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Trump travel ban adds to Caribbean woes
Washington’s move expanding travel restrictions to include two small Caribbean nations is raising fears of economic disruption in a region where mobility to the United States underpins tourism, education, healthcare […]
Pricey beans brew consumer shift
Global coffee prices rose to record highs this year, sending the cost of cappuccinos and lattes soaring. But a caffeine habit is hard to kick. Read full story Date: 27 […]
Venezuelans held in Salvadoran prison look to challenge deportation in US court
Dec 26 (Reuters) – A group of ‌Venezuelans who were sent to a maximum-security El Salvador prison from ‌the U.S. and then returned to Venezuela called on Friday for ‌the […]
Asia rides the dollar dip
Asia is back on top. The region’s stock markets have beaten the United States and Europe this year, credit markets are strong, currencies are strengthening, and investors expect the momentum […]
EM optimism after stellar year
Emerging markets (EMs) are poised to start 2026 as a favoured trade on Wall Street, with money managers betting a multi-year cycle of investment inflows is underway. Read full story […]
Zelenskiy says Russia using Belarus territory to circumvent Ukrainian defences
Dec 26 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ‌said on Friday that Russia was using ordinary apartment blocks on the ‌territory of its ally Belarus to attack Ukrainian targets and circumvent […]
Riyadh hosts Saudi-Chinese festival as cultural year draws to a close
RIYADAH, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — A Saudi-Chinese cultural festival opened this week in Riyadh, capping a year-long initiative aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries through art, technology, and […]
Brazil’s top court orders detention of ex- head of highway police after escape attempt
SAO PAULO, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Brazil ‌Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday ordered the preventive ‌detention of the former head of the country’s federal highway police, ‌who […]
Four hikers found dead on Greek mountain
ATHENS, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Four hikers were found dead on Friday on Mount Vardousia in central Greece, near Delphi, according to the Greek national broadcaster ERT. Read full story […]
Russia likely placing new hypersonic missiles at former airbase in Belarus, researchers find
WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Moscow is likely stationing new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic ‌missiles at a former airbase in eastern Belarus, a development that could bolster Russia’s ability to deliver […]