The United States has designating Afghanistan as a State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention. Announcing the decision, U.S. Secretary of State said the Taliban continues to use terrorist tactics, kidnapping individuals for ransom or to seek policy concessions. "These despicable tactics need to end".It is not safe for Americans to travel to Afghanistan because the Taliban continues to unjustly detain our...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.