The Morning Briefing

Vladimir Putin makes surprise visits to Mariupol and Crimea, Donald Trump says his own arrest is imminent, UBS is buying Credit Suisse

A Fight Against Hunger

With North Korea short of food, Kim Jong-un has turned to the military. Soldiers are planting crops and greenhouses have been built on airfields.

Breaking News

Swizerland is close to announcing a deal for UBS to buy Credit Suisse for about $1 billion, three people with knowledge of the matter said.

Silicon Valley Bank was under scrutiny by the Fed for over a year for risky practices and the bank received repeated warnings. It wans't enough.

UBS is buying Credit Suisse, its beleaguered rival, in a hastily arranged deal meant to shore up the global banking sector after recent turmoil.

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Earth is likely to cross a critical global warming threshold within the next decade unless drastic changes are made, a major U.N. report said.

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