Saudi Arabia opens doors to Hong Kong stocks with launch of 2 ETFs at month-end: SFC CEO
SFC celebrated its 35th anniversary last week, bringing together seven former and current chairmen, including first head Robert Owen.
Trump on the stump, Harris hits airwaves in razor-edge US election
Trump urged supporters in battleground Wisconsin to get out the vote as Harris kicked off media blitz with podcast on reproductive rights.
Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza, southern Lebanon on eve of October 7 anniversary
Israel on alert ahead of October 7 memorials as widening conflict risks further drawing in US, which has provided military support to Israel.
China’s ‘wiser’ long-term strategy paves way to No 1 world power: Kishore Mahbubani
Veteran Singapore envoy on what the West gets wrong about China, Asean as a bellwether region and why the US should prepare for No 2 status.
China’s stimulus will fall short without private-sector confidence
While short-term stimulus will help, Beijing must directly address the fears of businesses and households to get them spending again.
Attack on Chinese nationals near Karachi airport leaves 2 dead, 10 injured
Pakistani separatist group BLA claimed responsibility, saying it had ‘targeted a high-level convoy of Chinese engineers and investors’.
Iran’s Quds Force chief out of contact since Beirut strikes, Iranian officials say
Esmail Qaani, who travelled to Lebanon last month after Hezbollah chief killed in Israeli strike, has not been heard from since last week.
UK PM Starmer’s chief of staff quits over reports about salary
Sue Gray’s resignation came after recent BBC report that her annual salary was US$223,000, about US$3,933 more than the PM’s.
Russian activity in Ireland ‘should come as no surprise’, says PM Simon Harris
Harris was commenting on report that Russian intelligence allegedly used ‘honeytrap’ to recruit Irish politician as an agent.
Kremlin critic killed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region: reports
Ildar Dadin, who was jailed for protesting against Putin, was killed in Ukraine while fighting alongside Kyiv forces, Russian media reported.