Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
Danish shipping company Maersk said on Friday that one of its vessels has successfully navigated the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first time in nearly two years, though
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Police and paramilitary forces were deployed across Dhaka and several other cities on Friday following violent overnight protests triggered by the death of a prominent youth leader, raising concerns of further unrest
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order recommending the loosening of federal regulations on marijuana, a move that could mark one of the most significant shifts in U.S. drug
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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has launched an internal review that could pave the way for the first shipments of Nvidia’s second-most powerful artificial intelligence chips to China, according to
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Businessman Murtaza Lakhani has strongly denied allegations underpinning recent sanctions imposed on him by the European Union and the United Kingdom, describing the measures as “unfounded, unfair and politically motivated.” In a
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High above Earth, some 22,000 miles into space, an unacknowledged encounter in 2022 revealed how rapidly outer space is being transformed into a new arena of military competition. An American patrol satellite
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What began as an aggressive plan to confront Mexican drug cartels has transformed into a far-reaching and lethal military campaign in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific, driven in large part by
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The phrase with which the United Nations report on Sudan issued yesterday begins, “Three days of terror with no safe refuge”, is not merely descriptive but accusatory. It indicts not only the
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Russia’s government has instructed Russian Railways to sell a 62-floor skyscraper in central Moscow to help the state-owned railway monopoly pay down part of its $50 billion debt, three sources told Reuters.
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The European Union faces a pivotal moment as the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China creates a new era of global competition, according to a report led by former British
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BP has named Meg O’Neill, the head of Australia’s Woodside Energy, as its new chief executive officer, effective April 1, following the sudden departure of Murray Auchincloss. O’Neill becomes BP’s first CEO
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European Union leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a high-stakes summit aimed at resolving disputes over whether to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s ongoing war effort. The summit, described
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The UK government on Thursday imposed sanctions on three smaller Russian oil producers—Tatneft PJSC, Russneft PJSC and NNK PJSC—as Western nations continue efforts to limit Russia’s energy revenues while a US-brokered peace
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Thailand’s renewed armed clashes with neighboring Cambodia have highlighted a clear military imbalance between the two countries, with Thailand enjoying a decisive advantage on land, in the air and at sea—an edge
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Israel has signed the largest natural gas export agreement in its history, sealing a deal with Egypt valued at 112 billion shekels (approximately $34.6 billion), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday.
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