Category: International

Vilnius, Lithuania, August 5, 2026. – As American tech employers balance AI-driven restructuring with hiring shifts, making sense of the job market requires looking directly at large-scale data from the open web.

India// — Mintoak (https://www.Mintoak.com/), the payments and engagement OS for acquirers, today announced the acquisition of ICC Loyalty. The acquisition expands Mintoak’s footprint across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia while strengthening its ability to help banks unlock new revenue opportunities beyond payments.

Japan and the US just intervened together for the first time in decades, and the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations says the fallout will hit global portfolios in ways in which few investors are prepared.

Amy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame A key question remains over the landmark U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal announced with much fanfare on July 22, 2026: Will it allow a nation long suspected of having nuclear weapons ambitions to enrich uranium?

Between 2015 and 2022, a criminal group used dozens of pharmacies across the United States to bill medical insurance companies a staggering $2 billion for fraudulent prescriptions.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds up an image of the proposed $250 bill in May 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Jacques Hymans, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; University of Southern California A slang term for cash money is “dead presidents.” But now the very much alive President Donald Trump could appear on U.S. […]

A Federal Reserve interest rate hike is now more likely than a cut at the central bank’s next meeting, says Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former emir of Qatar who transformed the small Gulf state into one of the world’s wealthiest and most influential nations, has died. He was 74.

Qatar’s Father Emir ⁠Sheikh Hamad bin ⁠Khalifa Al Thani ‌has died at the age of ⁠74, the country’s Amiri ⁠Diwan said.

Jessica Genauer, UNSW Sydney The United States has launched a series of strikes on Iran in response to the Iranian targeting of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.