the earliest days of his rule, Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a regular practice of purging senior members of his country’s military hierarchy. He has invoked corruption in opaque legal proceedings and presided over their public disgrace, banishment from the Chinese Communist Party, and imprisonment. In almost every instance, Xi and the propaganda…
Washington, DC – Dozens of United States-based human rights, faith and policy groups have criticised President Donald Trump’s expansion of military operations in the Caribbean, warning that his administration’s new campaign could result in “a full-blown limitless war with one or more countries in the region”. In a letter written to Congress on Wednesday, the…
Consumer stocks have been conspicuously absent from the market’s latest move to record highs. The S & P 500 is up 0.4% in October alone and touched a new intraday all-time high on Tuesday. But the consumer discretionary sector, as measured by the XLY ETF , isn’t doing as well. The XLY is down nearly…