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Negotiations aimed at reaching permanent end to war will initially focus on Israeli-Hizbollah conflict in Lebanon

Zelenskiy warns of major Russian attack as strikes kill at least six

U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks set to begin in Switzerland as Vance arrives

Hong Kong election authorities have stopped compiling voter turnout data by age and sex, citing a lack of operational need, in a move that has raised concerns about undermining the transparency of polls. Analysts and politicians said such statistics were valuable for election hopefuls in understandi

Trump, Italy’s Meloni exchange fresh criticism over Iran war stance

As fears over the Iran conflict ease, investors are turning their attention to climate risk, with a potential “Super El Niño” emerging as a key market variable. From agriculture and energy to insurance and financials, the weather event could reshape sector outlooks, affect inflation trends and influ

Frontrunner Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to return to full-scale military confrontation with armed groups Colombians go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential runoff expected to trigger to a dramatic shift in the country’s decades-long armed conflict, now at its most violent point since the

Ukrainian president calls on Warsaw to show more respect in row dating back to second world war

US disputes Iranian claims about closing Strait of Hormuz as negotiators head to Switzerland Reuters

As concerns over the Iran war recede, stock investors are confronting another threat: climate risk, which is prompting a reassessment of bets across sectors from agriculture to insurance.