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China’s growing industrial strength is forcing Washington to confront realities that tariffs and political rhetoric cannot erase. Its dominance in shipbuilding, batteries, electric vehicles, solar manufacturing and critical minerals gives Beijing substantial
Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, has become one of Donald Trump’s closest allies in promoting rapid artificial-intelligence development, placing the head of the world’s most valuable company at the centre of a growing dispute over how the technology
Italy’s Senate has approved legislation paving the way for the country to return to nuclear power, nearly four decades after it abandoned the energy
Australia is investigating an incident in which an autonomous artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained access to a government-owned database and retrieved both
At least ten Afghans who supported British forces have reportedly been killed by the Taliban in the wake of a massive UK government data breach, raising grave concerns about the handling of
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The United States has reportedly returned nuclear weapons to British soil for the first time since 2008, marking a significant shift in NATO’s nuclear posture and the UK’s own strategic deterrent capability.
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China has officially begun construction of what is expected to be the world’s largest hydropower project in the Tibetan Himalayas, drawing concern from neighbouring countries and environmental experts. As reported by The
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Malaysia is pushing to lower incoming U.S. tariffs set to take effect on August 1, but negotiations remain fraught as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government resists several key demands from Washington, Bloomberg
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China’s largest shipping company, Cosco Shipping Corp., is seeking a powerful role in the consortium acquiring billionaire Li Ka-shing’s overseas ports business, in a bid to secure Beijing’s approval for the sensitive
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New Silk Road Investment Pte, one of Singapore’s oldest homegrown hedge funds, is winding down operations after years of underperformance and a sharp exodus of capital, especially from once-loyal U.S. institutional investors,
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Billionaire Gautam Adani, best known for his sprawling ports-to-power empire, is rapidly transforming India’s real estate landscape through a quieter but equally ambitious push into property development, Bloomberg reports. Adani Realty, the
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Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director and one of the world’s most prominent economists, will step down from her role at the IMF this fall and return to
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by Our Political Affairs Editor The death of Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan on 21 July 2025, at the age of 101, is not merely the expiration of a centenarian statesman; it marks the
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The French government has opened a criminal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, over allegations of algorithm manipulation and fraudulent data extraction, the company revealed in a statement Monday. According
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UK fintech firm Wise is facing a shareholder rebellion after co-founder Taavet Hinrikus publicly opposed the company’s proposed shift of its primary stock listing to the United States, citing concerns over corporate
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The European Union and Singapore have issued a joint warning against the growing threat of hybrid warfare orchestrated by Russia and China, calling for greater global coordination to combat asymmetric tactics that
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The United States embassy in China has issued a warning that Beijing’s use of exit bans against American citizens is threatening to further strain already tense US-China relations. The statement follows reports
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by Our Political Affairs Editor The cat is out of the bag—though this is hardly the first time. We’ve seen this before. It’s become a wretched ritual in Sri Lanka’s post-war, post-truth
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As Washington, D.C. sees an influx of Falun Gong followers marking 26 years since China’s crackdown on their movement, a quieter but far more powerful operation is unfolding behind the scenes. At
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