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
As Russia’s President Vladimir Putin celebrated new diplomatic victories this week—strengthening ties with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, securing a “no limits” partnership with China’s Xi Jinping, and finalizing a long-anticipated Moscow-Beijing
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India is treading carefully following US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks that appeared to ease tensions between the two nations after weeks of strained relations. Trump’s comments, which described Prime Minister Narendra
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When HSBC Holdings Plc’s departing chief executive Noel Quinn walked out of the bank’s London headquarters for the final time in September 2024, he shared a heartfelt hug with his successor, Georges
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In Dubai, fortunes are being created at an unprecedented pace as new talent and capital flow into the city’s vibrant economy. Yet, according to Bloomberg, many of the largest individual wealth gains
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When an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence company sought access to one of Europe’s largest data centres earlier this year, it turned to an unlikely intermediary—a former child actor turned investment banker. Zachary
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Health insurance premiums in the United States are set to see their largest rise in 15 years, intensifying concerns that American consumers are already strained by escalating living costs. The sharp increase
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Editorial There is an absurdly misplaced hysteria surrounding a recent visit by a group of Sri Lankan journalists to Israel—a hysteria fuelled by opportunistic social media posts, lazy reporting, and orchestrated outrage.
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Scotland Yard was compelled to release a Saudi national accused of providing financial and logistical support to the 9/11 hijackers after the FBI failed to share critical evidence with British authorities, The
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to resign ahead of a ruling party vote on whether to hold a leadership election, NHK reported on Sunday. The timing of his departure has
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent handshake with Chinese President Xi Jinping is boosting optimism that Indian equities could finally narrow the gap with their emerging-market peers, Bloomberg reported. The symbolic meeting in
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Thailand’s cannabis industry is poised for a revival under new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a political figure who spearheaded the country’s decriminalization of marijuana, Bloomberg reported. Since Anutin first decriminalized cannabis in
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Bangladesh’s central bank is working to raise its foreign-exchange reserves to around $40 billion by the end of the fiscal year in June to stabilize the exchange rate, Governor Ahsan H. Mansur
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts from an in-depth interview conducted by Christian Smith with George Friedman, chairman and founder of Geopolitical Futures. In the ever-shifting landscape of global
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A Chinese-made automated electric air taxi took off in Africa for the first time this week, marking a significant step in the global expansion of China’s low-altitude aviation sector. The flight, which
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China’s grand military parade in Beijing, commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, highlighted the country’s focus on weaving advanced technologies into its combat strategy, according to analysts.
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