Saudi Arabia is confronting a worsening security crisis after Houthi forces seized key positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and resumed missile and drone attacks against Saudi infrastructure, while the network of
The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz has unleashed what analysts describe as the largest oil supply shock in history, shutting in more than 10 million barrels per day of crude
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A dramatic courtroom confrontation has begun between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, as the billionaire entrepreneur accuses the leadership of OpenAI of betraying its founding mission and effectively “stealing a charity.” The
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Another round of anticipated U.S.–Iran nuclear talks in Islamabad was abruptly canceled over the weekend, underscoring the fragility of diplomatic efforts to end a widening confrontation between Washington and Tehran. The failure
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A new policy report argues that the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty may be entering its most fragile phase as violence and geopolitics collide in South Asia The fragile balance between water-sharing and
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A coordinated multi-front assault by jihadist and separatist forces has pushed Mali’s military government into crisis, exposing the limits of Russian intervention and raising fears of a wider regional destabilization A sweeping
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A new theoretical framework published in CTC Sentinel, a regular publication of the Combating Terrorism Center, argues that the dominant ways scholars and policymakers understand artificial intelligence and terrorism are no longer
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The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+, marking one of the most significant disruptions to the global oil alliance in decades and delivering a major setback to
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Airtel Africa Plc is preparing a major initial public offering of its mobile money business, Airtel Money, in a deal that could raise between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, marking one of
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The European Union is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its industrial policy through a proposed “Made in Europe” framework under the Industrial Accelerator Act, signaling a decisive shift toward economic self-reliance and
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A ceremony has been held in Bangladesh to mark the beginning of nuclear fuel loading into the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s first-ever nuclear power facility. The
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NATO faces “unacceptable” delays of up to seven years for key military equipment including tanks, fighter jets, and Patriot air defence systems, as decades of neglect in defence manufacturing leave member states
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A growing diplomatic dispute has erupted between Ukraine and Israel after President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Israel of importing grain allegedly stolen by Russia from occupied Ukrainian territories. The accusations center on recent
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As many as 45 million people worldwide could be pushed into acute food insecurity this year as the ongoing war in the Middle East drives what the World Bank describes as the
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Editorial Sheikh Hasina, though ultimately unseated amid public fury and shifting political winds—abetted in part by external actors—left behind something far more enduring than her tenure: continuity. Her flagship undertakings did not
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A violent confrontation in the Palk Strait has once again intensified tensions between Sri Lankan and Indian fishing communities after a 29-year-old Tamil fisherman from Jaffna was allegedly detained at sea and
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