Markets weigh risk of retaliation after Iran's massive attack on Israel

Financial markets will face the new week worried about geopolitics, with much at stake over whether Iran's unprecedented weekend attack on Israel triggers rounds of retaliation. The escalation of the Middle East crisis, already roiled by inflation and the prospect of higher interest rates for longereither, will inject new volatility when trading resumes. When Hamas …

Petro calls for the United Nations to meet urgently after Iran attack

Petro calls for the United Nations to meet urgently after Iran attack

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Amid the tensions unleashed by Iran's attack on Israel, Colombian President Gustavo Petro made an urgent call for caution. According to X, the president said that “we are facing the prelude to World War III” at a time when the world “should rebuild its economy toward the rapid goal of decarbonization.” The president's words come …