BEIJING (Reuters) – A listing of Jack Ma-backed Ant Group is unlikely in the short term, state media reported on Saturday, citing people close to regulation. Earlier this month, Ant Group announced a surprise share buyback that valued the fintech giant at $78.54 billion, well below the $315 billion touted in the suspended IPO. (Reporting…
WARSAW (Reuters) – A group of a hundred soldiers from the Russian Wagner group have moved closer to the Belarusian city of Grodno near the Polish border, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Saturday. Poland, a former Warsaw Pact member which has been a full member of the U.S.-led NATO military alliance since 1999,…
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China hopes France can “stabilise the tone” of EU-China relations, vice-premier He Lifeng told a senior French minister in Beijing on Saturday, as European leaders debate how to “de-risk” but also cooperate with the world’s second-largest economy. He also told Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire that China is willing to…
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Ukrainian troops near the eastern Bakhmut front line on Saturday. Photos published by Zelenskiy on Twitter showed him meeting troops and looking at maps in a dimly lit, windowless concrete-walled room. He praised Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces. “The performance of tasks for the sake of Ukraine by…
The past week was an eventful one for Apple, Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), markued by a promising 1.6% rise on Friday. Apple’s stocks are steering a robust course, in line with the rising channel pattern. This bullish trend has been apparent at least for the short-term. Understanding the Inside Bar Pattern During this time, Apple…
By Moussa Aksar and Boureima Balima NIAMEY (Reuters) -Leaders of a coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday days after saying they had ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in the seventh military takeover in West and Central Africa in less than three years. African countries, Western powers and…
SYDNEY (Reuters) -The U.S. will help Australia produce guided multiple-launch rocket systems by 2025, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, after the two nations’ top officials pledged to engage with China but also oppose it if needed. Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are in Queensland state for the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial (AUSMIN)…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday called on Russia to abide by the laws of the sky and cease “irresponsible behaviour” when asked about Russian attacks on U.S. drones in Syria. The U.S. military said a MQ-9 drone over Syria was “severely” damaged when it was hit with a flare…
