Indonesia's president cancels China trip as protests continue
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned visit to China as nationwide protests spread beyond Jakarta, with several region...
The U.S. dollar strengthened and Bitcoin surged to a new record, as investors shrugged off fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump.
The dollar gained against major currencies, rising 0.37% to 0.797 Swiss francs and pushing the euro down 0.23% to $1.1692. The dollar index climbed 0.27%.
Markets remained calm despite Trump's threat of 50% tariffs on Brazil, which triggered a 2.8% drop in the Brazilian real.
Investors leaned into riskier assets amid optimism that extreme trade measures were unlikely. This lifted Bitcoin to an all-time high of $113,820 and helped Nvidia reach a historic $4 trillion valuation.
U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly fell, pushing 10-year Treasury yields slightly higher. Fed minutes signalled likely interest rate cuts later this year, further boosting market confidence.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned visit to China as nationwide protests spread beyond Jakarta, with several regional parliament buildings set on fire.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Sunday for a regional security summit, Chinese and Russian state media reported.
China’s largest city and global financial hub, Shanghai, has set a new heat record, state media reported on Saturday. Temperatures in the city exceeded 35°C (95°F) for 25 consecutive days, breaking the previous record set in 1926.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Japan on Thursday to meet his Japanese counterpart, Shigeru Ishiba, with trade and security high on the agenda.
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