The European Space Agency (ESA) is requesting €22 billion ($25.5 billion) from its member states over the next three years, a 36% increase from its previous budget, as it moves to strengthen
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Steve Witkoff, fresh from the success of the Gaza peace agreement, held a brief phone call last month with Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy adviser, to explore options for
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As US-India relations experienced tensions earlier this year, officials in the Trump administration were briefed on India’s role in the global trade of chemicals used to make fentanyl, according to sources familiar
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The rapid growth in wind turbine size among Chinese manufacturers is expected to slow in the coming years due to technical and logistical challenges, industry executives said, Bloomberg reports. Speaking at the
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Two China-born giant pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, safely arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Wednesday after traveling on a chartered flight from France. Upon arrival, the pair was transferred to
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Taiwan’s recent request to join the AUKUS security pact, which includes the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, has been criticized as an opportunistic political maneuver, according to Chinese experts cited
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Much has been written about the Red Fort blast. More dots in the terror trail will unearth additional evidence. The terrorist plot must have been incubating for two years, according to reports,
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China, which is now well known for its territorial expansion greed, is having territorial disputes with neighbouring countries with regard to South China Sea, Falkland Islands, and others. Several neighbouring countries including
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The student radicals of Paris in 1968 used to chant: “Be realistic – demand the impossible.” It was a clever slogan for a moment of revolution. But what happens when revolution is not an
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A catastrophic fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, and severe floods in southern Thailand have left dozens dead and thousands displaced, as emergency services scramble to respond to back-to-back disasters in Asia.
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Ambassador Julie Chung joined Peace Corps Sri Lanka Country Director Jeffrey Goveia in Vavuniya today to administer the Pledge of Service to twenty-three new Peace Corps Volunteers. Nimali Baduraliya, Director of English
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by Durga Velayudham In recent weeks, reports have emerged that BYD offered a “super tour” of China to media professionals and social-media influencers from abroad — including from Sri Lanka — as
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro could offer crude oil cargoes, primarily destined for China, as a bargaining chip in potential negotiations with the United States, sources told Reuters. The U.S., under former President
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Editor’s Note: This column is based on excerpts from a paper originally published in the latest issue of the CTC Sentinel. The paper examines the rapid expansion of Iraq’s digital economy and
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