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
The Sri Lankan government is facing sharp criticism following explosive claims by Wasantha Mudalige of the National People’s Struggle Movement, who alleges that 3071 acres of land across strategic regions—mainly in Trincomalee—are
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Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, following five days of deadly clashes along their disputed border that have killed at least 35 people and displaced over 260,000.
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Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD Co. is pressing forward with its India ambitions, even as political tensions and regulatory barriers continue to complicate its operations in the country. Since a deadly 2020
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HSBC Holdings Plc is reducing its equities sales and trading team in Germany as part of a broader effort to streamline its global investment banking operations under CEO Georges Elhedery’s ongoing restructuring
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JPMorgan Chase has ignited a fierce backlash across the U.S. fintech industry after revealing plans to start charging financial technology companies for access to its customer data — a move some are
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CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong-based conglomerate controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, is courting a major Chinese investor to join a $23 billion global ports deal backed by BlackRock and Swiss-Italian shipping giant
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The UN’s top refugee official has warned that severe funding cuts to the agency tasked with protecting displaced people are already fuelling a rise in migration to Europe — and urged EU
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The growing bipartisan embrace of cryptocurrency in Washington, especially stablecoins, is setting the stage for America’s next financial crisis — and potentially an even deeper political one — according to Rana Foroohar
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At least nine of 17 Japanese nationals detained by Chinese authorities since 2014 have been convicted of espionage for allegedly passing sensitive information to Japan’s intelligence agency in exchange for compensation, according
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The UK economy received an unexpected lift in early 2025 due to a rush in business activity triggered by President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on global trade. However, forecasters warn that the long-term
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Artificial intelligence pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Geoffrey Hinton has called on governments around the world to urgently collaborate in training AI systems to avoid harming humanity, warning that AI could
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Once hailed by Donald Trump as “incredible” and considered a rising star in American conservative politics, Candace Owens now finds herself at the center of a political and legal storm, facing a
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India is cautiously weighing the revival of its long-dormant trilateral dialogue with Russia and China, a move seen by analysts as part of New Delhi’s broader strategy to hedge against growing geopolitical
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Shi Yongxin, the controversial abbot of China’s world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is under criminal investigation over allegations of embezzlement, abuse of temple assets, and serious violations of Buddhist precepts, the temple confirmed in
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China and the United States are expected to extend their tariff suspension for another 90 days as trade negotiators from both sides meet in Stockholm this week, according to multiple sources familiar
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