As hundreds of demonstrators rallied in New York City on Monday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a federal judge just steps away blocked the Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate’s removal from the United States.Judge Jesse M. Furman said Khalil is to remain in the U.S. “to preserve the court’s jurisdiction” as the court weighs a filing challenging his arrest and planned deportation. A hearing was scheduled for Wednesday at federal court in New York City.Khalil attended Columbia University and helped organize protests last spring about the war between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. He was arrested by…
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Throughout China’s annual legislative meeting, the national leader Xi Jinping made clear that he wants nothing to hold back his plans for China to march past its rivals by becoming a technological superpower. Not the economic slowdown or heavy local government debt, nor a trade war with the United States.The meeting in Beijing, called the National People’s Congress, was once a stage for Communist Party leaders to make a show of public consultation. Congress delegates, although handpicked by the party, sometimes chided officials over problems like pollution. There were even rare flashes of discord among senior officials.Mr. Xi, though, has…
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gives a speech during a campaign rally at Southorn Stadium on March 09, 2025 in Hong Kong, China.Anthony Kwan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFormer Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at Manila’s main airport on Tuesday, the government said.The ICC has said it would pursue an investigation of suspected crimes against humanity related to Duterte’s role in overseeing a bloody “war on drugs” that killed thousands of Filipinos.Duterte had said on Monday in Hong Kong that he was ready to be arrested if the ICC issued a warrant and has repeatedly defended the anti-drugs crackdown. He has…
The Kurdish-led militia that controls northeastern Syria agreed on Monday to merge with the country’s new government, marking a major breakthrough for Damascus in its efforts to unify a country still wrestling with violent turmoil.The agreement, announced by the office of Syria’s presidency and signed by both parties, stipulated that the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces would integrate “all civil and military institutions” into the new Syrian state by the end of the year, including its prized oil and gas fields.The deal also called for the S.D.F. to help Damascus combat remnants of the Assad regime, and outlined “the rights of…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised investors not to leave the market entirely because of the massive sell-off. He said to remember there is always a bottom and stocks can recover. Cramer then recalled late CNBC anchor Mark Haines, who correctly called a market bottom on this date back in 2009 during the financial crisis.”So, in honor of the Haines bottom, remember, even when it’s terrible out there, and it is terrible, stocks do bottom, and you have to do a little buying,” he said. “The lack of clairvoyance of Haines, well, I plead guilty to that. But we know that you…
Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested on Tuesday in Manila, after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity in his war on drugs in which, human rights groups say, tens of thousands of Filipinos were summarily executed.He was taken into custody at the airport in Manila after returning from a trip to Hong Kong, according to the Philippine government.Mr. Duterte, 79, who left office in 2022, is a populist firebrand who remains one of the Philippines’ most influential politicians, and he has enjoyed relative immunity despite several accusations against him.…
Hong Kong’s stock exchange reported its highest quarterly profit in nearly four years after China’s stimulus measures boosted trading and listing volume.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Mainland Chinese investors are piling into the Hong Kong stock market at record volumes as its tech-heavy Hang Seng Index trades around three-year highs.Net mainland Chinese purchases of Hong Kong stocks hit a record 29.62 billion Hong Kong dollars ($3.81 billion) on Monday, according to the Wind Information database.That was the most since the Hong Kong stock market launched its “connect” program with the mainland, allowing local investors easier access to a…
A Couche-Tard convenience store in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCanada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard said on Tuesday it is confident in attaining the U.S. regulatory approvals required to buy out Japan’s Seven & i Holdings after the latter said antitrust law would be a barrier to any deal.Couche-Tard also said it was frustrated by Seven & i’s limited engagement, although the two have begun working together on a plan to offload U.S. stores so as to gain regulatory approval.The comments are the latest salvo in what would be Japan’s largest foreign buyout in history, and contradict Seven & i’s newly appointed CEO Stephen Dacus, who has reiterated that significant regulatory hurdles stand…
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on March 10, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty ImagesCNBC will be hosting “CONVERGE LIVE,” an inaugural thought leadership event on March 12-13, 2025, in Singapore, where global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and key decision-makers will discuss what it means to innovate and grow by collaborating and sharing ideas across industries.Viewers can watch the live stream of the event and hear from speakers including Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Kim Yong Gan, Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai, Bridgewater Associates Founder…
