President Donald Trump and White House Coronavirus Task Force Daily Press Briefing
Two reported dead as Israeli officials weigh up response to rocket strike blamed on Hezbollah that killed 12 children Israeli drones struck a remote road in southern Lebanon, underscoring tensions as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, promised a “harsh” response to the rocket strike on the occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children. “The…
LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) – Once hurt by crises and deflation, the euro is gaining popularity among central bank reserve managers thanks to a return to positive rates and geopolitics challenging king dollar’s appeal. Roughly one in five of the 75 central banks surveyed by the London-based OMFIF think-tank anticipate increasing euro holdings over the…
The demise of banking giant Credit Suisse sent shock waves through financial markets and appears to have dealt a blow to Switzerland’s reputation for stability, with one executive suggesting investors will now look at the mountainous central European country as “a financial banana republic.” UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, agreed on Sunday to buy its embattled domestic…
The visit will take the Iranian president to three leftist countries with which Tehran shares both American sanctions and a vigorous anti-American agenda. TEHRAN — Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi will depart for a Latin American tour on Sunday to bolster relations with “like-minded and friendly states” there, reported the state-run IRNA news agency. Accompanied by…
Fragments of two Ukrainian drones fell into the Kremlin, causing a fireball near the roof of one building early Wednesday, the Russian government said in a statement. Kyiv denied any involvement. The statement said no one was injured in what it described as a “terrorist act,” and it threatened retaliation for what was characterized as…
A fake image of an explosion near the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., may have been created by artificial-intelligence tools. But that didn’t stop it from being spread by dozens of accounts on social media — and the stock market briefly dipped as the fake news spread. An image appearing to show a massive cloud of…