Donald Trump faces a potentially damaging electoral defeat as Americans prepare to vote in midterm elections, with economic dissatisfaction, allegations of corruption and growing opposition to his foreign policy threatening Republican control
The board of Warner Bros Discovery has rejected a $108 billion hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, dismissing the proposal as inadequate and excessively risky despite a personal financing guarantee from Oracle
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Michael Platt’s private investment firm, BlueCrest Capital Management, delivered a striking gain of about 73 per cent last year, capitalising on market volatility and comfortably outperforming major stock indices. The result reinforces
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The fall of Nicolás Maduro has not brought unity to Venezuela’s ruling movement but instead exposed sharp internal fractures, as rival Chavista factions compete for power in the country’s uncertain transition. According
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Control of Yemen’s interim capital Aden has shifted decisively to Saudi-backed forces, marking a dramatic reversal for the Southern Transitional Council (STC) just days after it renewed calls for southern independence. The
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The online betting platform Polymarket has ignited a firestorm of criticism by refusing to pay out more than $10.5 million in wagers tied to whether the United States would “invade” Venezuela following
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Editor’s Note: This article draws on a detailed analytical bulletin issued by the Bank for International Settlements and authored by Iñaki Aldasoro, Sebastian Doerr and Daniel Rees, which examines how the global
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Six people have died and several others are hospitalized following a mass poisoning incident in the Waikkal area of Wennappuwa, Sri Lanka, authorities confirmed. The tragedy, which came to light on January
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In a shocking and tragic incident in Sri Lanka’s Anuradhapura District, a father allegedly set fire to his family home during his daughter’s birthday celebration, killing four people and leaving several others
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Two major US players, Chevron and Quantum Capital Group, are preparing to acquire the overseas holdings of Russian oil giant Lukoil, according to reporting by the Financial Times. The move comes as
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Rights organisations led by Free Tibet, alongside several allied groups, have intensified their campaign against China’s proposed mega-embassy at Royal Mint Court in London, warning that the project poses serious national security
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A new report from the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) warns that any military attempt by China to seize Taiwan could impose devastating costs on Beijing, challenging assumptions in
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JPMorgan Chase has announced that its asset-management unit will sever all ties with external proxy advisory firms, a move described by The Wall Street Journal as unprecedented among major investment firms. Effective
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The United States has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in international waters of the North Atlantic after a dramatic, weeks-long pursuit that stretched from the Caribbean to waters northwest of Scotland, escalating
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Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority is investigating the loss of a work-issued smartphone containing highly sensitive personal information after an employee misplaced the device during a private trip to China last year, according
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Subheading: President Lee Jae Myung urges Xi Jinping to mediate on the Korean Peninsula amid efforts to restore trust and ease regional tensions. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced on Wednesday
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