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,
Silver and platinum prices are surging as investors increasingly seek alternatives to gold and protection against a weakening US dollar, according to a report by the Financial Times. With gold up 25%
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Oracle shares soared nearly 8% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company issued an upbeat forecast for its cloud computing business, signaling a doubling of contract orders next year. The announcement
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In a significant development aimed at easing long-standing trade tensions, the United States and China have reached what the President Donald Trump called a “done deal,” encompassing tariff reductions, rare earth exports,
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Amid growing protests in cities like Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco against Donald Trump’s strict immigration policies, historian and New York Times journalist Clay Risen warns that the president is
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A shadowy youth organization known as Jungadler is under investigation by Berlin’s public prosecutor over suspicions that it may be continuing the banned far-right legacy of the Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend (HDJ) —
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A new study has revealed that 2024 was the most conflict-ridden year since the end of the Second World War, with a surge in warfare and civilian casualties underscoring a worrying global
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British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is under fire from human rights groups, political figures, and ethics experts for continuing to invest heavily in China despite the unexplained detention of one of its most
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The global economy is on track to record its slowest year of growth outside a formal recession since the 2008 financial crisis, the World Bank has warned in a sobering new assessment.
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Haaretz has reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the covert training and arming of a Palestinian militia in Gaza with known links to ISIS. The operation, designed to secure humanitarian aid
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is under intense pressure as a pivotal vote in the Knesset looms on Wednesday, with ultra-Orthodox parties threatening to support a preliminary motion to dissolve parliament
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The world’s oceans recorded their second-highest average temperature for May, intensifying concerns among scientists that the planet’s largest carbon sink may be losing its capacity to buffer the worst effects of climate
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German fusion energy start-up Proxima Fusion has secured a record-breaking €130 million in Series A funding, marking the largest single investment to date in Europe’s fusion energy sector. The financing round, led
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Meta is preparing a major push to regain ground in the artificial intelligence arms race, with plans to invest approximately $15 billion in data-labelling start-up Scale AI and hire its co-founder Alexandr
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Gold has surpassed the euro to become the world’s second most important reserve asset for central banks, according to a new report from the European Central Bank (ECB). The shift marks a
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Elon Musk has acknowledged that he went “too far” in his recent public criticism of former U.S. President Donald Trump, following a heated exchange between the two influential figures that led to
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