Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has pledged to launch a “war on drug trafficking” if elected, promising to designate the country’s two largest criminal organisations as terrorist groups and deepen security cooperation
El Salvador’s legislative assembly has voted to abolish presidential term limits, effectively allowing President Nayib Bukele to remain in power indefinitely — a dramatic move that critics say marks the death of
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday sharply criticized former US President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats, urging the Indian government to take a stronger stance
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Microsoft has posted a surge in quarterly profits, propelled by unprecedented demand for artificial intelligence (AI) services and record-breaking revenues from its cloud computing division. In a filing released Wednesday, the tech
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Samsung’s landmark $16.5 billion chipmaking deal with Tesla is emerging as a pivotal moment for the South Korean tech conglomerate, testing both its technical capabilities and its willingness to undergo a deep
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A devastating massacre at a Catholic church in eastern Congo has left at least 43 people dead, including nine children, after masked assailants affiliated with the Islamic State-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
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China’s top leadership has pledged to strengthen macroeconomic policy support in the second half of the year as the country grapples with a complex mix of domestic challenges and global uncertainties. Following
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The United States has canceled a planned meeting with Taiwan’s defence minister, Wellington Koo, deepening anxieties in Taipei over Washington’s commitment to supporting the island amid rising tensions with China. The meeting,
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In a remarkable leap, materials chemist Nan Liu jumped from a postdoctoral post in the United States to a full professorship in China — armed with a 4 million yuan (US$560,000) research
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The Trump administration has denied Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te permission to stop in New York during a planned diplomatic tour through Central America, following pressure from Beijing — a move that has
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As the world races toward net-zero emissions, nuclear power is back in the spotlight. Over 30 countries — including the United States, China, and France — have pledged to triple global nuclear
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A potential meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is emerging as a key diplomatic event ahead of this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South
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China has officially broken ground on the world’s most ambitious hydropower project — a massive dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, with a projected power capacity of 60,000 megawatts, triple
More At least nine of 17 Japanese nationals detained by Chinese authorities since 2014 have been convicted of espionage for allegedly passing sensitive information to Japan’s intelligence agency in exchange for compensation, according
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The UK economy received an unexpected lift in early 2025 due to a rush in business activity triggered by President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on global trade. However, forecasters warn that the long-term
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Once hailed by Donald Trump as “incredible” and considered a rising star in American conservative politics, Candace Owens now finds herself at the center of a political and legal storm, facing a
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