Pension funds don’t take ‘anywhere near enough risk’, says UK national wealth fund executive

Ian Brown tells FT that managers need to back infrastructure projects before construction under wider net zero push

Source: Financial Times

Why the US ordered air strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

US President Donald Trump ordered air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen Saturday that reportedly killed several of the group’s leaders, the White House said on Sunday, adding that …

Source: France 24

Life of British man, 79, imprisoned by Taliban is in serious danger, say family

Peter Reynolds, who runs a business in Afghanistan, was held along with his wife last month and needs heart pills, says his daughter

The life of a 79-year-old British man …

Source: The Guardian

Macron says Russia’s permission not needed to deploy troops in Ukraine

French president says France, UK and others could each deploy ‘a few thousand troops’ to key locations to show Ukraine ‘long-term support’

Emmanuel Macron has said France, the UK, and …

Source: The Guardian

It may be a good time for investors to look at less risky ways to stay in the stock market

Buffer and covered call funds may offer more predictable outcomes for investors amid choppy trading.

Source: CNBC

Ukraine Retreats From Most of Russia’s Kursk Region

The daring campaign Ukraine launched last summer to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end.

Source: New York Times

The 95-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Is the World’s Oldest Speedskater

Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a kamikaze mission during World War II.

Source: New York Times

Undergraduate Upends a 40-Year-Old Data Science Conjecture

A young computer scientist and two colleagues show that searches within data structures called hash tables can be much faster than previously deemed possible.

Source: Wired

US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights

Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations

The US deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El …

Source: The Guardian

US says airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen will continue indefinitely

Strikes began on Saturday with the aim of punishing Iran-backed armed group for attacks on Red Sea shipping

US officials have said airstrikes launched against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis will continue …

Source: The Guardian

How much will Trump White House back Ukraine?

Ukraine is no longer a top US priority under President Donald Trump. As he appears to be inching closer to Vladimir Putin's Russia, the Trump administration seems more likely to …

Source: Deutsche Welle

Netanyahu moves to oust domestic security chief amid tensions over Oct.7 attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday informed the chief of the country's internal security agency Shin Bet that he will ask the government to dismiss him, "due to ongoing …

Source: France 24