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Dubai real estate magnate Mohamed Alabbar: I don’t see cooldown
Dubai's property market could see a "cooldown," one of the UAE's largest developers has said, as he insisted "smart capital" would keep investing despite Iranian missile strikes.Mohamed Alabbar, founder of Emaar Properties, the company…
What the fallout from the Iran war means for Havana
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) takes part in the "Anti-Imperialist" protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026.Yamil Lage |…
European stocks to open higher amid easing oil price, Iran war
People visit a lookout point in Greenwich Park, with the Canary Wharf financial district in the distance, during sunny weather but cold weather in London, U.K., on Jan. 2, 2026.Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty ImagesEuropean stock markets…
Merkley bill would ban government officials from prediction markets
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore,) speaks during a press conference addressing a new policy that demands recipients of foreign military aid to follow international humanitarian law at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 9,…
U.S. offers India a 30-day waiver for Russian oil amid supply worries
This photograph shows a page on the Marinetraffic website thats shows commercial ship traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast on March 4, 2026.Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty ImagesAfter slapping 25% "penalty"…
Speaker Johnson calls on Texas Rep. Gonzales to drop reelection bid
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, does a TV news interview in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesHouse Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop his bid for…
China dials down growth ambitions with decades-low target. Here’s why
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier stands guard in front of the National Museum of China in Beijing on March 3, 2025, ahead of the country's annual legislative meetings known as the "Two Sessions."Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty…
House rejects war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Iran
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks with the media on the day of classified briefings for the Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 3, 2026.Kylie Cooper |…
South Korea’s stock market volatility
TOPSHOT - Currency dealers monitor exchange rates in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on February 2, 2026. South Korea's benchmark index Kospi tumbled more than five percent on February 2, in line…
Noem firing doesn’t break DHS funding impasse, Democrats say
Kristi Noem speaks at the Sergeant Benevolent Association conference at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 5, 2026, shortly after President Donald Trump announced she would be replaced as Homeland Security secretary.Nicole…