Tomislav Cvitanusic at Nuptse High Camp during his Mount Everest climb, May 2023. (Photo courtesy Tomislav Cvitanusic)
In regional security offices at diplomatic posts overseas, Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) special…
Residents of a neighbourhood in central Gaza say it was completely destroyed by Israeli airstrikes overnight, leaving thousands homeless.BBC Arabic's Adnan El-Bursh met people who lived there. While he was in the neighbourhood, a warning…
Stocks experienced a turbulent day on Thursday after Fed’s Powell contributed to market volatility
Investors were already grappling with rising bond yields, the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, and the series of corporate earnings…
The briefly crossed above the 5% mark yesterday — the highest since 2007 — before settling at 4.98%, based on Treasury.gov data.
For buy-and-hold investors, the elevated yield looks compelling, at least relative to recent years, when…
Generalising about the 100 coups in post-independence Africa is difficult, but common primary drivers can be discerned.
The toppling of King Farouk in 1952 by the Egyptian army marked the beginning of military intervention to gain…
Charles Leclerc edged out Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton to take pole; Max Verstappen sixth after losing fastest lap for track limits breach; get set for Sprint Saturday: tune in live to the Sprint…
Restrictive monetary conditions, from higher yields and tighter lending conditions, are the Fed’s “Waterloo.”
If you don’t remember, the “Battle of Waterloo” was fought on June 18th, 1815. The battle was a catastrophic defeat for the…
Risk off Remains the Dominant ThemeIt was “risk off” again first thing this morning as Europe’s leading indexes fell along with US index futures following Wednesday’s selling. Though the indexes bounced off their lows by mid-day…