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Global markets briefing for 13 November 2026: the 10-year yield climbs to 5.134%, gold falls 2.46% and Brazil's inflation print lands ahead of US PPI.
Ghana crime explained for US readers: who polices it, armed robbery down 5.1%, US$18.0 million in...
Europe Intelligence Brief for November 12: Ukraine and Russia agree a prisoner swap, Merz ties the...
Asia Intelligence Brief for November 12: Indonesia's vice president resigns, Najib starts house arrest, China denies...
Ghana beat Somalia 2-0 in Sekondi-Takoradi for their first win in AFCON 2027 qualifying, moving to three points...
Hong Kong jailed activist Joshua Wong for 10 years on 5 November 2026 under the National Security Law....
Six French unions call a strike for 17 November after the government's minimum-wage offer, while the CFDT and...
Israel's exit polls put Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc at 52 to 54 seats and Benjamin Netanyahu's at about...
Democrat Scott Colom beat Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith 49.2% to 48.7% for Mississippi's US Senate seat, its first Black...
Stanbic IBTC shares closed at N165.00 (about US$0.12), up 2.55% on the Nigerian Exchange on 12 November 2026....
The Kremlin says talks are under way for a Trump-Putin-Xi meeting at the Shenzhen APEC summit on Nov....
Spain's youth ministry asked prosecutors on 9 November to act on child abuse videos on TikTok, and ministry...
On voting day, Kalshi gives Gadi Eizenkot 44% to be Israel's next prime minister and Polymarket 55%. See...
Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds