HSBC signals intent to join Hong Kong’s stablecoin regime amid digital innovation push
HSBC, the largest lender in Europe and Hong Kong by assets, has signalled for the first time its intent to engage with the city’s...
Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado ‘will return to the country in the coming weeks’
Venezuelan opposition leader and winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Maria Corina Machado said on Sunday that she will return to Venezuela in...
Top China shipbuilding voice Li Yanqing on why the US industry can’t be rebuilt overnight
Li Yanqing, executive vice-president and secretary general of the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (Cansi), discusses the impact of US trade policies,...
Supporters of ex-president Bolsonaro rally across Brazil against Lula
Thousands of supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated in cities across the South American nation on Sunday, as organisers hoped to build...
Now is the time for China to show it’s serious about opening up
As China’s leaders convene for the annual “two sessions” starting this week, the eyes of the world will be fixed on Beijing. This gathering...
CIA tracked Iranian leaders ‘for months’ before strikes, sharing intelligence with Israel
The CIA had been tracking the movements of senior Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for months. That is according to a...
Iran football federation chief says World Cup participation in US is in doubt
Iran’s football federation president Mehdi Taj has given a bleak outlook regarding the World Cup in summer in the United States, Mexico and Canada...
3 dead, 14 injured in Texas bar shooting
Three people were killed, including the alleged gunman, and 14 others were wounded in a shooting early Sunday at a popular bar in the...
Pentagon confirms three American deaths in Iran war
The US military on Sunday confirmed that three American service members have been killed and five seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury,...