A senior Iranian cleric and member of a powerful government committee was shot and killed by a security guard at a bank in the northern province of Mazandaran on Wednesday, according to the Iranian authorities. In CCTV camera footage shown on the Iranian news media, the cleric, Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, is seen sitting on […]
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The World Bank Is Getting a New Chief. Will He Pivot Toward Climate Action?
As World Bank shareholders gather in Washington for their annual spring meeting on Monday, the global institution appears to be on the brink of significant change. World leaders, led by Prime Ministers Emmanuel Macron of France and Mia Mottley of Barbados, along with a constellation of academics and development experts want the bank to do […]
6 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid in West Bank Clashes
The Israeli military carried out a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday that it said was aimed at arresting a suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli brothers recently. In the spiraling violence, six Palestinians were killed, according to Palestinian health officials, and Israel said one of them was […]
West Bank Attack Kills 2 Israelis as Middle East Officials Meet in Jordan
JERUSALEM — Hours after a Palestinian gunman fatally shot two Israeli brothers as they drove through a town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, Jewish settlers went on a rampage in the area to avenge the killings, stoning and burning dozens of Palestinian homes, stores and cars. The shooting occurred early Sunday afternoon on […]
Judge Rejects Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Central Bank Funds
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the effort by relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to seize $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan central bank funds to pay off judgment debts owed by the Taliban, in part because he said doing so would mean effectively recognizing the militants as the legitimate government […]
A Surprise Pick to Lead the Bank of Japan Faces a Wrenching Choice
Over the last several months, many people were mentioned as possible replacements for Haruhiko Kuroda, the long-serving governor of the Bank of Japan, who has captained the country’s decade-long experiment with ultra-easy money and rock-bottom interest rates. Kazuo Ueda, the man officially nominated for the job on Tuesday, was not among them. But it is […]
Blinken Heads to West Bank After Surge in Violence
Earlier in the day, Mr. Blinken met with Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has helped to mediate two cease-fires between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza since Mr. Biden took office. Mr. Blinken later told reporters he had discussed the current crisis with the Egyptian leader. New armed groups of young Palestinians, chafing under occupation […]
World Bank Leader, Accused of Climate Denial, Offers a New Response
David Malpass touched off a furor, including calls for his removal, when he refused to acknowledge that fossil fuels are warming the planet.
Al Gore Calls the World Bank Chief a ‘Climate Denier’
The former vice president also said President Biden should seek to have the Trump-nominated bank leader, David Malpass, removed from his role.