Press release - MSTRpay
MSTRpay eyes Caribbean expansion as next growth corridor
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — MSTRpay is exploring a strategic expansion into the Caribbean as the fintech company looks to replicate its...
UK news
Starmer announces plan to step down as UK Prime Minister
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that he intends to step down, bringing an abrupt end to a...
LATAM
Colombia elects new president after one of its closest races in decades
Colombia has elected conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella as its next president following an exceptionally close presidential run-off that...
On this day
On this day in 1978: Charon, the largest moon of Pluto, was discovered
The discovery of Charon, the largest moon of Pluto, marked one of the most significant milestones in modern planetary astronomy....
Financial insights
Asian markets open higher as geopolitical optimism lifts sentimen
Asian equity markets began the trading week...
Ukraine
Wartime history dispute strains Poland-Ukraine ties amid continued conflict
A sensitive historical dispute has emerged as a new source of tension between Poland and Ukraine, threatening to complicate relations...
Middle East
Iran reports progress as first day of US talks ends on cautiously optimistic note
Iran has described the opening day of high-level negotiations with the United States as encouraging despite a difficult start, raising...
Africa
Ebola border closure disrupts trade between Goma and Rwanda
The temporary closure of key border crossings between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in response to...
AI
Microsoft expands AI footprint in China through OpenAI model licensing
Microsoft has quietly established itself as the primary American supplier of OpenAI's artificial intelligence models in China, creating a unique...
India
Ambani prepares record-breaking Jio stock market debut
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is preparing to take Reliance Jio public in what is widely expected to become the largest...
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda and Honduras establish diplomatic relations
Antigua and Barbuda and Honduras have formally established diplomatic relations, marking a significant step towards strengthening political, economic and regional...
Climate & Energy
India’s heatwaves force school closures and drive women from the workforce
India's increasingly severe heatwaves are creating a growing social and economic crisis, with prolonged school closures forcing thousands of working...
Blockchain
Blockchain transparency under scrutiny as front-running concerns grow
Blockchain technology was built on the promise of transparency, allowing every transaction to be publicly verified and permanently recorded. However,...
Invisible infrastructure series
Invisible infrastructure: the data centres powering the AI revolution
Artificial intelligence has captured global attention through chatbots, autonomous systems and advanced language models, but behind every AI breakthrough lies...
Musk - US$ 1.5 trillion
Elon Musk is worth 259,067,358,000 Big Macs
At an estimated net worth of US$1.5 trillion, Elon Musk's fortune can be difficult to comprehend. Numbers measured in trillions...
Trump in office
From debt-fueled real estate to digital billions: The reinvention of Donald Trump’s fortune
Few business figures in modern history have reinvented their personal balance sheet as dramatically as Donald J. Trump. For decades,...
Trump coin’s rise and collapse exposes risks of political cryptocurrencies
The dramatic rise and subsequent collapse of the $TRUMP cryptocurrency has become one of the most remarkable financial stories of...
Bitcoin down 50%
Why Bitcoin has fallen 50% — and how Musk and Saylor became victims of the downturn
Bitcoin has suffered one of its sharpest corrections in recent years, falling approximately 50% from its peak levels reached last...
Business of the week
From a garage in Colombia to a Latin American fintech giant: The rise of Nubank
Few fintech success stories have reshaped an entire continent quite like Nubank. What began as a small startup challenging traditional...
Newshub long read
Marilyn Monroe at 100: The woman behind the legend – video
One hundred years ago today, on 1 June 1926, a child named Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles....
Serie - HIdden financial giants
EU leaders gather with western Balkans to reaffirm path towards membership
European Union leaders and representatives from the six Western Balkan nations are gathering in Montenegro for a high-level summit aimed...