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The London silver market has erupted into chaos after a dramatic short squeeze sent prices soaring above $50 an ounce — only the second time in history that the precious metal has
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China has announced a new set of export restrictions on batteries and key components, a move analysts say could have far-reaching consequences for U.S. technology and energy sectors. The measures, which take
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China said on Friday it will begin charging port fees on all U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels starting Tuesday, in a direct countermeasure to similar U.S. fees on China-linked ships that
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The White House has warned Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer that Britain’s failure to prosecute two alleged Chinese spies risks undermining trust between London and Washington, The Times of London reported. Senior
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From the rubble of his destroyed home in Khan Yunis, 29-year-old computer technician Hamza al-Shami looked across a landscape of utter devastation. As the ceasefire began in Gaza on Friday, he rushed
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As tropical rain drenched his orange groves in Chapare, former Bolivian president Evo Morales planted a spade into the ground and stamped it hard, a symbolic gesture in the stronghold where he
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Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi are set to chair a high-profile Gaza peace summit on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, bringing together leaders from more than 20 countries to
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Violent clashes broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after Taliban forces attacked multiple Pakistani military posts, escalating tensions between the two nations. The flare-up follows a Pakistani airstrike in
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I still miss the inimitable tag line, Tukde Tukde Gang, literally meaning ‘fragments’, after all these eleven tumultuous years of Indian politics. It was the political catchphrase invented by India’s ruling party, Bharatiya Janata
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by Satchi Sithanandan When María Corina Machado named onto the stage in Oslo to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the applause sounded less like recognition of peace than of politics. Venezuela’s
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Israeli forces have reportedly recovered a memo in an underground Hamas complex that appears to have been written by Yahya Sinwar, the slain leader of the group. According to reporting, the memo
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An underground group of teenage hackers has gained notoriety for crippling some of the UK’s largest brands. Jaguar Land Rover was forced to close factories after a cyberattack, the Co-op faced empty
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