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DOHA — Israel expects to continue full-scale military operations in Gaza for another six to eight weeks as it prepares to mount a ground invasion of the enclave’s southernmost city of Rafah, four officials familiar with the strategy said.
TAIPEI — Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next to China’s coast on Monday, the government in Taipei said, in an escalation of tensions after China said it would carry out regular patrols.
DOHA — The United Nations secretary general will begin consultations on the appointment of a U.N. envoy to coordinate engagement between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and the international community, he said on Monday.
MOSCOW — Yulia Navalnaya said on Monday she would continue the fight of her dead husband Alexei Navalny for a “free Russia” and called on opposition supporters to battle President Vladimir Putin with greater fury than ever.
The Philippines and the United States conducted joint maritime exercises in the South China Sea on Friday, the Philippine military said, the latest round of drills underlining ongoing expansion of their defence ties.
At least 20 people have died after days of torrential rains in parts of the southern Philippines, provincial disaster agencies said on Monday.
We don’t have any big scheduled news or events coming directly from the PSE or any of its companies this week, but we do have the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) decision on US interest rates that we will learn about on Thursday morning. Expectations are that the Fed will do nothing, but all eyes (and ears) are trained on the forward guidance that the Fed will give as part of its discussion of the move. Forbes said that the “markets still see a 40% chance of a rate cut at the subsequent meeting in March.” Reuters wrote about the five signs that a pivot is coming. The Financial Post doesn’t expect cuts in January, but is looking for the Fed to “begin discussing the broad parameters for lowering rates.”
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr yesterday said he does not endorse Taiwan independence and reiterated his country is committed to its One-China policy, a response to China’s outrage over recent remarks in congratulating Taiwan’s election winner.