Boeing, General Dynamics and General Atomics have been punished for trading with Taiwan : China sanctions US weapons giants

KN. China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that it has blacklisted Boeing’s military industry division and the respective manufacturers of Abrams tanks, Reaper and Predator drones, citing their sales to…

Asma Assad is suffering from the acute myeloid strain of the disease

KN. Asma Assad, the wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad, has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), his office revealed. The condition was identified after the first lady underwent…

Beijing has sold $53.3 billion in US securities

KN. China sold a record number of US bonds in the first quarter of this year, highlighting the country’s shift away from dollar assets, the latest data from the US…

The Iranian president’s helicopter crash has spurred a ‘safe-haven’ rush among investors

KN. The price of gold hit record highs during trading amid concerns over increased geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Gold is…

Putin starts tactical nuke drills near Ukraine

KN. Russia was announced it has started tactical nuclear weapons exercises near Ukraine, as Moscow again accused the West of being “provocative.” The Kremlin’s Southern Military District troops “are practicing…