Trump says US won’t attack Iran before midterm elections
Citing what he said were 'productive discussions' with the Islamic Republic.
Meta bans ads from TikTok on its apps in escalating feud
The ban will take effect in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, according to Meta, and also extend to third-party advertisers running campaigns that link to TikTok and other ByteDance properties in those countries.
Judge sides with importers to expand Trump tariff refund fight
Importers paid more than $166 billion in Trump’s contested tariffs before they were struck down.
Standard Bank wants West Africa to rival its SA business
The banking giant aims to double its regional operations within four years as investment opportunities expand across key economies.
African nations ask Ukraine to return captured prisoners
After they were caught fighting for Russia.
Oil retreats as Trump rules out attacks on Iran before midterms
Brent for December settlement shed 1% to $103.25 a barrel at 11:09 a.m. in Singapore.
US-sanctioned tycoon becomes Zimbabwe’s investment minister
Mnangagwa split the finance ministry in two to create the position and retained Mthihuli Ncube as minister of finance.
Gold advances as strong auction demand lowers treasury yields
Gold was up 1.1% at $4 179.56 an ounce as of 10:57 a.m. Singapore time, while silver was 1.8% higher at $60.24 an ounce, erasing losses from the previous session.
How AI is industrialising fraud
Attackers are operating at a scale and speed not seen before. Head of AI compliance at Sumsub, Natalia Fritzen, and vice president of sales at Sumsub Africa, Hannes Bezuidenhout, outline what a safe digital future can look like.
Glencore shrugs off coal concerns ahead of Australian listing
The mining and commodity powerhouse is betting that allowing large investors in Australia to buy depositary receipts for stock in London and South Africa will boost its share price and propel it into the ASX100 benchmark in the short term.