http://www.rttnews.comTGlobal financial news, market analysis, economics and forex newsRTTNews.com, Inc. All rights reserved.http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3658978&Category=Political News6/9/2026 7:40:22 AMThe US Department of War has added 188 Chinese firms, including e-commerce giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD, telecom giant Huawei and tech giant Baidu to a list of companies with alleged links to the Chinese military. The Department of War released an updated list of what it called "Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statuthttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3658976&Category=Political News6/9/2026 7:36:31 AMThe UN Security Council met on Monday amid a sharp escalation in hostilities across Ukraine, and UN officials warned that the war has reached its deadliest point since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. Briefing members, Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for political affairs, said recent months had seen some of the most extensive aerial attacks of the conflict, while the humanitarianhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3658929&Category=Political News6/9/2026 6:19:58 AMUkraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of three European major powers have called on Russian President Putin to agree to an immediate and complete ceasefire. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with President Zelensky in London to reiterate their unwavering support for Ukraine in its defense against Russia's invahttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3658640&Category=Political News6/8/2026 7:50:09 AMThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed with the support of 18 Republican lawmakers a sweeping legislation that includes major Ukraine aid and Russia sanctions package. The Ukraine Support Act authorizes $1.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, $8 billion in arms sales, and imposes broad, sweeping new oil and gas sanctions against Russia. The first major Ukraine-assistance package frhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3658341&Category=Political News6/5/2026 6:54:23 AMhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3658338&Category=Political News6/5/2026 6:47:53 AMA closely watched UN Security Council election delivered a mix of continuity and change on Wednesday, as Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe - and first-time member Kyrgyzstan, secured seats as non-permanent members of the apex Council. The five countries were elected by the 193-member General Assembly to serve as non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms beginhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3658070&Category=Political News6/4/2026 8:25:33 AMThe US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to limit President Donald Trump's war powers in Iran with the support of four Republican lawmakers. In a public show of disapproval of Trump's handling of the conflict, the House adopted the war powers resolution by a 215-208 vote. It requires Trump to withdraw American forces from the Middle East or seek congressional approval to continuehttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3658019&Category=Political News6/4/2026 6:48:54 AMIsrael and Lebanon have agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire on condition of complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives from the South Litani Sector, an area between the Israeli border and the Litani river. This region is now under the control of Israeli military forces. The truce was agreed after the fourth round of U.S.-led negotiations between Ihttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3658015&Category=Political News6/4/2026 6:45:47 AMBangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected as the President of the UN General Assembly's 81st session. He defeated Andreas Kakouris of Cyprus in a closely contested vote on Tuesday, positioning himself to steer the world body through a pivotal year marked by intensifying global crises, UN reform efforts and major leadership transitions. In a secret-ballot election, Rahman securhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3657787&Category=Political News6/3/2026 1:09:46 PMAfter weeks of intense negotiations, Denmark's acting prime minister Mette Frederiksen has announced that her Social Democratic Party has reached a consensus on forming a center-left coalition government. Frederiksen told reporters after meeting King Frederik X that she would present the new cabinet on Wednesday under her third term as prime minister. Frederiksen had resigned after the ruling Sohttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3657277&Category=Political News6/2/2026 6:06:29 AMColombia's presidential election is heading to a runoff after Sunday's vote failed to produce a clear winner. The right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, a close ally of President Donald Trump, received the most votes - 43.7 percent - while the left-wing senator Iván Cepeda, an ally of the outgoing president Gustavo Petro, came second with 40.9 percent. As none of the 13 candidates in thhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3656928&Category=Political News6/1/2026 7:20:30 AMThe U.S. Government has imposed sanctions on Persian Gulf Strait Authority, an Iranian government agency responsible for the authorization and regulation of maritime transit through Iranian waters. It was launched on May 5 as the U.S. warships entered the Strait of Hormuz to enforce blockade of Iranian ports. After the U.S. attacked Iran, Iran declared that vessels would be required to pay for shttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3656092&Category=Political News5/28/2026 7:40:50 AMThe UK is set to sign a new defense and security treaty with Poland to protect British borders, tackle organised crime, bolster collective defences and deepen cooperation with the European Union. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, in London Wednesday, as they prepare to sign the new agreement to strengthen defense cooperation in the face of increasing hohttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3655713&Category=Political News5/27/2026 8:14:53 AMRussia has warned foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Kyiv "as soon as possible" ahead of an imminent attack on the Ukrainian capital. