Baltic States Warn Of Unfunded Debt Surge For Europe's Defense Splurge

A flurry of bad news has drawn fresh scrutiny to the roughly $2 tln private credit market, as investors question the health of loan portfolios.

Pakistan Under Security Lockdown As Iran Delegation Arrives For US Talks - Fighting Hasn't Ceased In Lebanon Summary:  Iran makes clear Lebanon fighting must end or else Pakistan talks "meaningless" - as its delegation arrives in 'locked down' Pakistan. Trump 'optimistic' a deal within reach - also as Israel-Lebanon talks scheduled in Washington next week. US delegation headed by Vance en route to Islamabad. Lloyd's: "The Iranians are willing to negotiate with certain countries to secure voyages, but only on a case-by-case basis." A handful of mostly Iranian/China-linked tankers have passed in last 24 hours. After...

White House Says Cuban Regime Is "Bound To Fall" Authored by Travis Gillmore via The Epoch Times, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the situation in Cuba, where the population of nearly 10 million are impacted by rolling blackouts and instability, during a press briefing April 8. She further clarified President Donald Trump’s recent statement that “Cuba is next,” after the U.S. military successfully detained former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores Maduro before striking Iran in coordination with Israel. “I think when President Trump said that and he...