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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce his choice for the next Mossad director in the coming days, as the race to succeed outgoing intelligence chief David Barnea enters its final
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The head of the UK’s Office for Budget Responsibility resigned on Monday after the fiscal watchdog accidentally published its full analysis of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget moments before she was due to
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India’s current account deficit widened sharply in the July–September quarter after US President Donald Trump’s 50% tariff on Indian goods weakened export performance. The deficit rose to $12.3 billion, or 1.3% of
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Nvidia has poured $2 billion into Synopsys, taking a major equity stake in one of the world’s most influential chip-design software makers as part of an expanded engineering and design partnership. The
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China’s DeepSeek has unveiled two new versions of its fast-evolving artificial-intelligence model, escalating the global contest over advanced reasoning systems. Just weeks after releasing an experimental build dubbed DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, the Hangzhou-based company
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NATO is actively considering “pre-emptive” measures against Russia following a series of hybrid attacks across Europe, a senior alliance official has warned, signaling a potential shift toward a more forceful deterrence strategy
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North Korea marked the 80th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) Air Force with grand celebrations at Kalma Airport, according to the state-run KCNA. The event highlighted the Air Force’s
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday that Western Europe has effectively removed itself from the negotiations over the Ukraine crisis, blaming European actions for undermining past peace efforts, Reuters reported.
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Asia’s manufacturing engines lost further steam in November as slow global demand and persistent uncertainty surrounding international trade dragged down factory output across several key economies. According to data reported by Reuters,
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Oil prices rose sharply on Monday, climbing as much as 1.5 percent, after OPEC+ members reaffirmed their decision to pause production increases in early 2025 and renewed geopolitical tensions involving Venezuela unsettled
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India’s telecoms ministry has quietly directed all major smartphone manufacturers to preload a government-run cybersecurity app on every new device sold in the country, a move that is expected to trigger friction
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Airbus fleets began returning to normal operations on Monday after the European planemaker accelerated a global software update affecting roughly half of its A320-family jets. The recall, prompted by a vulnerability to
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Revenues at China’s top military firms fell last year as a sweeping anti-corruption drive disrupted arms contracts and procurement, according to a study released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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Cryptocurrency prices fell sharply on Monday, with Bitcoin sliding as much as 6% and Ether dropping more than 7%, adding momentum to a selloff that has gripped digital assets for weeks. According
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Two of China’s largest private property data agencies failed to release their monthly home sales figures for November, raising fresh questions about the outlook for the country’s real estate sector, Bloomberg reported.
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