Oil prices settle higher as China’s stimulus pledge stokes crude demand hopes

At 2:30 p.m. ET (19:30 GMT), West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 1.2% to $68.37 a barrel,  the Brent oil futures rose 1.4% to $72.14 a barrel.  Beijing laid out plans…

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Haiti gang massacres around 180 people, targeting elderly

(Reuters) -Around 180 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti’s Cite Soleil area, Haiti’s prime minister’s office said on Monday, after attacks that an NGO said were ordered by…

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Falcon’s Beyond Global Issues Reminder of Upcoming Stock Dividend

Record Date for Dividend is December 10, 2024; Payment Date is December 17, 2024 ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Falcon’s Beyond Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBYD) (Falcon’s Beyond, Falcon’s, or the Company), a leading…

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Exclusive-Qatar opens contacts with Syria’s HTS group, source says

DOHA (Reuters) -Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria’s leading rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, on Monday, an official briefed on the developments told Reuters, as regional states race to open contact…

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Syrian rebels seek to consolidate control

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The rebel force that toppled Bashar al-Assad sought to consolidate…

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Syria crisis latest: Several large blasts heard in Damascus

A new Syrian government will soon be formed, according to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led rebel leadership that seized Damascus over the weekend.   “Our forces are about to finish imposing order in…

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US police detain ‘person of interest’ in UnitedHealth executive’s murder

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Police have detained a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate as a…

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Number of EU nations and UK pause asylum claims from Syrians

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A growing number of EU nations and the UK are…

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Inside the Syrian prison at the heart of Assad’s police state

Every night for the past 13 years, Rana Aankir has dreamt of her son Raed, his delicate drooping eyes smiling at her as he walks out of the family’s front…

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‘Merger Monday’ spree signals revival of deals since Trump victory

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US companies forged more than $35bn in deals…

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