Israel has announced it will suspend the operations of more than two dozen humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting January 1, 2026, a move that will affect an estimated 25 to 38 groups,
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China is quietly imposing a sweeping new requirement on its semiconductor industry, forcing chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically produced equipment when adding new manufacturing capacity, according to three people familiar
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The Saudi-Emirati partnership that once anchored the war effort in Yemen is fracturing after a deadly attack on Emirati-linked ships at the port of Mukalla in Hadramaut province. Riyadh has accused Abu
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After its emergence from the Soviet collapse, the new Russia grappled with the complex issue of developing a national identity that could embrace the radical contradictions of Russia’s past and foster integration
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In the closing days of December 2025, Iran was shaken by its most serious wave of public unrest since the nationwide protests of 2022. The immediate trigger was a dramatic collapse of
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On December 27, local authorities in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province in Pakistan issued official notices ordering Afghan refugees residing in the Barakai Afghan and Gandaf Afghan camps to
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Dynastic politics is inherent to our South Asian genes, be it in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka. We have the occasional accidental leaders, but at the core, the persistent stranglehold of
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Chinese equities are on track for their strongest annual performance since 2017, as a technology-led bull market widened to include sectors ranging from gold mining to biotechnology, according to data and analysis
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China has quietly built a covert network of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers that is allowing sanctioned Russian gas to reach Chinese ports, blunting Western efforts to choke off one of Moscow’s
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Two gunmen accused of opening fire on a Jewish celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach earlier this month acted alone and were not part of a broader militant network, Australian police said on
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