The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has called on Canada to strengthen protection for Sikh activist Moninder Singh following repeated official warnings of credible threats to his life. The
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Former federal prosecutor Jay Clayton has been sworn in as the United States’ Director of National Intelligence following a divisive Senate confirmation process that centred on his refusal to directly acknowledge President
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The United States has awarded contracts worth more than US$3 billion to accelerate production of key components for Patriot and THAAD air defence systems as rising demand from conflicts in Iran and
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Ambassador Olha Stefanishyna from her post in Washington as part of a broader reshuffle of senior government and diplomatic positions. While Stefanishyna described her departure as
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India has warned Meta that it could lose the legal protections available to online intermediaries after the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook reel, with Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications
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The publication of the first official images of detained former democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi since Myanmar’s 2021 military coup has drawn renewed international attention to her prolonged detention, health, and
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SpaceX is set to face a major test in the public markets this week as the first substantial tranche of previously locked shares becomes eligible for trading, marking a significant milestone following
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Anthony Fauci, the veteran scientist who led the United States’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic under both President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, is facing renewed political and legal pressure after
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A Haaretz investigation has found that a handful of high-value anonymous accounts, led by one trader controlling a significant share of bets on Benjamin Netanyahu, have repeatedly moved prices on Polymarket’s Israeli
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Leaked internal documents analysed by Haaretz suggest Israel’s largest defence contractor, Elbit Systems, proposed supplying the United Arab Emirates with advanced drones, intelligence platforms and other military technologies following the 2022 Houthi
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Singapore is grappling with an accelerating wave of youth radicalisation, with authorities warning that the time it takes for young people to embrace extremist ideologies has halved over the past decade as
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A nationwide survey indicates that a majority of Indians are dissatisfied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to examination paper leaks that triggered nationwide student protests and political upheaval. The findings suggest
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The alleged mastermind behind the killings of two Russian siblings and a Thai family of three was released from prison just seven weeks before the first murder, triggering intense criticism of Thailand’s
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As the People’s Liberation Army approaches its centenary in 2027, retired senior colonel Zhou Bo says China’s long-term objective is to build a military capable of standing “neck and neck” with the
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Editorial While Sri Lanka’s government continues to demonstrate its inability to confront the country’s mounting crises, the nation finds itself drifting from one emergency to another. Barely days after a major riot
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