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Russia's foreign ministry said the new round of "systematic strikes" will target "decision-making centres and command posts", alongside drone manufacturing facilities in the city. Kyiv residents have been warned against stayhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3655351&Category=Political News5/26/2026 8:05:55 AMhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3654867&Category=Political News5/22/2026 10:03:33 AMAhead of his India tour, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the U.S. government will engage with India to broaden energy cooperation. During May 23-26, Rubio will visit the Indian cities of Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur, and capital New Delhi. The Secretary will discuss energy security, trade, and defense cooperation during meetings with senior Indian officials, the Department of State saidhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3654860&Category=Political News5/22/2026 9:35:47 AMhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3654478&Category=Political News5/21/2026 8:57:48 AMhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3654455&Category=Political News5/21/2026 8:22:22 AMThe U.S. Justice Department has announced criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro, including conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, over the 1996 shootdown of two U.S. civilian aircraft over international waters between Cuba and Florida. The 94-year-old Castro has been accused of ordering the shoot down of two planes belonging to the Cuban-American group Brothers to the Rescue on Febhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3654444&Category=Political News5/21/2026 8:03:35 AMThe U.S. Department of State has issued updated Level 4 travel advisories for all three countries affected by the recent Ebola outbreak. It warned American citizens or permanent residents not travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan for any reason. Americans have been urged to remain vigilant of CDC guidelines on isolation and quarantine if they are departing the reghttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3654022&Category=Political News5/20/2026 9:52:58 AMThe Chinese government has confirmed the purchase of 200 American-made Boeing aircraft for Chinese airlines. This was part of many deals secured during President Donald Trump's recently concluded visit to Beijing. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday that the U.S. will guarantee the supply of aircraft engine parts and components. The White House had said earlier this week that a trahttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3653978&Category=Political News5/20/2026 8:20:13 AMPresident Donald Trump has renewed the threat to resume military attacks against Iran by saying that the regime is running out of time to reach an agreement in line with what the United States proposed. "For Iran, the clock is ticking, and they better get moving, fast, or there won't be anything left of them," Trump wrote on Truth Social platform on Sunday, as Middle East peace talks remained stalhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3653178&Category=Political News5/18/2026 8:03:24 AMThe United States announced that in partnership with Venezuela and the United Kingdom and with technical support from the International Atomic Energy Agency, it has successfully removed excess highly enriched uranium from Venezuela's shuttered RV-1 research reactor. The RV-1 was the country's first and only nuclear reactor, originally built for peaceful scientific research and later repurposedhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3652843&Category=Political News5/15/2026 8:00:26 AMFederal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran resigned from his position on the policy board "effective upon or shortly before the swearing in" of the chairman-designate Kevin Warsh. President Donald Trump nominated Miran as a member of the Board of Governors in September last year after Adriana Kugler stepped down. His term ended on January 31.http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3652392&Category=Political News5/14/2026 4:55:00 PMhttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3650689&Category=Political News5/12/2026 6:53:13 AMThe Trump Administration is intensifying pressure on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps by targeting the financial networks that enable its illicit oil operations. Monday, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on a network involved in selling and shipping Iranian oil to overseas buyers, including China, on behalf of IRGC, and three senior officihttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3650665&Category=Political News5/12/2026 6:38:35 AMThe European Commission has selected 9 hydrogen production projects under the third auction of the European Hydrogen Bank, or EHB. Across seven countries in the European Economic Area, the projects are expected to provide almost 1.1 giga-watts of electrolyser capacity and produce more than 1.3 million tons of hydrogen over their first 10 years of operation. This is estimated o avoid greenhouse ghttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3649626&Category=Political News5/8/2026 7:44:13 AMUS Air Force'S F-22 Raptor fighter jets have arrived at Kadena Air Base, the American air base in Japan, marking the latest fighter rotation supporting operations across the Indo-Pacific region. While deployed to the Keystone of the Pacific, the F-22s will operate alongside heavy, reconnaissance, and fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft assigned to the Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, shttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3648846&Category=Political News5/7/2026 7:30:41 AMA U.S.-led resolution to defend freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is set to be introduced for voting in UN Security Councilin the coming days. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that at President Donald Trump's direction, the United States, alongside its Gulf partners Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, drafted the resolution. The draft reshttp://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=3648111&Category=Political News5/6/2026 8:20:30 AM