The Guardian view on the EU and Israel: moving beyond mere exhortation | Editorial
Benjamin Netanyahu has brushed aside European concerns over Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. A tougher approach from Brussels is overdue
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Kalshi promo code NYPMAX: Trade $10, get $10 for NHL Playoffs
Kalshi continues to capture the imagination of the general public, and the budding prediction market is offering new users a welcome bonus when they sign up.
· Malik Smith
San Diego named one of the best cities for college graduates in 2026 despite brutal housing market
California’s two biggest cities got the cold shoulder in a new ranking of the best places for fresh-faced college graduates to launch their careers — while another SoCal city stole the spotlight.
· Joe Burn
Fed Chair nominee Warsh says monetary policy must remain independent, but Fed must 'stay in its lane'
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh said Monday the central bank must be largely independent of political influence but also should stay focused on its primary goals.
· Jeff Cox
Israel charges 'smuggler' with running lucrative black market deliveries to Gaza | The National
Israeli prosecutors have charged a suspected smuggler accused of arranging black market deliveries worth millions of dollars into wartime Gaza.
· The National
NHA gives financial aid to fire-affected families in Davao Region
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· Arlie O. Calalo
PH urges World Bank to facilitate aid releases
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· Niña Myka Pauline Arceo
Growth, urbanisation and fintech: How Africa's economy has evolved over the last 10 years
Africa has experienced an acceleration of its economic and digital transformations over the last decade.
· AfricaNews
Can we stop demonizing each other over the West Bank - opinion
I have lived in Judea and Samaria for years now, raising children who know every winding road and ancient olive grove as home. And still, when the conversation turns to “the settlements,” I often feel the same weary frustration I imagine many of you on the other side feel when you hear the word “settler.”
· ALIZA PILICHOWSKI
Israel at a crossroads: Choosing between decline and a renewed vision for Israel - opinion
As it enters its 79th year, the State of Israel stands at a crossroads. It can drift toward becoming a Jewish-religious nationalist state, with Third World levels of public services and GDP, or it can return to the Zionist path and serve as a model for combining liberal values with ancient tradition.
· SHUKI FRIEDMAN
Tomorrow's Testimony: Kevin Warsh To Walk Tightrope On Rates, Inflation And Fed Independence
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, will appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10AM ET in what is shaping up to be one of the most politically charged confirmation hearings in the central bank’s modern history.
· Tyler Durden
40 Hong Kong tour groups safe after magnitude 7.5 quake strikes Japan
Japan issues tsunami warning for north and northeast prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate, after quake strikes at 4.53pm
· Wynna Wong
40 Hong Kong tour groups safe after magnitude 7.5 quake strikes Japan
Japan issues tsunami warning for north and northeast prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate, after quake strikes at 4.53pm
· Wynna Wong
Schrodinger's Strait, Schrodinger's Market
By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank
· Tyler Durden
Israel restores West Bank settlement, as minister demands occupation of Gaza
Israel has re-established a settlement in the Palestinian village of Sanur, 20 years after it was dismantled as part of Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
· Middleeasteye
A watermelon market and the pope’s visit to Angola: photos of the day – Monday
View image in fullscreenLondon, UKPolice on duty at the annual “420” event in Hyde Park, where hundreds are expected to gather to celebrate cannabis culturePhotograph: Amer Ghazzal/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenTekirdağ, TurkeyA restaurant terrace in the coastal city is lapped by the waters of the Sea of …
· Matt Fidler
Key Events This Week: Warsh Nomination Hearing, Retail Sales, Fed Blackout, Earnings
As the war in Iran enters its 8th week, Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid says that recent developments can be framed in two ways: either five steps forward towards peace and three back (seems more apt than three and two), or as evidence that the two sides remain far enough apart that a lasting deal will be extremely hard to…
· Tyler Durden
Coalition might keep negative gearing, CGT changes they oppose to pay for pledges
The Coalition might bank any revenue generated from changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax rather than campaigning to reverse them, potentially cementing the reforms and handing Opposition Leader Angus Taylor billions to offer in tax cuts at the next election.
· Paul Sakkal
China’s Huawei debuts AI glasses to challenge Meta, Alibaba and Rokid in crowded arena
Huawei’s debut adds momentum to China’s booming smart eyewear market, which saw shipments surge 35-fold in 2025
· Iris Deng
Huawei launches AI glasses as China battle for smart wearables intensifies
Huawei’s debut adds momentum to China’s booming smart eyewear market, which saw shipments surge 35-fold in 2025
· Iris Deng
‘Hormuz moment’ could herald decline of US dominance: Citic Securities analysts
Drawing comparisons with UK’s watershed ‘Suez moment’ in 1950s, report says US now ‘wedged’ in strait and searching for a way out
· Frank Chen
‘Hormuz moment’ could herald decline of US dominance: Citic Securities analysts
Drawing comparisons with UK’s watershed ‘Suez moment’ in 1950s, report says US now ‘wedged’ in strait and searching for a way out
· Frank Chen
Gulf aviation has recovered before. It can do so again | The National
Modern aviation rests on a deceptively fragile foundation. The system appears seamless to the traveller: aircraft depart, cross continents and arrive according to carefully orchestrated schedules. Yet beneath this apparent stability lies a complex web of airspace agreements, geopolitical assumptions and operational …
· Linus Benjamin Bauer
Hong Kong watchdog warns of undeclared gluten in Marks and Spencer yoghurt
The Centre for Food Safety is investigating the omission of gluten from ingredients list as the importer recalls the batch as a precaution
· Denise Tsang
Hong Kong watchdog warns of undeclared gluten in Marks and Spencer yoghurt
The Centre for Food Safety is investigating the omission of gluten from ingredients list as the importer recalls the batch as a precaution
· Denise Tsang
"Critical Inflection Point" Reached As USA Rare Earth Expands With $2.8 Billion Serra Verde Buyout
USA Rare Earth Inc. is acquiring Brazil’s Serra Verde Group in a roughly $2.8 billion cash-and-stock deal, part of a broader push by the U.S. and its allies to secure independent supplies of critical minerals, according to CNBC and Bloomberg.
