Huawei finance chief struck blow in US extradition trial May 27, 2020 Huawei’s finance chief Meng Wanzhou was tonight dealt a blow in her bid to avoid extradition to the US after a Canadian court ruled against her. A judge found that the case against Wanzhou, who has been accused of bank fraud by US authorities, meets the threshold of double criminality – meaning the charges are [...]
Microsoft: Russian hackers target US election again September 10, 2020 Hackers linked to Russia, China and Iran are attempting to spy on people tied to both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Microsoft has said. The tech firm has said that both presidential campaigns are at risk from hackers as the Russian group which hacked the 2016 Democratic campaign is again involved in [...]
Global oil prices plunge over fresh demand fears October 1, 2020 Global oil prices dropped sharply this afternoon amid fears that the continuing rise in coronavirus cases would drive demand down again. Worldwide standard Brent crude lost 5.2 per cent to trade at $40.05, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate dropped six per cent to stand at $37.75. Earlier this week, the number of people who [...]
European stocks falter after US kills top Iranian general in Baghdad January 3, 2020 European markets faltered this morning amid rising tensions after the US confirmed that it had killed one of Iran’s top military officials in an air strike. In the UK, the FTSE 100 opened 0.5 per cent down, with the biggest fallers being the travel groups and airliners EasyJet, IAG and TUI Group. Read more: Donald [...]
FTSE 100 climbs to fresh six-month high as oil giants surge on tighter US sanctions on Iran April 23, 2019 The FTSE 100 climbed to a new six-month high for the year this morning as oil giants saw shares rise as oil prices rocketed. The blue chip index rose 0.4 per cent in early trading to 7,490 points – its highest since 3 October. Read more: Oil prices reach fresh 2019 high as US tightens sanctions [...]
After four years, Trump has yet to master the art of the diplomatic deal November 3, 2020 “We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country,” Donald Trump urged crowds at a campaign rally in Indiana, months before his surprise 2016 election victory. As America once more heads to the polls today, the rest of the world can only stand by and watch. And while Joe Biden appears to be leading, [...]
PM Johnson urges Iranian President Rouhani to ‘end hostilities’ January 9, 2020 Boris Johnson told his Iranian counterpart there must be “an end to hostilities” during a phone call between the pair this morning. The Prime Minister spoke with Hassan Rouhani for around 20 minutes, to discuss the aftermath of the US killing of Qasem Soleimani late last week. “The Prime Minister underlined the UK’s continued commitment [...]
UK condemns attacks on Iraq military bases as ‘reckless and dangerous’ January 8, 2020 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has condemned Iranian missile attacks on military bases in Iraq that hosted US-led coalition forces, including British personnel. Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at at least two military bases where coalition forces were based early on Wednesday, the US military said. Read more: Boris Johnson accused of ‘hiding’ [...]
US prosecutors overlooked HSBC sanctions breaches in exchange for help targeting Huawei February 18, 2020 US prosecutors overlooked violations of US sanctions against Iran by HSBC in exchange for cooperation with an investigation into Huawei, lawyers for the Chinese tech giant said. “The government agreed to overlook HSBC’s continued misconduct, electing not to punish the bank, prosecute its executives or even extend the monitorship,” Huawei’s lawyers wrote in a 10 [...]
Qasem Soleimani: Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions if US troops are expelled January 6, 2020 President Donald Trump has threatened Iraq with severe sanctions after its parliament called for US forces to leave the country, as the backlash over the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani intensifies. “We have a very extraordinarily expensive air base that’s [in Iraq]. It cost billions of dollars to build, long before my time. [...]