President Donald Trump’s proposal to raise the United States defence budget to an unprecedented $1.5 trillion in the 2027 financial year would add an estimated $5.8 trillion to the national debt over
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In a few hours, I fly to Latin America. This trip has been planned for several months by an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. He and his team are shooting a documentary about the US’s
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After the dethroning of Sheikh Hasina Wajid, the people of Bangladesh pushed for greater autonomy and sought to distance themselves from India’s direct influence. In response, groups in the United States associated
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Marco Rubio has become the unmistakable face of Washington’s intervention in Venezuela following the fall of Nicolás Maduro. In official photographs released by the White House during the operation, the US secretary
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As Venezuela navigates the aftermath of Nicolás Maduro’s dramatic capture by US special forces, a new figure has moved decisively into the foreground of the country’s power structure: his only son, Nicolás
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As Nicolás Maduro awaits trial in the United States, attention is turning to the woman many Venezuelans believe truly shaped the regime’s inner workings: his wife, Cilia Flores. According to a profile
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Editor’s Note: The excerpt that follows is adapted from Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor, by the author, published
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A new report from the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) warns that any military attempt by China to seize Taiwan could impose devastating costs on Beijing, challenging assumptions in
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Rights organisations led by Free Tibet, alongside several allied groups, have intensified their campaign against China’s proposed mega-embassy at Royal Mint Court in London, warning that the project poses serious national security
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Two major US players, Chevron and Quantum Capital Group, are preparing to acquire the overseas holdings of Russian oil giant Lukoil, according to reporting by the Financial Times. The move comes as
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