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,
Meta is in advanced talks with leading private investment firms to raise a staggering $29 billion to fund its aggressive push into artificial intelligence, signaling the tech giant’s largest off-balance-sheet financing effort
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Global public debt soared to an all-time high of $102 trillion in 2024, with developing countries shouldering nearly a third of that burden, according to a new report by the United Nations
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Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has kicked off his three-day wedding celebration with fiancée Lauren Sánchez in a dazzling and controversial affair that has drawn both A-list celebrities and protests from locals
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In a landmark 6–3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major legal victory to President Donald Trump, ruling that lower federal courts lack the authority to impose nationwide injunctions on presidential
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Recent developments have drawn attention to Iran’s decision to specifically target the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a move that carries historical and geopolitical weight. The base, among the largest US
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Top central bankers have delivered a blistering critique of stablecoins, declaring them unfit to function as mainstream money and warning of major risks if they are elevated to a central role in
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Tensions are rising across the Atlantic as the European Union prepares a potential wave of retaliatory measures in response to the United States’ escalating trade demands under President Donald Trump. With a
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As billionaire Jeff Bezos prepares to tie the knot with television anchor Lauren Sánchez in Venice this week, the Italian city’s picturesque canals and palazzos are becoming the unlikely backdrop for a
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Australia is quietly undergoing one of the most significant strategic shifts in its modern economic history. Traditionally a champion of open markets and trade liberalization, the country
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One of China’s most prominent computer scientists has issued a stark warning that the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), could pose “existential risks” to humanity if
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As international conflicts continue to flare — most recently between Iran and Israel — China has announced it will hold a major military parade on September 3 to commemorate the 80th anniversary
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The recent US air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — the most powerful non-nuclear strikes ever conducted by Washington — are being viewed by analysts as a powerful warning to Beijing about
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In a surprise move that could have sweeping geopolitical and economic consequences, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that China “can now continue to purchase oil from Iran,” apparently reversing months of sanctions
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Months before President Donald Trump began diplomatic efforts to resolve nuclear tensions with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already set Israel on a collision course toward war with Tehran, according
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An audio recording obtained by The Washington Post reveals a chilling aspect of Israel’s covert operation aimed at intimidating senior Iranian military officials amid escalating tensions between the two nations. Following Israel’s
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