The Trump administration acknowledged a mistake after journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally included in a Signal chat discussing sensitive U.S. military plans against Yemen’s Houthis, with …
Top US officials shared Yemen strike plans with journalist in group chat
A journalist was inadvertently added to a chat with the US defence secretary and other officials who discussed a strike against the Houthi rebel group.
Trump Says Houthis in Yemen Will Be ‘Annihilated,’ as U.S. Keeps Up Strikes
President Trump said on Wednesday that the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen would be “completely annihilated” by U.S. military strikes and warned Tehran to “immediately” stop supplying it …
Korea to Boost Mineral Recycling to Counter US-China Trade Risks
South Korea aims to achieve a 20% recycling rate for strategic critical minerals by 2030, as intensifying trade tensions between the US and China expose the country to supply uncertainties.
Trump threatens Iran after ordering strikes on Yemen’s Houthis: ‘They’re dictating every move’
President Trump declared Monday that he would consider every shot fired from the Houthis to be an attack from Iran and threatened to hold the regime in Tehran responsible.
Wall Street’s Embrace of Turkey Unraveled in Just 30 Minutes
When Wall Street banks and hedge funds gathered in Istanbul last Wednesday with a top Turkish economist, they were prepared to hear about the country’s improved stability. Then they glanced at their …
Saudi Arabia: Tadawul All Share Index up 0.71% on Monday
Arab Finance: The Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) of the Saudi Exchange added 0.71% on Monday, closing at 11,778.08 points, slightly up from 11,694.77 points in the previous session. The session saw a …
Protests against Imamoglu’s arrest are pinching Turkey’s economy hard
The backlash from protests has rattled markets. The value of the Turkish lira has depreciated against the US dollar. Sovereign bond rates have fallen, and foreign investors are spooked. The Turkish st …
Iran’s currency drops to a record low of 1,039,000 rial to the dollar, Bonbast.com says
Iran’s currency dropped to a record low of 1,039,000 rial to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, according to Iranian currency tracking website Bonbast.com, losing more than half its value since President …
Indonesia’s Rupiah Sinks to Weakest Since 1998 Financial Crisis
Indonesia’s central bank intervened to prop up the local currency after the rupiah slumped to its weakest level since the Asian financial crisis in 1998 amid deepening concern over President Prabowo …