An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
An 11-hour surveillance video recorded outside Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell has reignited controversy over the late financier’s death, after it was revealed to contain a minute-long gap. The footage, made public Monday
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As global trade dynamics shift and U.S. tariff threats grow increasingly unpredictable, China is strengthening its economic monitoring systems to guard against potential worst-case scenarios and guide long-term strategic planning. The National
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Beijing’s recent export controls on rare earth elements have triggered a worldwide race to reduce dependence on China, but experts warn that breaking its dominance will be neither quick nor easy. In
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In late December 2024, the discovery of asteroid 2024 YR4 triggered a flurry of activity among astronomers and planetary defence experts worldwide. The asteroid was first detected on 27 December—crucially, two days
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The United States and Europe risk falling behind China in the global competition to commercialize fusion energy, according to a new report published by MIT Technology Review. Despite leading in early research
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When Chinese startup DeepSeek unveiled its open-source foundation model DeepSeek-R1 earlier this year, it sent shockwaves across the AI world—and a wake-up call through India’s tech community. The model, developed with significantly
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The United States is quietly investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building and upgrading military infrastructure for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), according to newly uncovered documents published by Haaretz. The
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Issued today, 8 July 2025, by the Hinrich Foundation in Singapore, Stewart Paterson’s incisive report “Will Industrial Policy Restore American Manufacturing Leadership?” interrogates the ambitious, multifaceted campaign by the United States to
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U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new wave of tariffs targeting imports from multiple countries, drawing swift and concerned responses from key American allies including South Korea, Japan, and South Africa.
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The United States on Monday officially revoked the “foreign terrorist organization” (FTO) designation for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a powerful Syrian faction formerly tied to al-Qaeda. The move comes just a week
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In an emotionally charged session of the European Parliament, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mounted a forceful defense of her leadership on Monday, just days before a decisive vote that
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has formally nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, praising his efforts to broker peace in conflict zones and citing the Abraham Accords and
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Europe’s busiest seaport, the Port of Rotterdam, is taking significant steps to prepare for the possibility of a war with Russia, including reserving dock space for NATO military supply ships and planning
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Leading U.S. private equity firms have abruptly paused their controversial “on-cycle” recruitment process, a practice that involved hiring promising college graduates for roles set to begin several years in the future. The
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UBS has made approximately 100 “goodwill payments” to clients in Switzerland who suffered steep losses on foreign exchange derivatives after market turmoil sparked by former U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 “liberation
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