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,
UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning today following reports of a United States military strike against Iran, describing the development as a “dangerous escalation” with potentially catastrophic consequences for the
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Iran has accused the United States and its allies of launching coordinated attacks on several of its nuclear sites, in what it described as a blatant violation
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Iranian officials have confirmed that explosions occurred near multiple nuclear facilities in the early hours of Sunday, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed responsibility for bombing three Iranian nuclear sites. The
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The United States has entered the escalating Middle East conflict, launching a series of airstrikes alongside Israeli forces targeting key Iranian nuclear and military sites. President Donald Trump confirmed the first wave
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China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, is expected to possess the ability to carry out “deck load strikes” — a high-intensity combat tactic that could deliver a powerful first-mover
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U.S. and Israeli discussions about regime change targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been acknowledged by top analysts as unlikely to succeed and potentially counterproductive. Ray Takeyh, an Iran expert
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As the Trump administration considers direct involvement in the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, attention has turned to the profound influence wielded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) over key U.S. policymakers.
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Qatar has sounded the alarm over growing threats to its energy infrastructure after Israeli strikes reportedly hit the Iranian portion of the world’s largest natural gas field, which spans the maritime border
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President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan quietly attempted to arrange high-level talks between U.S. and Iranian officials in Istanbul this week, in a last-ditch effort to prevent U.S. military
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Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for sweeping reforms of the global institution he once led, warning that the growing trend of unilateralism—particularly from powerful nations—is weakening the United
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Nearly six years after the U.S. government placed Huawei Technologies on a trade blacklist, the Chinese tech giant has made a remarkable comeback in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) chips —
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Elon Musk’s foray into U.S. politics appears to be faltering under the weight of controversy, corporate backlash, and dwindling public support, according to a comprehensive report by the South China Morning Post.
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In a stunning turn of events, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has released prominent opposition leader Sergei Tsikhanouski and more than a dozen political prisoners and journalists in a deal brokered by former
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Mira Murati, former chief technology officer of OpenAI, has raised a staggering $2 billion for her new artificial intelligence start-up, Thinking Machines Lab, in one of Silicon Valley’s largest-ever seed funding rounds.
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A major diplomatic rift has emerged between the United States and Japan, as Tokyo abruptly cancelled high-level security talks in response to a fresh U.S. demand for a sharp increase in Japanese
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