Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has resigned after parliament initiated impeachment proceedings against him over alleged irregularities linked to the collapse of Ueno Bank, a financial crisis that has triggered protests and left
From the climate crisis and widening inequality to unaffordable housing and the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, a group of leading progressive economists is arguing that the response to today’s economic pressures
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US authorities have arrested a California technology company owner accused of orchestrating almost US$300 million in sales of export-controlled Nvidia AI servers to China through Malaysia and Singapore, according to the US
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G20 trade ministers have failed to reach broad agreement on a US proposal to address excess industrial capacity and “non-market” economic policies, exposing divisions within the group of major economies as Washington
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Amazon is seeking to offload about $8 billion worth of advanced Nvidia chips to investors through a new financing vehicle, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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US President Donald Trump’s push to steer $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska liquefied natural gas is drawing fresh attention to a proposed 20-million-ton-a-year export project whose estimated cost is
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SoftBank Group shares rose sharply in September as equity investors focused increasingly on the potential returns from its artificial intelligence investments, despite growing borrowing costs and concerns in credit markets over the
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Dutch shipbuilder Damen is seeking €4.7 billion from Germany following Berlin’s decision to terminate the F126 frigate programme, according to a letter from the law firm Gauweiler to the Bundestag’s Budget and
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South Korea’s planned $200 billion investment in the United States is not fully guaranteed, despite US President Donald Trump describing the package as a transformation that would benefit America “for generations”. South
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Britain’s MI5 has issued an unprecedented public warning accusing a Chinese research organisation of funding academic projects in the UK to strengthen China’s espionage capabilities, including research into artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and
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Researchers in the Philippines have identified a potential source of uranium in a long-explored mining district in Luzon, a discovery that could support the country’s efforts to develop nuclear energy and expand
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Elon Musk has been selected to help lead a new US Defence Department initiative examining the future of warfare, bringing the SpaceX chief back into a prominent government role as the Pentagon
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US forces are set to leave their last remaining bases in Iraq on Wednesday, ending a military presence shaped by more than two decades of war. Iran and its allies have celebrated
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China has warned the European Union that it would respond with a “determined reaction” if Brussels imposes new trade restrictions aimed at protecting European industries. The warning follows reports that Germany and
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Rebeca Grynspan has strengthened her position in the race to succeed António Guterres as United Nations secretary-general, winning a fourth informal vote in the Security Council and widening her lead over Guyana’s
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Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened by 69% in the first seven months of 2026, exceeding US$6.5 billion, as a sharp rise in import expenditure far outpaced the modest growth in export earnings,
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