Payment processing giant Stripe and private equity firm Advent International are in active negotiations to acquire PayPal Holdings, according to The Wall Street Journal. The investor group is seeking a revised agreement after PayPal’s board rejected an initial $60.50 per-share takeover proposal in July that valued the digital payments pioneer at approximately $53 billion. Read:…
Min Aung Hlaing stressed that his government was focused on ending the civil war and restoring peace. Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026 The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government has met Thailand’s prime minister in Bangkok as he seeks to boost his government’s legitimacy more than five years after seizing power. President Min Aung…
Ambassador Tammy Bruce Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations New York, New York AS DELIVERED Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Thank you, Madam President. It’s a pleasure to see you, personally, behind that placard, and to see Denmark in their presidency this month. And, of course,…
As the onslaught against the International Criminal Court continues, champions of justice must back global accountability through action. On 17 July 1998 in Rome, the world made its support for international justice clear by adopting the statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). Since 2010, 17 July has been commemorated as International Justice Day. The…
EXPLAINER: International migrants, jobs and crime in South Africa: What do the numbers show? Amid rising hostility towards international migrants, anti-migrant protests have spread across South Africa in 2026. Some have involved intimidation, the denial of access to public services and fatal violence. False information has flourished in this climate, and Africa Check has been…
Twenty-eight beluga whales are set to be relocated from a shuttered Canadian theme park to aquariums across the United States after federal officials approved an emergency import earlier this month as part of an international rescue effort. Marineland closed to the public in 2024 but has remained in possession of the whales, which it…
WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, announced the development on Thursday, saying no new cases had been reported since 25 May. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the international hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius officially over after the last identified contact completed quarantine, tested negative and returned home. WHO Director-General, Tedros…
Terrorism is evolving amid global instability characterised by heightened geopolitical tensions, protracted conflicts and growing fragmentation – and the international response must also evolve to meet the challenge. The issue is the spotlight as the United Nations marks the organization’s Fourth Counter-Terrorism Week, bringing together more than 1,000 participants from some 119 countries, representing governments,…
The international legal order that was created after the second world war is no longer fit for purpose. Its response to urgent global problems like climate, poverty and pandemics is inadequate. Its key institutions like the United Nations are incapable of restoring peace in Ukraine, Iran, Sudan or the Democratic Republic of Congo or stopping…
2m ago U.S. Treasury clears Iran to sell its oil on global markets through August The U.S. Treasury, making good on a condition of the memorandum of understanding with Iran signed last week by President Trump, cleared Iran to start selling its oil and gas again on Monday. The Treasury confirmed in a statement…
