UBS to Buy Rival Credit Suisse in $3.2 Billion Deal
“This is no bailout,” said Karin Keller-Sutter, the Swiss finance minister, calling the deal a commercial solution to avoid bankruptcy and collateral damage.
Xi Heads to Russia, Praising Putin and Saying Little About Ukraine
China is calling Xi Jinping’s visit a “trip for peace,” but he is unlikely to risk straining the country’s ties with Russia and President Vladimir V. Putin.
Amid Violence, Israeli and Palestinian Officials Meet to Promote Calm
Fearing that an already-bloody year could worsen during Ramadan, Palestinians and Israelis met for the second time in a month.
Assad’s 2nd Diplomatic Trip in Days Speeds Easing of Isolation
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, welcomed in the Emirati capital with a 21-gun salute, is gradually re-emerging after the global shunning that followed his violent crushing of his country’s 2011 uprising.
Lab Leak or Not? How Politics Shaped the Battle Over Covid’s Origin
A lab leak was once dismissed by many as a conspiracy theory. But the idea is gaining traction, even as evidence builds that the virus emerged from a market.
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