· Tyler Durden
Investors are misreading news about the Iran war, analysts say as markets whipsaw
"Complacent" investors risk getting wrong-footed as they continue to misread developments in the Iran war, analysts said after markets reacted to the brief reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, only for their hopes to be dashed.
· Joseph Wilkins
As the Hormuz crisis exposes ‘fragile’ global supply chains, how will China respond?
Beijing has so far managed to contain fallout from the Iran war – but policymakers are still moving to reinforce resilience
· Frank Chen
As the Hormuz crisis exposes ‘fragile’ global supply chains, how will China respond?
Beijing has so far managed to contain fallout from the Iran war – but policymakers are still moving to reinforce resilience
· Frank Chen
Russian Oil Is Too Big to Ignore, Kremlin Says
The Kremlin said Monday that a new U.S. sanctions waiver on Russian oil exports proves that the commodity is too vital to the global economy to be sidelined.
· The Moscow Times
President approves nomination of Shin Hyun-song as BOK governor
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday approved the appointment of Shin Hyun-song as governor of the Bank of Korea, according to Cheong Wa Dae.
· Lee Jung-joo
Futures Slide As Oil Jumps On Ceasefire Setbacks, Nasdaq In Danger Of Ending 13-Day Streak
Futures are lower, but well off session lows,after a weekend of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz cast doubt over US-Iran peace talks ahead of Tuesday’s ceasefire expiration. On Saturday, Iran said the Strait will be closed until the US blockade is lifted, with ships reporting attacks. The US then fired and seized an Ir…
· Tyler Durden
Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to US are ‘weakness’ to be corrected
Prime minister details efforts to attract investment and sign trade deals with other countries in 10-minute video address
· Associated Press in Vancouver
Gulf Trade Exposure Index: Nations at greatest risk from Hormuz Strait closure | The National
The war with Iran has laid bare one of the global economy's most exposed fault lines. For nearly two months, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped and the countries that depend most heavily on what passes through it are now confronting the full weight of that reliance.
· Fadah Jassem
Israeli officials attend Sa-nur settlement reestablishment ceremony
Cabinet ministers, members of Knesset, local politicians, and hundreds of settler activists celebrated the reestablishment and repopulation of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the northern West Bank on Sunday, nearly 21 years after its evacuation under the Disengagement Plan.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Villars deny SEC’s insider trading, market manipulation charges
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· gdecastro0289
Mainland Chinese to make 980,000 inbound trips to Hong Kong for Labour Day break
Estimate from Immigration Department represents 7 per cent increase from last year’s holiday
· Wynna Wong
Mainland Chinese to make 980,000 inbound trips to Hong Kong for Labour Day break
Estimate from Immigration Department represents 7 per cent increase from last year’s holiday
· Wynna Wong
Chow Yun-fat nets 91% gain on Hong Kong flat after 31 years as prices rebound
Veteran actor’s deal highlights recovery on the secondary market, even as new launches curb momentum
· Peggy Ye
Chow Yun-fat nets 91% gain on Hong Kong flat after 31 years as prices rebound
Veteran actor’s deal highlights recovery on the secondary market, even as new launches curb momentum
· Peggy Ye
Strong quake hits Japan; northeast residents told to prepare emergency kits
The areas outlined in orange indicate regions under tsunami warnings, while those marked in yellow show where tsunami advisories have been issued. (Screenshot from JMA's website)
· Staff Writer
American Airlines falls 3% premarket after dismissing United megamerger
American Airlines stock fell in premarket trading on Monday after it rejected talks of a potential megamerger with United Airlines late last week.
· Sawdah Bhaimiya
Le Pen, Bardella offer to slash red tape in overture to business leaders
PARIS — Far-right leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella pledged on Monday to "liberate" the French economy by slashing red tape and bureaucracy.
· Clea Caulcutt
Novosibirsk Agriculture Minister Fired After Mass Cattle Culls Spark Farmer Protests
The agriculture minister of the Novosibirsk region was dismissed on Monday following a mass cattle cull that triggered rare public protests and significant financial losses for local farmers.
· The Moscow Times
CPC lodges complaint over alleged false reporting by Hiru TV on crude oil procurement
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has submitted a detailed formal complaint to the Ministry of Mass Media, raising serious concerns over what it describes as the dissemination of false and misleading information by Hiru TV, operated by Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, causing significant harm to the instituti…
· Supuni Kulasinghe
China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies
PBOC head urges IMF to ‘stand against protectionism’ amid effects from tariffs, Iran war
· Ralph Jennings
China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies
PBOC head urges IMF to ‘stand against protectionism’ amid effects from tariffs, Iran war
· Ralph Jennings
Hong Kong well positioned to attract global capital amid geopolitical shifts: think tank
Hong Kong is attracting global investors seeking stability as interest grows in its financial markets, FSDC officials say
· Yulu Ao
Hong Kong well positioned to attract global capital amid geopolitical shifts: think tank
Hong Kong is attracting global investors seeking stability as interest grows in its financial markets, FSDC officials say
· Yulu Ao
Over 60 nations gather in Brussels for talks with Palestinian PM on stability in Gaza, West Bank
From left, Belgium’s Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide during a meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution in Brussels, Monday, April 20, 2026…
· Sam Mcneil