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
The United States government has doubled its reward to $50 million for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, citing his alleged involvement with drug cartels
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Israel’s security cabinet has approved a broad new military offensive aimed at the full reoccupation of Gaza, starting with the ruins of Gaza City and ultimately leading to the establishment of a
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OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5, the latest iteration of its flagship large language model that powers ChatGPT, with CEO Sam Altman describing it as a “major upgrade” and a crucial step toward
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will be exempt from the newly announced 100% U.S. tariff on semiconductor imports, Taiwan’s government confirmed Thursday. The news sent TSMC shares
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Irfan Razack, the billionaire chairman of Prestige Group, has sounded a cautionary note on India’s booming real estate market, warning that rising costs and oversupply in key cities are creating stress pockets
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Israel’s largest natural gas consortium has signed a major deal to supply $35 billion worth of fuel to Egypt over the next 14 years, underscoring Cairo’s growing reliance on imported energy amid
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The world’s diesel market is running out of time to replenish dangerously low fuel stockpiles before hurricane season and refinery maintenance kick in — a development that could ripple through inflation, trade,
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor In a matter of days, a summit of seismic import will convene — one poised to reverberate through the brittle scaffolding of an exhausted geopolitical order. Presidents
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Tokyo Electron, Japan’s leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer, has dismissed an employee over suspected involvement in the theft of trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker. The
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In a candid interview released Tuesday, Ukraine’s top military intelligence official, Kyrylo Budanov, confirmed that the country employs prostitutes as part of its intelligence-gathering operations. Speaking with Ukrainian journalist Ramina Eshakzai, Budanov,
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India has strongly condemned the United States’ decision to impose additional tariffs on Indian imports, calling the move “unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable.” The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a firm statement
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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, once hailed by the West as a liberal reformer, is back in the global spotlight — this time not as a symbol of modern Russia, but as
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India’s central bank has opted to keep its key interest rate steady, as escalating trade tensions with the United States — fueled by US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats — cast a
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Shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway have underperformed the broader market by one of the widest margins in decades, triggering unease among investors as the 94-year-old billionaire prepares to step down as
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China’s ambitious campaign to consolidate its fragmented semiconductor industry into a few powerful state-backed players is faltering, as internal disagreements and market realities challenge Beijing’s top-down push to rival U.S. and European
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