Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Army member and Tupac’s godmother, dies in Cuba at 78
Assata Shakur, a prominent Black liberation activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army, has died in Havana, Cuba, at the age of 78. The C...
Asian stocks and oil prices slipped on Tuesday ahead of a major central bankers’ meeting, as investors weighed positive signals from peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine.
European equity futures ticked higher after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that security guarantees for Kyiv could be finalised within 10 days following talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and European partners.
Japan’s Nikkei index briefly set a new intraday record before retreating. The U.S. dollar held gains from Monday as traders awaited guidance from the Federal Reserve before its Jackson Hole symposium later this week.
Kyle Rodda of Capital.com noted that markets remain cautious, with expectations of a dovish shift from the Fed. Equity strength and further dollar weakness, he said, depend on the central bank meeting these expectations.
MSCI’s broadest Asia-Pacific index outside Japan dipped 0.2% after U.S. stocks ended slightly lower. In Europe, Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.3%, German DAX futures gained 0.2%, and UK FTSE futures added 0.3%.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told Fox News that the Trump–Zelenskyy meeting with European and NATO partners had been “very successful.” The talks followed last week’s Alaska summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which failed to secure a ceasefire. Trump later said he had called Putin and was preparing a direct meeting between him and Zelenskyy, followed by a trilateral summit.
Markets are also focused on the Jackson Hole symposium running from 21-23 August, where Fed Chair Jerome Powell will outline the economic outlook. Futures data show an 83.6% chance of a quarter-point cut at the September 17 Fed meeting, according to CME FedWatch.
Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.5%, weighed down by a 5% drop in SoftBank after it announced a $2 billion investment in struggling U.S. chipmaker Intel.
On currencies, the dollar stood at 147.78 yen, the euro was steady at $1.1658, and the dollar index edged up to 98.171 after Monday’s 0.2% rise.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
A French appeals court has reopened the trial of Air France and Airbus over the 2009 crash of Flight AF447, which resulted in the deaths of all 228 people on board.
Tropical Storm Imelda formed on Sunday, September 28, near the Bahamas and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by early this week.
Police in Liverpool arrested dozens of supporters of the banned group Palestine Action on Sunday, as they gathered outside the venue for the Labour Party’s annual conference.
Assata Shakur, a prominent Black liberation activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army, has died in Havana, Cuba, at the age of 78. The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed her death on September 25, attributing it to health complications related to advanced age.
Russian forces launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, resulting in at least four fatalities and over 70 injuries.
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