Alexander Smith

Jan 14, 2025 | gurutrade.com | Stefano Rebaudo |Alexander Smith

Jan 14 (Reuters) - The British pound was poised to record a sixth consecutive day of decline against the dollar on Tuesday and hit a fresh 2-1/2-month low versus the euro as concerns about Britain's fiscal sustainability continued to weigh. Heavy government bond supply has put pressure on British asset prices, while inflation concerns have driven bond yields higher on both sides of the Atlantic.

Dec 10, 2024 | autos.yahoo.com | Alexander Smith

For much of its 13 years, the horrors of Syria’s grinding civil war felt unending. Now, after just 11 days, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is gone, the dictator fleeing his country in the face of a sensational advance by rebel forces. Many Syrians are jubilant. Assad clung to power through domestic oppression, torture and murder, eventually suppressing a 2011 uprising with a mix of chemical weapons and deadly backing from Russia and Iran.

Dec 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alexander Smith

For much of its 13 years, the horrors of Syria’s grinding civil war felt unending. Now, after just 11 days, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is gone, the dictator fleeing his country in the face of a sensational advance by rebel forces. Many Syrians are jubilant. Assad clung to power through domestic oppression, torture and murder, eventually suppressing a 2011 uprising with a mix of chemical weapons and deadly backing from Russia and Iran.

Dec 4, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alexander Smith

Just as Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral rises from the ashes, France’s government is teetering on the brink of collapse. President Emmanuel Macron put on a brave face last week while touring the rebuilt Paris landmark gutted by fire in 2019, as his administration hailed the reconstruction as a symbol of national unity and French can-do. But his fragile parliamentary coalition could be toppled by an unlikely combination of far-right and leftist opponents Wednesday.

Nov 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alexander Smith

Israel’s war Cabinet was Tuesday meeting to discuss a plan for a cease-fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah as its military launched fresh airstrikes on southern Beirut. Hezbollah, a powerful Lebanese political and militant group and Iran's most important proxy, began trading fire with Israel on Oct. 8 last year, a day after the Hamas terrorist attack launched from Gaza. Hezbollah says it is supporting the Palestinian resistance; Israel sees it as another attempt by Tehran to attack the Jewish State.