Standoff

Ever since Mbappé declared in May that he would not extend his PSG contract, which expires next year, tensions between the French football champion and his team have been mounting. And now they’ve reached a head, with club…

After a stand-off between a mob led by women and security forces that had cordoned off Itham village in Imphal East where a dozen members of militant group KYKL were hiding, the Army took "a mature decision" to not risk civilian…

Pressure to speed cuts in carbon pollution took a back seat at UN climate talks that ended late Thursday night, as emerging economies, including China, demanded that rich ones vastly scale up climate financing.…

The government is locked in a stand-off with the official Covid-19 inquiry as ministers refused to hand over unredacted messages from Boris Johnson during his time as prime minister.The inquiry, chaired by Lady Heather Hallett, has…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A member of Kosovo special police forces guards the municipal offices in Zvecan after ethnic Serb protestors tried to prevent a newly-elected ethnic Albanian mayor from entering the office in Zvecan, Kosovo, May…

Ratings agency Fitch put the United States on notice Wednesday that its perfect credit rating could be jeopardised if the White House and Republican opposition fail to overcome their impasse on raising the nation's borrowing…

Bloomberg: The debt-ceiling standoff in Congress has the US at risk of being unable to pay its bills as soon as June 1. You’d think stock-market investors would be anxious about the uncertainty — but you’d be wrong. While hedging activity…

The writer is a professor of economics and finance at Columbia University and was chair of the US Council of Economic Advisers under President George W BushTo “hit the ceiling” is to be frustrated enough to be mad. Just last week,…

© Reuters. The logo of the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting is displayed at Niigata station, ahead of the meeting, in Niigata, Japan, May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato By Leika Kihara and Andrea Shalal NIIGATA,…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Don't forget El Niño Author of the article: Bloomberg News Anna Wong, Enda Curran and Tom Orlik Published May 07, 2023  •  7 minute read…