Uncertain conditions await Bankman-Fried at Bahamas detention center
Prisoners faced rodents and a lack of toilets in the Bahamas detention center where Sam Bankman-Fried will be held, according to a 2021 US...
EU seeks firm words on Russia at first summit with ASEAN
BRUSSELS — The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet for their first summit on Wednesday to deepen economic ties, with European leaders pressing for firm, shared language critical of Russia.
Global debt still well above pre-pandemic levels — IMF
WASHINGTON — Global public and private debt saw its biggest drop in 70 years in 2021 after reaching record highs because of the impacts...
HK drops curbs on incoming travelers, scraps COVID app
HONG KONG — Arrivals in Hong Kong (HK) will be free from COVID-19 movement restrictions from Wednesday and no longer barred from certain venues,...
NK spies deploy new tactic: Tricking foreign experts into writing research for them
SEOUL — When Daniel DePetris, a US-based foreign affairs analyst, received an email in October from the director of the 38 North think-tank commissioning...
G7 considers more air defence for Ukraine as fighting rages
KYIV - Global economic powers pledged to beef up Kyiv's military capabilities with a focus on air defense, as Russian missiles, artillery and drones hammered targets in Ukraine with no end in...
Gas producers warn Australian supply at risk under price cap plan
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE - Australia's biggest natural gas producers on Tuesday warned that the government was putting supply at risk, escalating an outcry after the government landed a surprise proposal to control prices beyond a one-year cap.
In the...
Gold is better portfolio diversifier than bitcoin -Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs expects gold, with its real demand drivers, to outperform the highly volatile bitcoin in the long term, the bank wrote in a Monday research note.
Gold is less likely...
IMF shareholders deeply divided on whether to suspend surcharges on some loans
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Monday discussed the surcharges it collects from mostly middle- and lower-income countries on larger loans that are not repaid quickly,...
TIMELINE | Rise and fall of crypto exchange FTX
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange, was arrested on Monday in The Bahamas after being criminally charged by U.S. prosecutors.
FTX filed...
BTS star Jin to report for South Korea army duty amid tight security, cheering...
SEOUL - South Korea's military gets a new recruit on Tuesday: Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, begins his 18-month mandatory national...
Ukraine steps up diplomacy amid fighting, power outages
KYIV — The United States is prioritizing efforts to boost Ukraine’s air defenses, President Joseph R. Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky stepped up efforts to secure international assistance over the Russian invasion that is dragging into a 10th month.