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Geopolitical crisis, Q4 results key focus for markets this week
Geopolitical tensions and corporate earnings in March quarter are likely to be key focus for markets this week
2 min read16 Apr 2018UN Security Council to meet today after Syria attack
UN Security Council will meet today following rival requests by Russia and the US to discuss the chemical weapons attack in Syria
1 min read9 Apr 2018France will strike Syria chemical arms sites if used to kill: Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron says Syria ally Russia has not done enough to permit relief efforts into the rebel-held Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta
1 min read12 Mar 2018US vows investigation into Syria attack involving Russians
US defence secretary Jim Mattis vows to investigate an attack involving Russian citizens on American-allied forces in Syria
1 min read18 Feb 2018Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi still alive: James Mattis
US defence secretary James Mattis says he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed in an air strike
1 min read22 Jul 2017Israel strikes Iran-supplied arms depot near Damascus airport: report
Israel struck an arms supply hub operated by the Hezbollah near Damascus airport, targeting weapons regularly sent from Iran via commercial and military cargo planes
3 min read27 Apr 2017Donald Trump’s 100 days: A rattled establishment, some surprises
Trump waffles on whether he should be held accountable for the 100-day plan he outlined with great fanfare in his campaign's closing days
5 min read24 Apr 2017Volatile mix of global politics arouses appetite of gold bulls
Gold prices are trading at the highest level since the week in November when Trump won as rising global tensions surrounding Syria and North Korea strain nerves
2 min read12 Apr 2017Syria will pay heavy price for use of chemical weapons: US
US defence secretary Jim Mattis has asserted that America's top priority in Syria remains fighting the Islamic State militant group
3 min read12 Apr 2017Those who use sarin, can’t escape justice
There's hope that Basher Al-Assad will share the fate of Saddam Hussein and Chemical Ali, perpetrators of the Halabja gas attack, for Ghouta and Khan Shaykhun
4 min read12 Apr 2017Popular Topics
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