White House warns Israel against ‘smashing into Rafah’
US sees no ‘credible plan’ to protect civilians in southern Gazan city, says Jake Sullivan #press
Vale board member resigns in protest over alleged political meddling in succession process
José Luciano Duarte Penido claims wrangling over CEO selection did not serve the best interests of the company #press
CME bids to enter US Treasury clearing business
CEO of exchange group says move into world’s biggest bond market is ‘no-brainer’ and its application will come this year #press
The radical changes coming to the world’s biggest bond market
America’s regulators say new rules will help maintain the dominance of US Treasuries, but others fear higher costs and lower liquidity #press
Nigeria pushes Binance for user data in stand-off over naira speculation
Authorities hold senior company executives for two weeks after crackdown on cryptocurrency websites #press
Princess Catherine’s photo fiasco highlights royal transparency dilemma
Debacle fuels health speculation as historian warns ‘when you tantalise with half of a piece of information it never satisfies’ #press
Shipbuilding: the new battleground in the US-China trade war
Labour unions are urging the Biden administration to investigate China’s dominance of naval engineering, potentially inflaming Sino-American tensions #press
South Africa sets ambitious timeline to end rolling blackouts
Electricity tsar says issue that has plagued the country for more than a decade would be largely over by year end #press
Reddit is casting aside community spirit in search of financial maturity
A conservative directed-share program on its IPO risks leaving the Redditor army feeling left out #press
Somali pirates seize ship as global naval forces focus on Houthi threat
Capture of Bangladeshi bulk carrier is first successful hijacking since December #press
German military still faxes documents and cannot radio allies, official warns
Armed forces’ communications systems in woeful state and in need of ‘mammoth’ investment, says commissioner overseeing Bundeswehr #press
Special counsel who cited Biden’s memory lapses testifies in Congress
Robert Hur faces questions over decision not to charge US president in classified documents case #press
High finance, low spirits — insider tales from Wall Street and the City
Two sharp memoirs give a glimpse of the steep rewards — and downsides — of working at the summit of the financial sector #press
Poland’s leaders to meet Biden on Russian threat
PM Donald Tusk and President Andrzej Duda put aside domestic differences in rare joint visit to White House #press
ECB to leave original Frankfurt home next year
Planned move a block away means central bank will no longer occupy offices next to iconic Euro sculpture #press