World stocks rallied Friday after senators voted to suspend the US debt ceiling in an 11th-hour deal, eliminating the threat of a potentially catastrophic default.. "The Senate swiftly approved the new debt ceiling deal in the US prompting relief in the markets," said AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould.
America's top diplomat on Friday insisted that a strong Ukraine in control of its own territory was a prerequisite for talks with Russia, warning against a "Potemkin" or fake peace through a ceasefire.. A ceasefire that freezes in place Russia's gains would be a "Potemkin peace," he said.
A long trek across the desert of northeastern Niger brings the visitor to one of the most astonishing and rewarding sights in the Sahel: fortified villages of salt and clay perched on rocks with the Saharan sands laying siege below.. It saw an influx of miners from across West Africa, bringing life and some economic respite, but also bandits who hole up in the mountains.
The incoming head of the United Nations' migration agency decried a tendency to demonise vulnerable migrants for political gain, saying she aimed to help shift the narrative.. Amy Pope, who last month became the first woman elected to head the International Organization for Migration, told AFP in an interview this week she was deeply concerned over the way some countries and groups were "weaponising" migrants to win political points domestically.
Sitting at a cafe in the Ukrainian port of Odesa, a local smuggler drew on his cigarette as he explained how the war has disrupted long-established underworld ties between Russia and Ukraine.. "We know that there is still plenty of cooperation between the underworld of Russia and the underworld of Ukraine outside of Ukraine," said Reitano.
Asian drug trafficking networks are increasingly using sea routes to smuggle methamphetamines out of Myanmar and ramping up ketamine production as they seek to expand their business, the UN said Friday.. Researchers also pointed to evidence that drug smuggling networks are looking to diversify what they sell.
For nearly a century, visitors came to Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery to admire the perfect harmony of Russia's most famous icon: the "Trinity", painted by Andrei Rublev in the Middle Ages.. - 'Unjustified risks' - Rublev's most famous work has left the Tretyakov Gallery only a handful of times, including during World War II when it was evacuated to safety.
US senators voted to suspend the federal debt limit Thursday, capping weeks of fraught negotiations to eliminate the threat of a disastrous credit default just four days ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury.. Around 80 years ago, lawmakers introduced a limit on how much federal debt could be accrued.
At least 45 bags with human remains were found in a ravine in the western Mexican state of Jalisco during a search for seven young people reported missing last week, local authorities said Thursday. . In 2021, in the municipality of Tonala, in Jalisco, some 70 bags with the human remains of 11 people were found.
Sara Esquivel gets up before dawn to arrive at work in Mexico City on time.. Living in Mexico City itself is not an option given the cost of living in the capital.
