The United States is undertaking a massive military buildup in the Caribbean, focused on reactivating the long-abandoned Roosevelt Roads naval base in Puerto Rico and upgrading regional airports, according to a Reuters
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Hong Kong is set to ease rules governing crypto trading to encourage greater activity in the city’s digital asset market, Bloomberg reports. Julia Leung, Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Securities
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In a landmark event last Sunday, Romania unveiled its National Cathedral in Bucharest, now the tallest Orthodox church in the world, surpassing St. Petersburg’s Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, which held the
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In a dramatic escalation of rhetoric over violence in Nigeria, former US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against the West African nation, citing the persecution of Christians by Islamist militants.
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Officials from the Trump administration reportedly used aggressive tactics to prevent the adoption of a landmark UN-backed climate agreement for global shipping, sources told the Financial Times. According to more than ten
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with senior European Union officials last week in a bid to strengthen transatlantic intelligence cooperation, Politico reported, citing sources familiar with the discussions. Ratcliffe’s meetings included EU
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Turkey is reportedly establishing a space facility in Somalia as part of a broader security cooperation agreement with the Horn of Africa nation, raising questions about the implications for regional stability and
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The brevity of the US President Donald Trump’s meeting last Thursday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Gimhae International Airport in the port city of Busan, South Korea, which lasted just 100
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India is planning to expand its rare earth magnet incentive program to more than 70 billion rupees ($788 million), nearly three times its original $290 million allocation, Bloomberg reports. The proposal, currently
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Nvidia Corp. made history last week, becoming the first company ever to reach a market valuation of $5 trillion, Bloomberg reports. The Santa Clara-based chipmaker, at the heart of the artificial intelligence
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After months of tariff threats and criticism over defense spending, President Donald Trump embarked on a three-nation tour of Asia, sending a clear message that the United States remains committed to its
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