SEOUL, June 5 (Reuters) – North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, likely its largest single test, a day after South Korea and the United States endedjoint military drills. The bilateral exercises involved an American aircraft carrier for the first time in more than four years. … Read more
CNN — North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missiles were launched from the Sunan area, near the North Korean capital Pyongyang, into waters east of the Korean peninsula between 9:08 am and 9:43 am local time in … Read more
Wall Street stocks trading lower Benchmark 10-year yields reach two-week high May US jobs report beats expectations US dollar index extends gains Oil prices edge higher NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) – Global equity markets fell as US Treasury yields reached two-week highs on Friday after data showed the American economy generated a greater-than-expected number … Read more
Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) – Diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox, hoping to tap into a new market as governments ramp up efforts … Read more
China’s and US’ flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is considering “all options” as it reviews potential changes to US duties on Chinese imports, including tariff relief and new … Read more
All three Wall Street indexes trading higher Benchmark 10-year yields down Brent crude prices up 1% US dollar eases Safe-haven gold rises above 1% NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) – Global equity markets rose while US yields were lower on Thursday after lower-than-expected private payrolls data stirred hopes that the American economy was likely cooling … Read more
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a new $700 million weapons package for Ukraine that will include high mobility artillery rocket systems, which can accurately hit targets as far away as 80 km (50 miles). “The United States will stand with our Ukrainian partners and continue to provide Ukraine … Read more
BENGALURU/LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) – The global property market frenzy that gathered pace during the pandemic as people scrambled to buy more living space is likely over as interest rates rise, and house price inflation is expected to drop off, Reuters surveys of market experts showed. Huge price rises of as much as 50% through … Read more
Residential housing stretches to the horizon of Istanbul’s skyline in Turkey June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Russell Boyce Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register ISTANBUL, June 1 (Reuters) – Turkey raised natural gas and power prices on Wednesday and its energy importer blamed a “perfect storm” in global markets, feeding into an inflationary surge … Read more
Ville Korpela is executive director at the Impact Innovation Institute. Diana Mjeshtri is a policy analyst at Impact Innovation Institute. Both are members of the Councilors Program at the Atlantic Council. We currently live in a fundamentally different and much more dangerous world than we did prior to February 24. Ever since the beginning of … Read more