European and Asian shares traded higher Wednesday as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy decision later in the day.Story Published at: March 22, 2023 at 03:26AM
Global markets tick higher as investors await key Fed decision
Boris Johnson to be quizzed by lawmakers over claims he misled parliament
Boris Johnson will on Wednesday hit back at claims he deliberately misled parliament while serving as British prime minister. Story Published at: March 22, 2023 at 04:00AM
Thailand to hold general election on May 14, poll body says
Thailand will hold elections on May 14, the national poll body said on Tuesday, a day after parliament was dissolved.Story Published at: March 22, 2023 at 02:06AM
Uganda parliament passes law criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ
Ugandan lawmakers have approved a law which imposes a punishment of up to 10 years in prison for identifying as LGBTQ+, among other things.Story Published at: March 21, 2023 at 08:45PM
Ecuador opens terrorism investigation after journalists receive explosive devices in mail
Ecuador’s public prosecutor has opened a terrorism investigation after at least five journalists received envelopes containing explosive devices.Story Published at: March 21, 2023 at 08:05PM
Strong earthquake strikes Afghanistan, with tremors felt in Pakistan and India
A strong earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday, with tremors felt in cities in Pakistan and India.Story Published at: March 21, 2023 at 06:43PM
UK counter terrorism police investigating after man set on fire near mosque
British counter terrorism police are investigating an attack on a man who was set on fire while he was walking home from a mosque in Birmingham, central England, on Monday.Story Published at: March 21, 2023 at 04:03PM
China bills itself as a Ukraine peacemaker but US says Xi’s talks with Putin provide ‘diplomatic cover’ for war
Xi Jinping began a second day of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, but Western allies remained skeptical of any breakthrough over the war in Ukraine and Washington warned the Chinese leader’s visit provides “diplomatic cover” for Moscow.Story Published at: March 21, 2023 at 07:06AM
Saudi Arabia releases dual US-Saudi citizen from prison after he posted critical tweets about the kingdom
Saudi Arabia released US-Saudi dual national Saad Ibrahim Almadi from prison, more than a year after he was arrested for tweets critical of the kingdom, Almadi’s son, Ibrahim, told CNN.Story Published at: March 21, 2023 at 12:09PM
Israeli minister denies the existence of a Palestinian identity, inviting US rebuke
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people or nationhood over the weekend, prompting a rebuke from the United States just weeks after calling for a Palestinian town to be “erased.” Story Published at: March 21, 2023 at 12:13PM