Haiti has postponed its presidential and legislative elections until July 18, 2027, abandoning a December vote as escalating gang violence and prolonged institutional instability continue to prevent the country from holding elections.
China has announced plans to file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in response to the U.S. decision to impose a 10% additional tariff on goods from China. The Chinese
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The term “zunzuneo,” a seemingly innocent Cuban slang for a hummingbird’s call, evokes more than just a quaint metaphor. It encapsulates the darker, more manipulative operations of
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by Our Correspondent in Brussel The European Union is preparing to fundamentally overhaul its immigration policy, aiming to revamp the post-war 1951 Refugee Convention, which has long governed asylum procedures. The drastic
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A Denver-based company is poised to revive the era of supersonic air travel, potentially offering transatlantic flights that cost no more than current commercial flights but take only half the time. This
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The United States has demanded that Panama reduce China’s influence over the Panama Canal or face serious consequences, as tensions rise over the waterway’s neutrality. According to the Financial Times, US Secretary
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US President Donald Trump has vowed to halt all future US assistance to South Africa over its newly enacted land expropriation law, a move that has rattled markets and caused the South
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has accused the US Agency for International Development (USAID) of financing bioweapon research, including projects allegedly linked to the emergence of Covid-19. Musk branded the agency a “criminal
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Global markets tumbled as the US dollar soared, driven by the President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. The US dollar index gained 1.1% to 109.6, triggering sharp declines
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WhatsApp has revealed that spyware developed by the Israeli cybersecurity firm Paragon was used to hack nearly 100 journalists and civil society activists, marking the first time the company has been publicly
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Data centers serve as the backbone of the digital world, powering everything from cloud computing to social media platforms and e-commerce. They are responsible for the immense amount of data processing that
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As of November 2024, the landscape of U.S. trade continues to be shaped by key international partners. The Trump administration’s recent tariffs, including a 25% levy on imports from Mexico and Canada
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The world of humanoid robots is advancing rapidly, with innovative prototypes now pushing closer to commercial deployment than ever before. The progress made since early prototypes, which often struggled with basic movements
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Satellite images and reports from local officials suggest that Israel’s military presence in Syria, initially described as temporary, is becoming increasingly permanent. In the wake of the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s
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Top aides to billionaire Elon Musk have gained access to a sensitive U.S. Treasury Department system that controls the flow of trillions of dollars in federal payments. This access was granted by
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Romance scams have become a growing epidemic in the UK, particularly targeting vulnerable individuals like Poppy, an 84-year-old woman from Oldham, Manchester, who found herself ensnared by online fraudsters after a tragic
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