E ven before the ceasefire in Gaza Donald Trump had begun to reshape the Middle East. He was influential in pushing Israel to ...

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Surely, then, it is a bad time to own catastrophe bonds? These are securities that protect issuers, mostly insurers and ...

E ARLY IN 2019, a Lebanese-American businessman tried to bring a stunning piece of information to the attention of Tulsi ...

During the first phase of the accord, meant to last six weeks, Hamas will free 33 of the 98 Israeli hostages still held in ...