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
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in September to its lowest level in more than five years, fueled by a jump in exports and only modest growth in imports, according to data
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The UK has launched a new spy agency, Military Intelligence Services (MIS), to confront a sharp rise in espionage and sabotage targeting armed forces personnel and Ministry of Defence staff, Times UK
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Europe must prepare for large-scale conflict as Russia emerges as a direct threat, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte warned, Times UK reported. Speaking on Thursday, Rutte said “conflict is at our door”
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Belgium has warned it could take legal action if the European Union overrides its national veto to seize frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, intensifying diplomatic tensions ahead of a planned EU
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Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France, has published a 216-page memoir, Le journal d’un prisonnier (The Diary of a Prisoner), detailing his three-week incarceration in La Santé prison following his October
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Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to resign midway through his term, telling Reuters he has felt “humiliated” and sidelined by the interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad
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The United States is preparing to intercept additional ships carrying Venezuelan oil after seizing a tanker this week, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The move marks the
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China Vanke Co., long considered the last major developer capable of surviving the country’s prolonged property slump, has been thrust into a deepening crisis after its state-owned backer abruptly capped future financing
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Russia’s oil export revenues fell sharply in November, hitting their lowest monthly level since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to new data released Thursday by the
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Pakistan is close to sealing a major defence deal with the United States that would modernise its entire fleet of F-16 fighter jets, marking one of the most significant upgrades to the
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OpenAI has issued one of its strongest warnings yet about the risks posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, cautioning on Wednesday that its next generation of models could present a “high” cybersecurity
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Cambodia is one of the most corrupt countries on earth, but when crisis hits the border, the country handles the broader situation in a way many people
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A new genetic study of over one million people has found that many psychiatric disorders share common biological underpinnings, challenging traditional diagnostic categories, according to research published today in Nature. The analysis
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Despite years of international discussions and white papers on AI governance, there has been no globally agreed framework to manage the risks and benefits of AI. As reported in Nature, China is
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Cognitive fatigue, the mental exhaustion that can sap motivation, dull focus, and increase the likelihood of errors, affects billions of people worldwide. The phenomenon was famously highlighted in 1996 when chess grandmaster
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