Financial crisis

The next financial crisis could start with an algorithm

The risk is not that AI becomes malicious, says the writer. The greater concern is that it becomes universally trusted without sufficient safeguards.

The growing financial risks from this AI boom

What’s happening with Meta and Hyperion echoes past events, critics say.

The fake commute: How China’s unemployed save face

Some social media posts on unemployment share tips on how to spend the day away from home, drifting through parks, libraries, cafes and shopping malls.

Tunisian club Metlaoui face uncertain future after halting operations

Lebanon hopes for new staff-level agreement with IMF

PM Lawrence Wong pays tribute to late ex-HK leader Tung Chee Hwa, ‘an old friend of Singapore’

Hong Kong’s first chief executive Tung Chee Hwa died on Sept 8 aged 89.

Cuba denounces ‘record’ economic damage from US embargo

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez says the country is willing to continue engaging in dialogue ‘despite the lack of progress’ and ‘lack of willingness’ on the part of the US.

Iran raises price of petrol as US applies economic pressure

A woman crosses as motorists drive past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in Tehran. Iran, a major oil producer with some of the world’s cheapest fuel, has for years heavily subsidised petrol.

War threatens Russian banking crisis, European intelligence report says

A flag flies above the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank on the day of a key rate-setting meeting in Moscow, Russia, April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova

UN, strapped for cash, warns time running out to make payments

Long strapped for cash, the UN is still waiting for complete payments for its 2026 budget from its two biggest donors: Washington and Beijing.

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