KB News DeskChina’s weak factory PMI raises pressure for consumer stimulus
China’s manufacturing activity sank to a six-month low in August as factory gate prices tumbled and owners struggled for orders, an official survey showed on Saturday, pressuring policymakers to press…
Israel, Hamas set three-day pauses in fighting for Gaza polio vaccinations: WHO
Israel’s military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for the first round of vaccination of 640,000 children…
NATO states condemn latest Russian strikes on Ukraine
NATO countries on Wednesday condemned “indiscriminate” heavy Russian strikes across war-battered Ukraine, the Western military alliance said, after a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Brussels. Russia fired a wave…
Hostage in Gaza rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity
Qaid Farhan Alkadi was alone underground Tuesday after 326 days of captivity in Gaza when Israeli forces scouring Hamas’ vast tunnel network found and freed him. “Suddenly, I heard someone…
‘Hard to imagine’ no September rate cut: US Fed official
It is “hard to imagine” the Federal Reserve not cutting interest rates next month, a senior bank official said Monday, in the latest signal that many policymakers favor a cut.…
Pavel Durov has nothing to hide, Telegram says of arrested founder
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of Telegram who was arrested in Paris, has nothing to hide and it is absurd to hold an owner responsible for abuse of the messaging…
Harris says she will not cozy up to dictators like N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has said she will not “cozy up to” dictators like North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, whom she cast as “rooting for” her Republican rival Donald…
Biden presses Netanyahu on need to reach Gaza truce deal
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the urgency of sealing a deal for a truce in Gaza and the release of hostages, the…
Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after 2 years of marriage
After a relationship that spanned two decades, two engagements, two weddings and headlines too numerous to count, Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. The filing Tuesday in…
Leaders of China and Vietnam pledge to strengthen political and economic ties
The leaders of China and Vietnam pledged to further their economic ties and gave a nod to their shared communist ideology during the first visit by Vietnam’s new president to…
