News Updates from November 12 Us Dollar Hits Highest in 6 Months Trump Names Witkoff As Special Envoy to Middle East
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US bans flights to Haiti after three planes struck by gunfire
Violence escalates as new interim prime minister is sworn inWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Trump appoints real estate exec Steven Witkoff as Middle East envoy
President-elect Trump said Tuesday that he picked real estate executive Steven Witkoff to be special envoy to the Middle East in his next administration. “Steve is a Highly Respected Leader in ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Who Are Mike Huckabee and Steven Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Picks?
Mike Huckabee and Steven Witkoff have both made pro-Israel statements. Here’s a closer look at the two men who will help shape Mr. Trump’s approach in the Middle East.World - The New York Times - 13 hours ago -
Who Are Mike Huckabee and Steven Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Picks?
Mike Huckabee and Steven Witkoff have both made pro-Israel statements. Here’s a closer look at the two men who will help shape Mr. Trump’s approach in the Middle East.Top stories - The New York Times - 12 hours ago -
Six cities, one question: is China’s property market turning a corner?
From Shanghai to Guangzhou and Beijing to Foshan, buyers and agents voice concerns ahead of next phase of stimulusWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Indonesia steps up trade protectionism with Apple and Google phone bans
South-east Asia’s largest economy pushes foreign tech groups to invest locally or lose market accessWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
How to live in a polarised age
Instead of regretting how populists exploit resentments, liberals need to find out what those resentments areWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Best Employers: Asia-Pacific
Which companies do people most like working for in Asia-Pacific? The FT and Statista surveyed 50,000 employees to find out. Plus: long hours in Japan; caste and corporate India; China’s robot ...World - Financial Times - 4 hours ago -
News updates from November 13: US inflation rose to 2.6% in October; Donald Trump picks Matt Gaetz as attorney-general
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Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live
Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Trump appoints real estate investor, golf partner as Middle East peace envoy
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Middle East latest: US won't halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation
Eight international aid groups say Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza StripWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Cop29 live updates: Carbon credit trade rules approved, breaking lengthy deadlock
Draft decision on article 6 approved with no objections. UN climate chief Simon Stiell gave a moving speech at the Cop29 opening plenary on Monday, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Middle East crisis live: Aid entering Gaza is lowest in months, says Unrwa, as US deadline approaches
US had warned Israel a month ago that it had just 30 days to address humanitarian crisis. Images sent over the news wires show smoke billowing over Beirut after Israeli strikes on the southern ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Dollar hits six-month high as Trump tariff talk fuels inflation fears
US Treasury yields rise as traders scale back expectations for interest rate cutsBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
China targets 2mn lifts to keep its ageing population upwardly mobile
A campaign is under way to retrofit older apartments but authorities and residents are fighting over the billWorld - Financial Times - November 2 -
Budget Q&A: Readers’ questions answered
Experts respond to queries about measures announced in the autumn BudgetWorld - Financial Times - November 2 -
Writing to Beirut, again
How do you write about home when words fail you?World - Financial Times - November 2 -
How the US election may unsettle Europe
Europeans mostly prefer Harris to Trump but challenges lie ahead on democracy, defence and economicsWorld - Financial Times - November 2 -
US business leaders must voice their fears about Trump
Defending stability and prosperity is a test of America’s corporate responsibilityWorld - Financial Times - November 2 -
Middle East crisis live: US warns Israel it will withhold arms funding if Gaza aid doesn’t improve
US state department confirms reports that secretary of state and defense secretary warned Israel . See all our Middle East coverage here Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Middle East crisis live: US wants Gaza fighting pause, Blinken says, but will not limit arms transfers despite Israel missing aid deadline
Humanitarian groups say almost none of the US’s demands that Israel improve conditions in Gaza have been met. The US wants real and extended pauses in fighting in Gaza so assistance can get to ...World - The Guardian - 12 hours ago -
Consumer sentiment hits 6-month high as Republicans grow confident in Trump win
Growing confidence among Republicans in a victory for Donald Trump helped push a survey of consumer sentiment to a six-month high less than two weeks before the U.S. presidential election.Business - MarketWatch - October 25 -
How the US election could impact the Middle East
Harris or Trump? The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jerusalem assesses who Israelis and Palestinians want to win.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Middle East latest: Trump, Harris address Israeli airstrikes on Iran amid US presidential campaigns
Israel has unleashed predawn airstrikes against military sites in IranWorld - ABC News - October 26 -
Middle East crisis live: France sees ‘window’ to end wars in Gaza and Lebanon after Trump victory
France’s foreign minister cites Donald Trump’s desire to see end of ‘Middle East’s endless wars’. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said the presidential election result in the US is a ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Economists warn Trump’s policies will trigger inflation
US president-elect won on claims he could rid of high prices yet many analysts think he will do the oppositeBusiness - Financial Times - November 6 -
Israel, Lebanon and the mirage of a new Middle East
Lebanese academic and diplomat Ghassan Salamé on how conflict engulfed his country — and why it is folly to try to reshape the region by forceWorld - Financial Times - October 19 -
Climate fight 'bigger than one election', says Biden’s top envoy
COP29 climate summit opens amid fears the US election will derail efforts to stop the planet heating up.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Wall Street hits record high after Trump election win, as US dollar, bitcoin and Tesla shares surge – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as investors pile into Trump trades after US election result. Donald Trump elected US president in stunning political ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant
Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Patriot — Alexei Navalny’s fight for a ‘beautiful Russia’, in his own words
The memoir of Putin’s murdered opponent is a worthy testament to his courage, defiance and humourWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
Trump speaks at Al Smith dinner after Harris during rally ridicules ‘father of IVF’ claim – US politics live
Donald Trump receives warm response and criticises lack of personal appearance by Kamala Harris, who spotlights reproductive rights during rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Don’t miss important US ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Trump chooses Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff
President-elect chooses his 2024 campaign manager in first appointment to major role in administrationWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago