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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
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva firmly rejected US-imposed tariffs on Brazilian goods, declaring on Thursday that he would not take orders from a “gringo” — a common Brazilian term for
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The White House confirmed on Thursday that President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a common vein condition called chronic venous insufficiency, following concerns about swelling in his lower legs and bruising
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A catastrophic data breach has exposed the identities of more than 100 UK government personnel — including MI6 operatives, elite special forces troops, and senior military officers — putting lives at risk
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has ordered the withdrawal of government forces from the southern province of Sweida in a dramatic bid to quell intensifying unrest following days of deadly sectarian clashes and
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The US House of Representatives has passed a major piece of legislation aimed at regulating stablecoins — digital tokens pegged to traditional currencies like the US dollar — marking the first comprehensive
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Artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity has soared to an $18 billion valuation, just two months after closing a funding round at $14 billion, as investors continue to pour capital into the most
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has openly questioned the widespread push by local governments to invest in the same set of trendy industries — a move that underscores growing concern within Beijing over
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Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan has withdrawn from his scheduled appearance at the grand opening ceremony of City of Dreams Sri Lanka due to personal reasons, according to an official statement. The
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Armenia is likely to formally withdraw from the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced Wednesday, signaling a dramatic shift in the country’s foreign policy and a growing
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is raising alarm over what it describes as a “massive surge in attacks” against federal immigration officers since President Donald Trump’s return to office, citing
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The Philippine government has accused a Chinese vessel of causing over 11 million pesos (approximately US$194,000) in environmental damage to protected coral reefs near Thitu Island in the South China Sea, marking
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Maurene Comey, a prominent federal prosecutor and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, has been dismissed from her position at the U.S. Department of Justice, according to two sources familiar
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition has been plunged into renewed instability following the resignation of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party from the government over a contentious dispute regarding mandatory military service
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Eighty years after the world’s first nuclear detonation, the National Security Archive (NSA) has released a new collection of declassified documents, eyewitness accounts, and rare historical footage that provide a stark reminder
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In 2026, Sri Lanka will witness one of the most significant shifts in its education system in decades. At the helm of this transformation is Prime Minister
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