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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the United Arab Emirates was officially framed around energy cooperation, investment expansion and strategic connectivity. Yet beneath the language of economic partnership lies a broader
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The United States has dramatically escalated its confrontation with Cuba by charging former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five former military officials with murder, conspiracy and destruction of aircraft over the 1996
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The global terrorism threat is undergoing a profound and deeply unsettling transformation. Across Europe, North America, and Australia, children and teenagers are increasingly emerging as perpetrators of extremist violence, forcing intelligence agencies
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The scenes unfolding in Beijing were carefully choreographed, yet politics can never be reduced to mere spectacle. When US President Donald Trump traveled to China for his summit meeting with Xi Jinping,
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Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned that global trade can no longer be assumed to deliver mutual “win-win” outcomes, arguing that rising geopolitical tensions, security concerns and economic rivalry have fundamentally
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Singapore will undergo an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review in 2027 to assess its ability to make an informed decision on nuclear power, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Tuesday, marking
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