An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
The United States Army has awarded defense technology company Anduril Industries a contract that could reach a total value of up to $20 billion, marking one of the most significant deals yet
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Global financial markets have been thrown into chaos as the escalating Iran war triggered one of the most volatile trading periods in years, sending oil prices soaring and investors scrambling to protect
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A growing number of former CIA officers are stepping out of the shadows and into the world of technology startups, launching companies that apply intelligence expertise to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and national
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Iran’s naval strategy in the Strait of Hormuz is once again demonstrating how smaller, unconventional forces can challenge the world’s most powerful navy. According to reporting by The Times UK, Iran’s Islamic
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Binance has issued an official response following recent media coverage concerning ongoing court proceedings in Sri Lanka involving allegations of financial fraud connected to the use of Binance accounts by certain individuals.
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Meta Platforms is considering sweeping layoffs that could affect 20 percent or more of its workforce as the company accelerates spending on artificial intelligence and seeks to streamline operations, according to three
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Russia has designated U.S.-based academic Nina Khrushcheva, the great-granddaughter of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, as a “foreign agent,” a label widely used by Moscow for individuals it believes are engaged in
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Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur whose closest known relative was discovered in Spain, offering fresh evidence that parts of South America, Africa and Europe were connected by
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In the aftermath of World War II, Japan underwent one of the most sweeping political transformations in modern history. As the occupying power, the United States dismantled the Imperial Japanese Army, eliminated
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On a warm stretch of beach along India’s eastern coast, a group of young sailors from Iran were enjoying rare moments of relaxation after weeks at sea. Assigned to guide them around
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When Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third five-year term as China’s leader in late 2022, he issued stark warnings to senior officials about the “stormy seas” and “worst-case scenarios” that could confront
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by Eric Paul Kengor’s American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church is an unusual hybrid of rapid-response biography, ecclesiastical commentary, and ideological intervention. Written in the immediate
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Chinese-Canadian educator and writer Jiang Xueqin presents a stark interpretation of Middle Eastern geopolitics: that Israel may quietly benefit from a prolonged war that weakens the United States rather than a swift
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For nearly five decades, Javier Gurruchaga has lived at the intersection of theater, music and spectacle. The Spanish performer, singer and actor built a career on flamboyance, irreverence and a refusal to
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In the darkness of midnight waters off southern Iraq, a 40-second video captured a moment that would reverberate across global energy markets. A small speedboat approached the massive oil tanker Safesea Vishnu
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