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21.02 / 14:07

UPS Waves economy Hudson President Interviews International Terence Corcoran: Not the 51st state, but maybe a ‘North American Superstate’?

In the atmosphere of political conflict created by United States President Donald Trump it is hard, even impossible, to understand what his administration’s objectives are. His confrontational style has unleashed a global wave of uncertainty and instability that is shaking nations and international institutions, from Ukraine to Europe and Asia. Nobody knows that experience better than Canadians who have been grappling with Trump’s consistent and demeaning claim to want to turn Canada into “the 51st state.”

21.02 / 13:19

markets Cooper security Trade President country cover Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific with his Australian, French counterparts at trilateral meeting in Johannesburg

21.02 / 10:33

UPS Man Citizens President War Department International A stiff drink from the Trump fire hose

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When you think aloud for a living you’re lately getting a lot of wry comments like “It must be hard to come up with a topic with nothing going on." “It’s drinking from a fire hose," the journalist will reply. Meanwhile, normal people are asking: He doesn’t really think he’s a king, right? I’ve grown tired of saying, “Well, that was insane," and we’re barely a month in.

21.02 / 09:17

COST Target Stealth wellness War Battlefield Is the age of American air superiority coming to an end?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On August 26th the skies over Ukraine filled with the roar of 230 missiles and Shahed explosive-laden drones. It was Russia’s biggest such attack and it ought to have been devastating, since the largest missiles each carried as much as 700kg of explosives.

21.02 / 08:23

markets COST UPS security Continental Opinion Trump hands Europe a $3 trillion defense dilemma worthy of Hamlet

Donald Trump threatens to abandon the continent’s existing security arrangements – which it spent the best part of a century leading – and Vladimir Putin presses his advantage in Ukraine ceasefire talks where Europeans have no seat.

21.02 / 05:07

UPS security Trade President War country How Europe must respond as Trump and Putin smash the post-war order

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The PAST week has been the bleakest in Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Ukraine is being sold out, Russia is being rehabilitated and, under Donald Trump, America can no longer be counted on to come to Europe’s aid in wartime.

21.02 / 04:11

MET Progressive President War Celebrity Interviews Trump, Putin meeting depends on progress toward ending Ukraine war, says Rubio

Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin «will largely depend on whether we can make any progress on ending the war in Ukraine,» U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.

21.02 / 02:59

markets Platform President War social Features Elon Musk vows to 'fix' X feature over Ukraine and Volodymr Zelensky

Elon Musk said Thursday that a feature on his social media platform X which allows users to fact-check potentially misleading posts was being «gamed» over Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky and vowed to «fix» it.

20.02 / 20:09

markets security Strategy President Experts reports Donald Trump's NATO strategy change sparks concerns among European leaders

Donald Trump’s stance on NATO has reignited fears about the alliance’s future, leaving European leaders scrambling to assess the consequences of his policies.

20.02 / 17:01

security War country travelers peace International Good time to get to grown-ups' table

Ukraine peace talks' on Tuesday in Riyadh. With the 'elephant' of Ukraine not in the room, frankly, the meeting was more about 'resumption' of US-Russia ties and Moscow's view of Europe's security architecture than ending the Russia-Ukraine war. The Riyadh meeting, and much of Donald Trump's statements on international relations, signal a direction of travel: an increasingly multipolar world with its separate spheres of influence (SoI).

20.02 / 16:05

Aware JPM information Courts JP Morgan's JEMA trust embroiled in another Russian court case

JEMA's manager informed the trust's board of the legal proceedings today (20 February), which relate to the purchase of Eurobonds for a fee of $830,183, according to a stock exchange notice. It explained that the Russian bank allegedly made a payment in February of 2022 but did not receive the Eurobonds due to sanctions imposed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Assets frozen in former JPM Russia trust over alleged debts to VTB JEMA said: «We are not aware of any nexus between JEMA and amounts or Eurobonds allegedly owing to Sberbank KIB. We will continue to monitor the proc...

20.02 / 16:03

markets security Experts War gatherings peace History repeats itself? Expert warns Trump-Putin peace talks mirror chilling echoes of Hitler and Mussolini's 1938 land grab in Czechoslovakia; Russia taunts and teases Zelensky, calls him a 'cornered rat'

20.02 / 14:55

markets security President War reports International How Trump has flipped American foreign policy

Trump made headlines with his wild foreign policy moves such as by laying a claim to Panama Canal, planning to buy Greenland and offering Canada to become the 51st US state. However, with one wild jerk, he has flipped America's foreign policy: in less than 10 days, he has managed to completely sideline friends Europe and Ukraine to embrace foe Russia.

20.02 / 14:51

UPS security Trade President War country How Donald Trump upended the world in 30 days

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Chennai: If Donald Trump’s political resurrection and return as the 47th president of the US was dramatic, his first few weeks in office have been extraordinary. Armed with a strong mandate, a governing ‘trifecta’ with control over the White House, Senate and the House of Representatives, and an absolute sway over the Republican Party, he is on steroids.

20.02 / 06:21

Provident security President War country peace Trump’s attack on Zelensky signals new world order taking shape

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump has dramatically shifted the direction of U.S. foreign policy in four short weeks, making the U.S.

20.02 / 02:03

markets security Election President War peace Trump tells 'dictator' Zelenskyy to move fast or lose Ukraine

Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a «dictator» on Wednesday and warned he had to move quickly to secure peace or risk losing his country, deepening a feud between the two leaders that has alarmed European officials.

19.02 / 03:23

UPS Fighting security economy President War How Vladimir Putin plans to play Donald Trump

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Judged by the din of Russian propaganda and the despair among some Europeans, Vladimir Putin has never been closer to winning his war on Ukraine. Yet three years after his invasion, it is not clear what “win" means.

19.02 / 02:41

markets UPS Analysis Trade President War peace Dollar firms on Ukraine tensions, kiwi slumps as RBNZ slashes rates

U.S. dollar held firm on Wednesday on the back of tariff concerns and tense Russia-Ukraine negotiations, while the New Zealand dollar slid after the central bank delivered a super-sized interest rate cut. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand reduced its benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% on Wednesday as widely expected. The central bank has now cut rates by 175 basis points since August as the central bank races to boost a sluggish economy and curb rising unemployment.

19.02 / 02:41

markets UPS Analysis Trade President peace Oil gains on U.S., Russia supply curtailments as market seeks Ukraine talks clarity

Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday amid oil supply disruptions in the U.S. and Russia and as markets awaited clarity on the Ukraine peace talks. Brent crude futures gained 20 cents, or 0.3% at $76.04 a barrel at 0146 GMT, climbing for a third day.

19.02 / 01:47

markets security War country peace US, Russia forge ahead on peace talks, without Ukraine

19.02 / 01:47

markets Analysis Trade President War Pharmaceuticals Asian stocks to drop as Trump floats more tariffs

Asian stocks are poised for early losses as the threat of a broader global trade war and geopolitical uncertainty continued to weigh on investors. Shares in Australia dropped 1% shortly after opening Wednesday, with National Australia Bank Ltd. plunging by more than 8% after it announced a fall in earnings. Equity index futures for Hong Kong and Shanghai pointed to declines while contracts for Tokyo’s benchmark was little changed. That’s after a surge in chipmakers saw the S&P 500 edge higher and top its January record despite a slide in most big techs.

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