For much of the period following the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, European engagement with Afghanistan was shaped primarily by humanitarian assistance, migration management and limited diplomatic engagement. Counterterrorism remained
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The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka commemorated America’s semiquincentennial—250 years of independence—with Chief Guest Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa and hundreds of Sri Lankan partners, government officials, business leaders, diplomats and friends of the United States at
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The Vatican has formally declared that the Society of Saint Pius X, commonly known as the Lefebvrists, has entered into schism with the Catholic Church after the group’s leadership proceeded with the
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Bow your head before you read further. What follows is not an anniversary tribute. It is an accounting. For one hundred and thirty-two years, from the Mediterranean shore to the deepest Sahara,
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by Our Special Correspondent in Rome The Vatican is reportedly considering a possible leadership transition for the Archdiocese of Colombo as questions intensify over the extended tenure of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, who
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A growing number of wealthy Taiwanese are relocating their offshore assets to Singapore as geopolitical tensions across the Taiwan Strait intensify, according to interviews with high-net-worth individuals and advisers cited in the
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A strengthening El Niño weather pattern is raising alarm across Southeast Asia, with analysts and governments warning that a potentially severe episode could drive sharp increases in food prices across the ASEAN
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Artificial intelligence is delivering significant economic and scientific gains, but its capabilities are advancing faster than governments and institutions can effectively regulate, according to a United Nations-backed scientific panel. The warning was
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SpaceX is paying borrowing costs comparable to personal loans as investors demand high yields on its debt, reflecting growing uncertainty over the company’s ability to translate rapid expansion and artificial intelligence ambitions
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Donald Trump continues to preside over a vast and diversified business empire that stretches across real estate, branding, merchandise, and emerging financial ventures, according to reporting by El País cited in the
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By 2050, population aging could dramatically reshape public finances, with the gap between what citizens contribute to the state and what they receive in benefits and services projected to nearly triple under
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Warnings over the economic and financial consequences of the artificial intelligence boom are intensifying, with leading economists and central bankers cautioning that rapid investment, rising leverage, and technological disruption could create systemic
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Elon Musk’s position at the summit of global wealth has widened into unprecedented territory following SpaceX’s public offering on June 12, which pushed the founder and chief executive into what the reporting
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Russia carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack across Ukraine on Thursday, striking Kyiv and multiple regions in what Moscow described as a “massive strike using long-range precision air, land, and
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OpenAI has proposed granting the United States government a 5% ownership stake in the company, a move aimed at easing growing political pressure in Washington and aligning public interests with the rapid
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