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
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former Meta executive and author of the controversial exposé Careless People, is reportedly “on the verge of bankruptcy” after speaking out about the social media giant’s dealings with China
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The United Kingdom has formally recognised the state of Palestine, marking a major change in British foreign policy, The Guardian UK reports. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead
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An Afghan defence official on Sunday firmly rejected calls to hand over the Bagram airbase to the United States, after the U.S. President Donald Trump threatened “punishment” if Washington was not given
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Half a century after his father declared martial law, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is facing the gravest crisis of his presidency: a massive corruption scandal, coup rumours, and mounting public anger
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India is considering establishing a strategic reserve of critical minerals and metals to ensure uninterrupted supplies for defense manufacturing, a senior government official said on Saturday. The move comes as nations worldwide
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Voters in Guinea went to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution that could set the stage for a return to civilian rule in the West African nation,
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The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s top cobalt producer, will lift its suspension on shipments of the metal next month, replacing a months-long ban with a quota system designed to stabilize
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Chinese households are cautiously returning to equities, as dwindling returns from other asset classes leave few attractive alternatives, Bloomberg reported. The CSI 300 Index has jumped more than 25% since hitting April
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China is rapidly expanding and reorganizing its data center infrastructure in a bid to close the gap with the United States in artificial intelligence, as part of what officials and industry executives
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Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy to unlock the kingdom’s underexplored mineral wealth, with plans to double gold production by 2030 and build a rare earths supply
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Bernard Arnault, the billionaire head of luxury empire LVMH and France’s richest man, has sharply criticised a proposed 2 per cent levy on the country’s wealthiest households, warning it would be “deadly
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MI5 will, for the first time, publish formal guidance to members of parliament and their staff on how to protect themselves from espionage and foreign interference, according to a report by The
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The U.S. technology sector was thrown into turmoil this weekend after President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, sending shockwaves across Silicon Valley and beyond. According to Bloomberg,
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China’s State Council Information Office on Friday released a white paper titled “CPC Guidelines for Governing Xinjiang in the New Era: Practice and Achievements”, detailing unprecedented developments in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
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Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam has asked Central Bank Governor Rama Krishna Sithanen to step down, according to a report by Le Défi Plus newspaper citing unnamed sources. Ramgoolam, who also holds
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