The United States and Russia worked to weaken proposed international safeguards for lethal autonomous weapons during United Nations negotiations in Geneva this month, removing provisions that would have required greater reliability, ethical
China has started granting licenses with extended terms to allow European companies to import critical minerals essential for industries including clean technology, automakers, and defense contractors, the European Commission’s trade chief Maros
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is reportedly close to acquiring a minority stake in India’s Shriram Finance Ltd., Bloomberg reported, signaling the latest move by a global bank to deepen its presence
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India’s government introduced a sweeping nuclear energy bill in the lower house of parliament on Monday, seeking approval to replace the country’s existing two nuclear laws. The proposed legislation, named the Sustainable
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In her first public address as head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli offered a sweeping and detailed vision for the future of Britain’s foreign intelligence service, drawing on her decades-long career in espionage
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Britain is already on the front line of confrontation with Russia, the head of MI6 will warn, as Moscow escalates a campaign of disinformation, sabotage and cyberattacks designed to destabilise the West.
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The chief executive of Oxfam has stepped down after trustees concluded that allegations of bullying and misconduct had caused an irretrievable breakdown in trust, marking the latest crisis for one of Britain’s
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a rare and blunt rebuke to local officials for inflating growth figures and pursuing “reckless” development projects designed to produce superficial results rather than real economic
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China’s fossil fuel power plants are on course to record their first annual decline in electricity generation in nearly a decade, as a rapid expansion of renewable energy capacity increasingly meets the
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India is drawing renewed interest from global fund managers seeking to diversify equity portfolios as concerns grow that the global artificial intelligence rally may be losing momentum. According to Bloomberg, several major
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Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying was found guilty on Monday of collusion with foreign forces and sedition in a closely watched national security trial that critics say
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A joint investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List has identified Saudi Arabia as the latest country to import grain shipped directly from a Western-sanctioned port in occupied Crimea, underscoring Russia’s continued efforts
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On December 12, 2025, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned after protesters took to the streets in cities across the country and filled the centre of the capital Sofia in the
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Editorial The World Inequality Report 2026 does not merely describe a malfunctioning global economy; it indicts it. What emerges from its data is not an unfortunate imbalance or a temporary distortion, but
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Europe’s top law enforcement agency has issued a stark warning about the growing risks posed by AI-powered social robots, including the potential for exploitation in child grooming and other criminal activities. The
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President Donald Trump is facing sharp criticism from key allies after signing the “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for AI” executive order, a sweeping directive aimed at establishing federal control over artificial
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