European Union leaders are preparing for a difficult battle over the bloc’s next long-term budget, with disagreements over spending priorities and fears of electoral gains by eurosceptic parties threatening efforts to reach
A group of independent experts affiliated with the United Nations has issued a strong warning to Saudi Arabia, urging the country to fully abolish the Kafala sponsorship system as it accelerates preparations
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Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo has issued a stark warning that escalating violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank bears disturbing similarities to historical atrocities against Jews during the
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The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz has unleashed what analysts describe as the largest oil supply shock in history, shutting in more than 10 million barrels per day of crude
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A growing diplomatic dispute has erupted between Ukraine and Israel after President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Israel of importing grain allegedly stolen by Russia from occupied Ukrainian territories. The accusations center on recent
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As many as 45 million people worldwide could be pushed into acute food insecurity this year as the ongoing war in the Middle East drives what the World Bank describes as the
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The latest diplomatic proposal from Iran to end the two-month-old war has exposed widening gaps between Tehran and Washington, raising doubts over any near-term resolution to a conflict already reshaping global energy
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Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla have begun a closely watched four-day state visit to the United States, landing in Washington on Monday for what is already shaping up to be one
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As the conflict in the Middle East drags beyond two months, Asia-Pacific economies are confronting a mounting energy crisis that threatens to ripple through everything from manufacturing to food security. With the
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A growing backlash against the profits of major energy companies has taken center stage at an international conference in Colombia, where policymakers, activists and experts are calling for bold measures to accelerate
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Tokyo Electron, one of the world’s most important semiconductor equipment makers, has severed ties with a veteran executive after an investigation reported by the Financial Times uncovered alleged connections to Chinese chip
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed that he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer and underwent treatment, but delayed publicly disclosing the condition for two months, citing concerns that the information
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The recent Assembly election in India’s northeastern state of Assam has intensified debates over political polarisation, electoral restructuring, and the shifting behaviour of Muslim voters. According to reporting from Frontline India, a
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Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is accelerating an ambitious industrial vision that aims to reshape the continent’s economic model, turning it from a supplier of raw materials into a global manufacturing and
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Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited a combined unit under a mechanized infantry division
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Nearly two months into the war with Iran, the scale of destruction is staggering. More than 30,000 bombs and strikes have been unleashed by the United States and Israel, targeting everything from
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