by Our Correspondent in Colombo In an age where diplomacy is as much about optics as it is about policy, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has taken ‘attachment’ to a
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a sweeping 100% tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Ottawa proceeds with a newly announced trade deal with China,
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Two members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) may have accessed and shared Social Security numbers in support of a political advocacy group’s efforts to overturn election results in certain
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The British government is moving to hold its ground after President Donald Trump voiced renewed opposition to the UK’s plan to transfer control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, reopening a long-running
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President Donald Trump’s plane was forced to abort its flight to Switzerland on Tuesday night and return to the Washington area after crew members detected what the White House described as a
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President Donald Trump’s escalating campaign against corporate stock buybacks is beginning to cast a shadow over Wall Street’s largest banks, prompting investors to reassess a risk that until recently seemed remote. As
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Britain’s long-standing investment in the American-led F-35 stealth fighter programme is failing to deliver financial returns for the public purse, despite repeated government claims that the project is an economic success. An
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Twelve months into Donald Trump’s second term, the United States president has already upended global diplomacy, strained domestic institutions and unsettled allies in ways few expected even after his turbulent first presidency.
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According to multiple people familiar with the matter, the communications began early in the Trump administration and continued through the weeks leading up to the January 3 operation that aimed to seize
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Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez has announced plans to reform the country’s hydrocarbon law, signaling a major shift in energy policy as U.S. investors push for greater access to the world’s largest
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The United States and Taiwan have concluded a sweeping trade agreement that lowers tariffs on key exports from the world’s leading semiconductor hub and commits Taiwanese companies to massive new investments in
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