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China Warns UK Over Steel Nationalisation as Scunthorpe Crisis Deepens

May 15, 2026
Geopolitics/News

China has issued a sharp warning to the United Kingdom over plans to nationalise British Steel, escalating tensions between London and Beijing in a dispute that blends industrial policy, foreign investment, and

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Altman’s Credibility Under Fire as Musk Escalates OpenAI Legal War

May 15, 2026
Artificial Intelligence/Judiciary

A lawyer for Elon Musk has launched a direct attack on the credibility of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman during closing arguments in a closely watched California trial that could reshape the

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Britain’s Billionaire Exit Deepens as Tax Shake-Up Bites

May 15, 2026
News

The latest edition of the Sunday Times Rich List offers an unusually stark snapshot of Britain’s shifting relationship with global wealth. What has long been described in whispers by wealth advisers and

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Venezuela Launches $170 Billion Debt Shake-Up to Rejoin Global Finance System

May 15, 2026
Venezuela/World

The Venezuelan government has formally launched a comprehensive process to restructure its external sovereign debt and the obligations of state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., marking a major financial reset after

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HR Bodies Report 10,427 Killed or Disappeared During Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka

May 15, 2026
Human Rights/Sri Lanka

A major historical dataset released yesterday by the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) and the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has documented 10,427 killings and disappearances during the Indian Peace

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China Removes Tariffs on African Imports in Landmark Trade Shift

May 15, 2026
Business/Shipping and Maritime

China has expanded its zero-tariff policy to all African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, effective May 1, in a move described by analysts as the first unilateral, full market-access offer

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Drone Doctrine Warning: Taiwan’s Defense Gaps Exposed as China’s Swarm Power Grows

May 15, 2026
Business

Defense analysts are urging a rapid overhaul of Taiwan’s unmanned systems strategy and naval force structure, warning that delays in standardization and fleet expansion could undermine the island’s ability to deter escalating

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AI Boom to $1.5 Trillion: TSMC Predicts a Semiconductor Power Shift

May 15, 2026
Business

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has projected that global semiconductor revenue will surge past US$1 trillion this year and reach about US$1.5 trillion by 2030, driven largely by accelerating artificial intelligence demand and

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Water for Sale: Argentina’s Milei Pushes Massive Privatization of Essential Services

May 15, 2026
Business

AySA (Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos) is set to return to private ownership after Argentina’s government confirmed plans to sell 90% of the state-controlled water and sanitation company, marking one of the most

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“Mindichgate” Erupts: Ukraine Elite Corruption Scandal Rocks Zelensky’s Inner Circle

May 15, 2026
Business/Corruption

Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions have escalated a sweeping investigation into alleged high-level corruption involving senior figures within President Volodymyr Zelensky’s political circle, with a court ordering pre-trial detention for former presidential office head

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China Narrows U.S. Lead: GDP Gap Falls from 15x to 1.5x Amid $785B R&D Surge

May 15, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

by Our Economic Affairs Editor U.S. President Donald Trump has begun a closely watched three-day visit to China at a moment of heightened geopolitical tension, returning to Beijing for the first time

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US Military Pullback in Europe Deepens NATO Rift as Pentagon Cancels Poland Deployment

May 15, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

The United States has escalated its strained relationship with Europe after the Pentagon abruptly cancelled a planned deployment of a 4,000-strong armored brigade to Poland, a decision that has intensified concerns about

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EU Opening Channels to the Taliban for Deportation Talks Sparks Fierce HR Backlash

May 15, 2026
Diplomacy/Human Rights

The European Union is facing a new wave of controversy after inviting representatives of the Taliban to Brussels for discussions focused on increasing deportations of Afghan nationals, a move that critics say

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Anthropic Nears $900B Valuation, Overtaking OpenAI in AI Race

May 15, 2026
Artificial Intelligence

The artificial intelligence industry is witnessing a dramatic reshuffling of its power hierarchy as Anthropic moves toward a massive $30 billion fundraising round that would value the company at roughly $900 billion,

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US–Cuba Intelligence Talks Signal Historic Shift as Island Crisis Deepens Under Economic Collapse

May 15, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

The United States and Cuba have entered a new and unexpected phase of diplomatic engagement, marked by an extraordinary meeting in Havana between the director of the CIA and Cuba’s top internal

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