British Royal Marines Board and Seize Russia-Linked Tanker in the English Channel

Trump Must Choose 'Impossible' War Or 'Bad Deal' With Iran: IRGC Message To US Iran is telling Washington that the ball is in its court as President Trump has affirmed over the weekend that he is reviewing the latest peace deal submitted via Pakistani mediators. Tehran is further saying the US is going from worse to worse as it must now choose between an "impossible" military operation or a "bad" deal. The intelligence unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has newly stated that "Trump must choose between an impossible...

Saudi Arabia's $1Tn Wealth Fund Opens Shanghai Office As China Ties Deepen Via The Cradle Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) opened a second office in mainland China earlier this year, establishing a Shanghai branch to expand dealmaking and attract more Chinese investment into the kingdom, Bloomberg reports. The office was registered last year, falls under PIF’s Beijing branch, and is led by Lily Cong, a former chief representative of Fidelity International in China’s capital. Source: Britannica  The Shanghai outpost was reportedly created to strengthen the $1 trillion fund’s ability to pursue outbound deals in China,...

"The Trend Is Now An Enemy": Kospi Slide Will Deepen As Momentum Flips Script By David Savage, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist The trend is now an enemy for Asian equities, especially those in South Korea, rather than the friend it was when they soared for much of the first half of 2026.  Momentum has been the undisputed king for global factor investing in 2026, particularly for Asian markets. Those trades are fracturing, as reversals in South Korea and other tech-heavy sectors set off a deepening rotation in the region. Investors...