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Visa Partners with Aquanow to Enable Faster Stablecoin Settlement

Visa , a global leader in digital payments, today announced the expansion of its stablecoin settlement capabilities across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region (CEMEA) through a partnershi...

Trump Asks Japan to Tone Down Taiwan Comments Amid China Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump asked Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to soften her public...

US to Send More Troops to Expand Anti-Drug Trafficking Mission

The United States will deploy additional troops and aircraft overseas as part of an expanded...

Intel Rejects TSMC Claim Linking New Hire to Trade-Secret Leak

Intel has denied accusations from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) that one of its...

NVIDIA Chief Huang Attacks Google TPUs in High-Stakes AI Battle

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is publicly challenging the chip strategy of Google LLC by labelling its...

Pope Leo's First Overseas Trip to Turkey Draws Global Attention

Pope Leo travelled to Turkey on Thursday for his first foreign visit since becoming pontiff, a...

African Leaders Push Investment and Grid Reform Ahead of Paris Summit

African policymakers, financiers, and energy executives issued a unified call at the G20 Africa...

UK Chancellor Reeves Prepares Another Round of Tax Hikes

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to introduce another round of tax increases in her...

UK to Lift Minimum Wage by 4.1% to 12.71 from April 2026

The UK government has approved a 4.1% rise in the national minimum wage for workers aged 21 and over, increasing the rate to £12.71 per hour starting April 2026. The decision follows recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, which found rece...

Maersk to Resume Red Sea Route Once Regional Safety Improves

Maersk said it plans to resume shipping through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal as soon as security conditions improve, with crew safety remaining its top priority. CEO Vincent Clerc made the announcement during a joint event with the Suez Cana...

Pope Leo Begins First Trip Abroad in Turkey & Lebanon

Pope Leo will make his first overseas trip as pontiff with a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon from November 27 to December 2, aiming to highlight peace, dialogue and humanitarian concerns in two pivotal Middle Eastern natio...

Japan Rejects China's UN Claim Over Taiwan Defence Remarks

Japan has pushed back against a letter China submitted to the United Nations accusing Tokyo of threatening military intervention over Taiwan. Japan’s UN ambassador, Kazuyuki Yamazaki, said the Chinese allegations were “inconsistent with the facts...