Japan must hedge currency risk to avoid defense funding crisis
Jonathan Grady is the founding principal of The Canary Group, an artificial intelligence-driven forecasting service based in New York.
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Pro-Palestinian boycotts in Indonesia bite hard into KFC’s bottomline
The operator of fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Indonesia has reported steeper losses as pro-Palestinian boycotts continue to hammer businesses in the country perceived to be associated with Israel or its army.
Father and son, 4, killed in Russia attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv region ‘with North Korea missile’
Two people were killed, including a four-year old boy, in a Russian drone and missile barrage on the Kyiv region overnight into Sunday, while in Russia the regional governor of Kursk said 13 people were wounded when a Ukrainian missile shot down by Russian air defences fell on a residential building.
Disney is hoping for a box office rebound built on sequels, prequels and pixie dust
When Disney CEO Bob Iger stepped onto the stage at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Friday night, the crowd erupted. Some 12,000 Disney fans rose to their feet and cheered, leaving the 73 year-old executive grinning wide as he tried to quiet them back down.
U.S. decries reported sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners after graphic video aired on Israeli TV
Allegations of the sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners by members of the Israeli military are "horrific," the United States has said, after a graphic video broadcast on Israeli news added fuel to mounting criticism of the U.S. ally's conduct in the war in Gaza.
U.S. tells Israel that escalations in Middle East serve no one
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a phone call on Friday that the escalation of tensions in the Middle East was "in no party's interest" while also stressing the need for a Gaza ceasefire, the State Department said.
Will young Bangladeshis be empowered to lead real change after ousting PM Hasina?
“Inni, we are independent!” my 26-year-old cousin chanted from Shahbagh, a neighbourhood in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, as millions joined a major protest march on Monday to the country’s Parliament House.
