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Betting on war: Mysterious traders make millions on well-timed bets on Iran automated-news
Betting on war: Mysterious traders make millions on well-timed bets on Iran

Did traders have confidential information on the oil market? The US Congress has demanded answers.

17 May 2026 🔒
Cannes: Palestinian paracycling crew formed by amputee athletes from Gaza arrive automated-news
Cannes: Palestinian paracycling crew formed by amputee athletes from Gaza arrive

Members of "Gaza Sunbirds", a Palestinian paracycling crew formed by amputee athletes from Gaza, made a symbolic arrival by sea at the Cannes Film Festival for the screening of a documentary about them.

17 May 2026 🔒
Venture Global (VG) Soars 9% on US-Iran Peace Uncertainties automated-news
Venture Global (VG) Soars 9% on US-Iran Peace Uncertainties

Venture Global (VG) Soars 9% on US-Iran Peace Uncertainties

17 May 2026 🔒
Trump-backed challenger defeats Republican senator who voted to convict president automated-news
Trump-backed challenger defeats Republican senator who voted to convict president

Trump threw his full support behind Julia Letlow in Louisiana's high-stakes contest, branding the incumbent "disloyal".

17 May 2026 🔒
Ukraine launches more than 500 drones at Russia in deadly overnight attack, authorities say automated-news
Ukraine launches more than 500 drones at Russia in deadly overnight attack, authorities say

Russian air defences intercepted more than 500 Ukrainian drones in a massive overnight attack that killed three people in the Moscow region, authorities said Sunday. The interceptions took place across Russia's 14 regions, as well as the annexed Crimean peninsula.

17 May 2026 🔒
Hong Kong draws HK$26 billion from over 310 firms this year, InvestHK head says automated-news
Hong Kong draws HK$26 billion from over 310 firms this year, InvestHK head says

More than 310 enterprises from mainland China and abroad have established or expanded operations in Hong Kong by early May, bringing in more than HK$26 billion (US$3.3 billion) in capital in the first year of operation, according to the government agency tasked with attracting foreign investment. Ca

17 May 2026 🔒
FIFA holds ‘positive’ talks with Iranian football officials on World Cup automated-news
FIFA holds ‘positive’ talks with Iranian football officials on World Cup

FIFA offers solutions for each of Iran's concerns before games in US, Iran's football chief says.

17 May 2026 🔒
AI agents face trust issues in ‘high-risk’ industrial sectors: experts automated-news
AI agents face trust issues in ‘high-risk’ industrial sectors: experts

China’s industrial sectors are racing to integrate artificial intelligence to boost efficiency, bolstered by state support, but experts warn that critical vertical markets – such as healthcare and aerospace – may be too “high risk” for the shift towards autonomous agents. Hailed as the driver of a “

17 May 2026 🔒
Hong Kong’s Paul Chan is heading to Europe. So what’s on the itinerary? automated-news
Hong Kong’s Paul Chan is heading to Europe. So what’s on the itinerary?

Paul Chan Mo-po will seek to explain Hong Kong’s efforts to combat terrorism financing and work to attract more funds and business to the city during a five-day Europe trip, noting that stabilising geopolitics will strengthen foreign ties and the economic environment. The finance chief’s coming trip

17 May 2026 🔒
Iran war day 79: Tehran to unveil Hormuz toll plan; Israel bombs Lebanon automated-news
Iran war day 79: Tehran to unveil Hormuz toll plan; Israel bombs Lebanon

Iran says it will soon reveal the plan as Trump warns Tehran it will have a 'very bad time' if deal not reached soon.

17 May 2026 🔒
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