Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan was making an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, becoming the last leader of the Group of 7 nations to go to the country as he seeks a more active role for Japan in international affairs. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has galvanized Japan’s…
In September 2022, the death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who died in police custody after she was detained by the morality police for wearing a hijab “improperly,” sparked widespread protest around Iran. Authorities claimed Amini died of a heart attack while in custody, while her family said she was beaten. The demonstrations over…
Emergency talks are reported in Zurich as regulators seek a deal for Credit Suisse before Monday. Source link
A massive crowd was seen cheering when a cut-out of French President Emmanuel Macron was thrown into a bonfire, as police in full tactical gear fired tear gas and formed walls of riot shields to hold back throngs of protesters. Source link
A private-sector bank rescue mission Eleven U.S. banks came together yesterday to inject $30 billion into First Republic Bank, a smaller peer on the brink of collapse after the implosion of Silicon Valley Bank last week. The arrangement, in which each will deposit at least $1 billion into First Republic, is meant as a show…