The fires of war burn from Palestine to Ukraine and from Sudan to Iran, demoralising billions of people around the world who suffer from the inferno and inflation. There seems to be
Perched above the serene Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo is once again preparing to host a pope after a 12-year hiatus, as newly elected Pope Leo XIV reinstates the centuries-old tradition of the
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China’s President Xi Jinping may be laying the groundwork for a long-term succession plan, analysts say, following the release of new Communist Party regulations designed to streamline internal decision-making and increase delegation
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President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade tariffs are sending shockwaves through global supply chains and freezing corporate investment, as companies struggle to make strategic decisions in a climate of deep uncertainty, according to
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I started my career in journalism during the early 1960s as a reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago, a now long-gone local news agency that was set up by the
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The recent massive bombings on Ukrainian territory and advances by the Russian army are harbingers of the end game that will befall Ukraine unless that country can find a way out. One
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Editor’s Note: As the Big Beautiful Bill scrapes through the Senate, Chinese strategist Prof. Wang Xiangsui warns it may offer short-term relief at the cost of long-term ruin. From deep cuts to
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On July 1, did you hear the crunching sound of ice cracking on the frozen lake of Russia-France ties? President Vladimir Putin’s decision to take a phone call on that day from
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The cry echoes up and down New York City’s crowded streets. Out of nowhere has emerged a malevolent Muslim candidate for mayor named Zohran Mamdani. He’s 33 years old and born in
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On 25 June, the youth erupted once more onto Kenya’s streets. One year to the day after the struggle to stop Ruto’s Finance Bill 2024 culminated in spectacular scenes of the youth
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A decade ago, I was a fly on the wall during a trade negotiation between the United States and a small country in Southeast Asia. What interested me was not the substance
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A former British paratrooper, known only as Soldier C for his safety, is once again under investigation over the fatal 1972 shooting of Joe McCann, a prominent Official IRA commander during the
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Leading executives from major European companies, including Airbus and BNP Paribas, have urged the European Union to halt its landmark Artificial Intelligence Act, according to an open letter seen by the Financial
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The US President Donald Trump’s latest Truth Social post yesterday on Iran nuclear issue reads as follows: “Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama, who
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Iran’s retaliatory missile strikes reduced the renowned Israeli military-affiliated Weizmann Institute of Science, located in the city of Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, to smoldering ruins. Once a cornerstone of the Israeli regime’s
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Editor’s Note: Dr Shashi Jayakumar has dedicated his career to international security. He is the founder and executive director of SJK Geostrategic Advisory, a security and political risk consultancy. Prior to this,
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