Author: Justin M. Larson

 Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Thursday after Wall Street continued to reach record highs over Fed-rate cut hopes and positive inflation data.Japan’s Nikkei 225 was set to open higher, with the futures contract in Chicago at 43,860, and its counterpart in Osaka at 43,870, against the index’s last close of 43,837.67.Over in Australia, the ASX/S&P 200 was poised for a lower open, with the futures contract last trading at 8,805, against the index’s Wednesday close at 8,830.4.Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was set to open lower with the futures contract at 25,994, compared with the index’s last…

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (L-R) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin walks with China’s President Xi Jinping and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. Sergey Bobylev | Afp | Getty ImagesThe potential threat arising from an “anti-Western alliance” is reaching unsettling levels, according to a top security expert — with analysts warning Washington and its allies should not underestimate the significance of warming relations between China, North Korea,…

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The unrest began Monday as a self-styled “Gen Z protest” against corruption, nepotism and restrictions on social media. It quickly escalated after security forces opened fire on the crowds.By Tuesday, protesters had stormed and torched parliament, the Supreme Court and multiple government offices, including Singha Durbar – the central administrative complex. Homes of political leaders were attacked, police stations overrun, and Tribhuvan International Airport briefly closed.In addition, media outlets and schools were set on fire, while the Ministry of Health and Population was also destroyed, including the National Health Emergency Operation Centre.UN chief urges dialogueUN Secretary-General António Guterres said he…

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new video loaded: What to Know About the Mass Protests in NepalBy Alex Travelli, Melanie Bencosme and Jon Hazell•September 10, 2025The explosion of unrest in Nepal — with fires around the capital, Kathmandu, and the prime minister fleeing the country — was years in the making. Alex Travelli, a New York Times correspondent, describes what happened and why it happened now. Source link

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“Leopard spots” found on a rock on Mars contain the clearest signs yet that life once existed on the red planet, NASA has announced.The space agency said analysis of the unusual markings by the Perseverance rover has revealed they contain minerals that on Earth can be a byproduct of microbes. Scientists can’t rule out that the spots were caused by natural geological processes. Image: The leopard spot-like marking on the rock. Pic: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS But Nicky Fox, associate director of NASA’s science mission directorate, said after a year of “pressure testing” the evidence, it still points to a biological origin.”This finding…

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