Democrats Reject CLARITY Act Over Ethics Provisions On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, Democratic lawmakers formally rejected the Republican-drafted CLARITY Act, a proposed market structure bill…
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Xi Jinping Pledges China-Led AI Collaboration for BRICS Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on September 13, 2026, that China will spearhead artificial intelligence collaboration among…
Sanctions on Settlements Won’t Cut Intelligence Sharing Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Wednesday, 09 September 2026, that Israel’s intelligence agencies have assured the UK…
JP Morgan Chief Presses Chancellor Ahead of October Budget Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JP Morgan Chase, met UK Chancellor John Healey on Wednesday and…
UK Foreign Secretary Stands Firm on Settlement Ban Ed Miliband, the UK Foreign Secretary, on Wednesday defended the government’s decision to impose sanctions on Israeli…
U.S. Import Ban on Canadian Goods Set for Sept. 29 Washington has unveiled a sweeping import ban on a range of Canadian goods, a move…
Trump’s Bombardier Ultimatum: Build in the U.S. or Lose Market Access President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, September 6, 2026, that Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier…
AfD’s Thuringia Win Shakes German Political Establishment Berlin, September 7, 2026 – Germany’s political landscape faces a seismic shift after the far-right Alternative for Germany…
Deadly Strikes on Qana Raise Specter of Broader Escalation On Monday, September 7, 2026, Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese town of Qana killed at…
Ceasefire Fractures as Sunday Attacks Claim 11 Lives Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the United States to intervene and halt Israeli attacks after Sunday’s…
Farage Concedes Optics While Defending Legal Record Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, conceded on Sunday that the overseas donation controversy enveloping his party “looks…
Putin’s ‘Difficult’ Signal Adds to Geopolitical Jitters Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during a meeting in Moscow on…
Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan Centers on Yuan and Cross-Border Flows Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced on Friday that the city’s inaugural five-year…
US Sanctions Turkish Bank Accused of Iran Evasion On September 5, 2026, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Turkey’s Halkbank, accusing it of enabling Iranian…
Ursula von der Leyen’s Arctic Gambit European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to visit Greenland in the coming weeks, a trip that…
Saudi Arabia Cleared for $5.75B in U.S. Weapons On Friday, September 4, 2026, the U.S. State Department approved a potential $5.75 billion arms sale to…
Taiwan Opposition Split Over Zhubei Mayor Threatens 2028 Alliance Taiwan’s two main opposition parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), have failed…
Lutnick’s Pentagon Review Targets Cerberus Deals Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has initiated a review of Pentagon contracts involving private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, according…
Ukraine’s Sanctions Envoy Lobbies Congress Amid Recess Clock Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s sanctions commissioner, spent the week of August 31, 2026, in Washington,…
Trump’s Fed Ultimatum Adds New Risk to Rate Path President Donald Trump on Thursday, September 3, 2026, demanded that the Federal Reserve slash interest rates…
BitMEX Co-Founder Boosts Reform UK Coffers With £4M Injection Ben Delo, the billionaire co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, has handed Reform UK another £4 million,…
Sheriffs’ Association Drops Opposition to CLARITY Act Ahead of Senate Vote The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) has withdrawn its opposition to the CLARITY Act, shifting…
Vice President Calls For Rate Relief Ahead Of FOMC Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday said the Federal Reserve should lower interest rates, arguing that…
Michigan Court Converts Temporary Sports Betting Ban Into Permanent Injunction On Thursday, September 3, 2026, a Michigan state court converted a temporary restraining order into…
Zelenskyy Confirms US Envoys’ Follow-Up Kyiv Trip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he was briefed by US President Donald Trump’s special envoys…
House Passes Stopgap Funding Through Midterms On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a short-term spending measure, averting a…
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) fined Cathay Securities Investment Trust (Cathay SITE) NT$2.4 million (~US$75,000) for conflict-of-interest violations tied to a former director’s external role.…
Kalshi Suspends Buckhout Three Years Over Self-Bet Prediction market platform Kalshi has suspended Republican House candidate Laurie Buckhout for three years, according to a report…
Shein Global Holdings Ltd. ($SHEI) made its long-awaited public market debut, but the timing coincides with a slowdown in its historically explosive growth trajectory. The…
The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet shows a $344 billion year-over-year increase in Treasury bill holdings, marking a notable shift in the composition of its asset…