Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Citigroup tops estimates on stronger net interest income, smaller loan loss provision
Under CEO Jane Fraser, Citigroup is in the midst of a restructuring, selling off parts of its overseas operations.
What to know about the deadly mass protests in Iran and the potential U.S. response
Amid the mass protests in Iran, two sources have told CBS News at least 12,000 people have been killed in the regime’s crackdown. President Trump spoke about how the U.S. plans to respond, telling “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil, “we will take…
Hackers Exploit c-ares DLL Side-Loading to Bypass Security and Deploy Malware
Security experts have disclosed details of an active malware campaign that’s exploiting a DLL side-loading vulnerability in a legitimate binary associated with the open-source c-ares library to bypass security controls and deliver a wide range of commo…
News24 | Iranians arrive in Turkey through border gate as crackdown persists
Dozens of Iranians crossed the border into Turkey on Wednesday, as authorities in Iran crack down on one of the biggest ever waves of protest against the Islamic Republic’s clerical rule. US President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep pr…
From Canada to China, fall of Maduro is transforming global oil market
Reverberations from the most consequential U.S. intervention since the 1989 invasion of Panama — the stunning Jan. 3 capture and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — are reshaping energy calculations around the globe, from pipeline politi…
Baltic Exchange adds new tanker routes as demand grows in northern Europe
Short-haul assessments are being launched to provide a definitive benchmark for freight rates
Pressure mounts on EU to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terror organisation
Several member states, including Germany, are pushing for the designation, which would place the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the EU’s terror list alongside groups such as Daesh and al-Qaeda. But legal and political constraints remain. Human r…
‘We’re not going to back down’: UK hits back at Trump admin over Elon Musk probe
The UK government has hit back at a US administration official’s threat over a probe into Elon Musk and X.Online safety watchdog OFCOM is investigating the social media app for the sharing of non-consensual sex images which are artificially generated …
Trump calls Greenland ‘vital’ for US as Danish foreign minister braces for Vance talks
US President Donald Trump earlier said he wanted Greenland “whether they like it or not”.