Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure within Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of poor regional election results, with senior figures in the party calling for changes to its
Gold surged to a new all-time high on Wednesday, surpassing $3,500 per ounce, as investors anticipated a possible interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve this month amid concerns that ongoing
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Kim Jong-un, often criticized for his human rights record and political style, has firmly established himself as one of the world’s most successful national leaders, according to analysis in The Times UK.
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A Haaretz investigation has revealed that Colonel Haim Cohen, commander of the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Division, visited the Nova music festival just an hour before the deadly Hamas attack on
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A federal judge in San Francisco has barred the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in California, delivering a blow to the president’s efforts to expand military involvement in domestic law
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is not considering reducing tariffs on India, just a week after his administration doubled levies on the country’s exports to 50% in response to New Delhi’s
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Rescuers in eastern Afghanistan are digging through rubble with shovels and bare hands after a powerful earthquake flattened homes late Sunday night, killing at least 1,411 people and injuring more than 3,100,
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored their nations’ shared responsibility to preserve the memory of World War II during talks in Beijing on Tuesday, ahead of a military
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The United States has imposed sanctions on an Iraqi businessman accused of helping Tehran sidestep restrictions on its oil exports, marking the latest escalation in Washington’s crackdown on Iran’s energy trade, Bloomberg
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Apple Inc. has lost its top robotics artificial intelligence researcher to Meta Platforms Inc., part of a wider wave of defections from the iPhone maker’s AI division, Bloomberg reported. The researcher, Jian
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The Trump administration has revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) authorisation to export American chipmaking tools to China without a licence, in the latest move to curb Beijing’s access to advanced technology,
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Artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic has soared to a $170bn valuation after raising one of the largest-ever venture capital funding rounds, underscoring investor appetite for the fast-growing sector, the Financial Times reported. The
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Many opinion makers argue that in international relations, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends. In support of this view, they point to the current strain in India–US relations, while
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday underscored the growing responsibility of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in safeguarding regional peace and stability, as well as promoting development amid global uncertainties and accelerated
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The UK has clinched its largest-ever warship export deal after beating US, French, and German rivals to supply Norway with a fleet of British Type-26 frigates, a move hailed as a major
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JPMorgan Chase has hired a record number of senior commercial and investment bankers over the past year, in a sweeping recruitment campaign aimed at boosting its market share across key sectors and
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