Israel markets see upside in Netanyahu defeat after three-year rally
JERUSALEM/LONDON — Israel’s markets have soared despite three years of war and political turmoil, but some investors see further upside if the opposition defeats Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday’s election, potentially easing regional tensions and political risk. Opinion polls point to a tight contest, with neither Mr. Netanyahu’s ruling Likud bloc nor an opposition […]
Lula, Brazil’s iconic working class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comeback
SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term on Sunday, the country’s electoral court said, in a shock result that defied polls, precedent and global anti-incumbent sentiment to put the brakes on a wave of right-wing election victories across Latin America. Lula, an icon of the global left […]
Disenchanted Netanyahu supporters are prize of Israel election campaign
DIMONA — In the remote Negev Desert town of Dimona, long a bastion of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, disenchanted voters are going door-to-door campaigning for his top rival, hoping to bring down the veteran prime minister in Israel’s election on Tuesday. The ballot is Israel’s first since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 surprise attack that shook […]
North Korean internet was hit by DDoS cyberattack, network monitoring firm says
SEOUL — A cyberattack likely caused intermittent internet outages in North Korea that took down several of the reclusive country’s state-managed websites this week, analysis by US network monitoring company Kentik found. North Korea’s internet experienced multiple waves of traffic from places such as Vietnam and the Philippines, at the same time as several North […]
El Niño rains batter Latin America from Mexico to Chile
CIUDAD DEL ESTE, Paraguay — An intensifying El Niño-linked storm season this week brought flooding to Paraguay, killed two farm workers in Argentina’s cattle belt and damaged coastal communities in Peru and Mexico. Part of a luxury condominium complex on Mexico’s Pacific coast in the tourist town of San Pancho in Nayarit State collapsed on […]
China bets on manufactured water and wants to sell it to the world
HONG KONG — China is emerging as a major supplier of water technology to parched countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as shrinking natural supplies at home push Beijing to invest heavily in manufactured freshwater, industry experts say. Chinese firms are selling desalination membranes, filtration equipment and engineering services to Egypt, Saudi Arabia […]
Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan, causing flight cancellations and disrupting US-Japan drills
TAIPEI/TOKYO — Taiwan issued a land warning on Thursday as powerful Typhoon Champi approached, prompting more than 200 flight cancellations in the region and forcing changes to a major US-Japan military exercise. At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi weakened slightly on Thursday but […]
Trump administration says it has revoked over 300,000 visas
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump’s administration has revoked over 300,000 US visas during his second term, the State Department said on Tuesday as the federal government continues its sweeping immigration crackdown. The number showed an acceleration in the pace of visa revocations in recent weeks. In an update issued on Aug. 10, the State […]
APEC finance ministers agree to boost policy coordination, China’s Lan says
HONG KONG/BEIJING — Finance ministers from member economies in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum have agreed to strengthen macroeconomic policy communication and coordination to address external risks and challenges, Chinese Minister of Finance Lan Foan said on Wednesday. “All members agreed that we should enhance the soundness of our macroeconomic policies,” Mr. Lan said […]
France calm under night curfews as government awaits new weekend protests
PARIS — France’s cities were calm overnight under curfews imposed after last weekend’s scenes of chaos, as protest groups announced a new round of demonstrations next Saturday. Reeling from a weekend of extraordinary violence, the government is scrambling to reassure people it has learned its lesson from security shortcomings that left the centers of cities […]