China has urged the United States to stop expanding its military capabilities in outer space, warning that the deployment of weapons in orbit could contribute to a wider global arms race. The
A growing global backlash is emerging against the beauty industry as concerns mount over the rise of “cosmeticorexia”, a phenomenon in which children and teenagers develop compulsive and age-inappropriate skincare routines. According
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Residents of Tehran emerged on Wednesday to their first day in nearly 40 without the sound of explosions, as reported by the Financial Times. But the city they encountered was deeply scarred
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has urged NATO allies to stand united in defending international law after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his controversial comments about the Arctic island. Trump criticized the
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Despite predictions of its collapse, the Islamic Republic of Iran has withstood one of the most intense assaults in its recent history. Even after losing its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and
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Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has issued a stark warning that Israel is actively seeking to derail any prospects for peace between the United States and
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A wave of deaths and disappearances involving prominent American scientists and research officials has sparked growing concern among intelligence observers, with reports describing a “disturbing pattern” unfolding over the past three years.
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The Church of England has announced plans to apologise for its involvement in historical forced adoptions, a practice that affected roughly 185,000 children taken from their unmarried mothers between the end of
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A dramatic confrontation at the United Nations Security Council has underscored the growing risk of a wider international crisis, as Russia and China vetoed a resolution condemning Iran’s closure of the Strait
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India is moving away from cheaper China-made high-speed cameras for highway tolls, citing security concerns, and is instead sourcing equipment from suppliers in the US, Germany, and Taiwan, according to people familiar
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The appointment of Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany in January 1933 remains one of the most scrutinized events of the twentieth century. In his latest book, Irresponsables, historian Johann Chapoutot delves
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, marking a dramatic reversal just hours after issuing a stark ultimatum to Tehran. The deal
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Cuba is rapidly turning to Chinese solar technology to combat a worsening energy crisis caused by a near-total oil blockade imposed by the United States, according to reporting by the Financial Times.
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To Lam has been unanimously elected state president of Vietnam, consolidating power in a way not seen in decades and marking a significant shift in the country’s political structure. According to reporting
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A sharp escalation in geopolitical tensions is driving a global fuel crisis, with gasoline and diesel prices surging across continents in the first quarter of 2026. The crisis has been fueled primarily
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Ukrainian defense company Fire Point is in talks with European partners to develop a new low-cost air defense system aimed at challenging reliance on the U.S.-made Patriot missile system, according to an
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