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Taliban mining pitch to US is a political risk time bomb

Afghanistan is estimated to hold more than US$1 trillion in mineral resources. Rich stores of copper, lithium, gold, iro...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
UN approves new map showing Africa’s true size

The UN General Assembly has backed a resolution to change to maps that more accurately show the true size of Africa.

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Why 'D-Day' was destined to be a dud

On August 19, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesse...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Regional stocks gain as US rate-hike concerns ease

RECAP: Regional stocks rose on Friday as the dollar declined and pressure on bond yields eased after comments from US Fe...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?

Russian forces were brought in to help defeat jihadists but they also defend the military leadership in Niger.

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Gulf of Oman sees ship-to-ship transfer of 24 million barrels of crude

Gulf of Oman sees ship-to-ship transfer of 24 million barrels of crude At least 24 million barrels of crude oil were exc...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
German Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in Power

Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Ge...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Jefferies fund caught with $500mn exposure to second alleged invoice fraud

Point Bonita, which bankrolled collapsed First Brands Group, emerges as big creditor to Radiant World

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
The gloves are starting to come off in markets

Wall Street analysts and investors are more willing to directly criticise Trump, particularly since a Treasury intervent...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Is Keynesianism dead?

When debt is the disease, fiscal medicine may be as likely to harm as heal

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Camaraderie and nostalgia: how Germany’s far-right AfD is winning the east

The party is predicted to secure than 40% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
The gloves are starting to come off in markets

Wall Street analysts and investors are more willing to directly criticise Trump, particularly since a Treasury intervent...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
US Republicans revolt against Flock AI surveillance as tech backlash intensifies

Governors crack down on licence-plate-reading start-up bankrolled by Trump donors

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
The repo market is the ‘dark matter’ of finance: powerful and perilous

How worried should we be about the multitrillion-dollar market’s influence over the cosmos of central banks, bonds, pens...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
EU counterterror envoy urges pressure on social platforms over youth extremism

Large-scale terrorism has receded but smaller attacks by individuals recruited online are on the rise

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Taiwan’s opposition parties split over mayoral race, threatening 2028 election alliance

A rupture between Taiwan’s two opposition parties over a mayoral race threatens to spill into November’s elections and e...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
‘RAMageddon’ hits consumer electronics as AI drains chip supply

Prices for phones, laptops and gaming consoles already up and retailers forecasting further increases

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Ireland’s leap of faith to power data centers

Under Ireland’s Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), 10 MW-plus data centers must provide at least 80% of their energy ...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Extended chat: Top US trade official defends Trump’s record

The FT interviews trade representative Jamieson Greer

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Global food prices climb to highest level since 2022 amid Black Sea strikes, UN reports

Grain prices spiked 2.5 points in August from the previous month, partly due to "continued uncertainty surrounding Black...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
4 abducted Chinese nationals rescued in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The capital police recovered four Chinese nationals kidnapped for ransom after an encounter with a gang of cr...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
German government preparing citizens for prolonged conflict with Russia — politician

Alexander King, co-chair of Berlin’s BSW party branch, made this statement at a demonstration against the closure of the...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak as haze from Indonesia worsens

Country implements state of emergency in Sarawak's Serian district after air pollution reaches 'hazardous' levels.

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Did Israel’s destruction of Gaza worsen its water crisis?

Scientists say Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s sewage system may have worsened the Mediterranean's algae bloom crisis.

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Bond revival

PAKISTAN has raised a record $3bn in its single largest international capital market transaction through a dual-tranche ...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Industry minister urges U.S. to ease tariffs on hard-to-source steel mill equipment

South Korea's industry minister urged the United States on Saturday to ease tariffs on equipment that Korean companies w...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Iran army says US bid to weaken its Hormuz control answered 'within 15 minutes'

Iran army says US bid to weaken its Hormuz control answered 'within 15 minutes' Iran responded decisively to the US atte...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump sends envoys to Russia, Ukraine with new peace plan

Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports that US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
U.S., China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks

The final agenda and participants remain in flux, the sources cautioned.

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
After Pretoria peace deal, old enemies in Ethiopia’s Tigray find new ground

The 2022 peace deal ended the war but left key disputes unresolved, giving the TPLF room to regroup as tensions return.

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Trump sends envoys to Moscow, Kyiv with new plan to 'end war'

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump said Friday he is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner ...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
US envoys take new peace plan to Moscow and Kyiv

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Switzerland announces OSCE’s readiness to facilitate negotiated settlement on Ukraine

Nicolas Bideau, spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the country that holds the OSCE chairmanship, said the org...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Moscow’s long paranoia about UK support for Russia’s foes

Relations between London and Moscow reached another peak of tension in August over the UK’s support for Ukraine. The suc...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Southeast Asia’s extreme heat exposes holes in safety net for outdoor workers

When the day heats up, small business owner Chung Kee Wa, 68, changes how he tends his oil palm plantation in Yong Peng,...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: Study

The rise was particularly notable among younger people.

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
War has made Tehran more confident, say US intelligence agencies

WASHINGTON: Intelli­gence agencies in the United States believe that six months of war may have made Iran more, not less...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
Japan says progress made on $550 billion investment pact with U.S.

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa declined to comment in detail, but said discussions on AI and chips will carry "very signi...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
NYT: 50 US Joint Staff members take polygraph test over Iran war leaks

NYT: 50 US Joint Staff members take polygraph test over Iran war leaks In an extraordinary move, US government investiga...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail
PPP blocks two gas revenue bills amid rift with govt

ISLAMABAD: The Paki­s­tan Peoples Party on Friday blocked parliamentary proceedings on two government bills dealing with...

No location · Sep 05, 2026 · Wedgetail

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