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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is rapidly becoming a hub for highly organized cyber scams operated by Chinese and Indian networks, exploiting both local youth and the country’s vulnerable digital
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Jihad al-Shamie, the Manchester synagogue attacker, led a tangled and secretive personal life that has shocked friends, family, and the wider public. The 35-year-old, who carried out a suspected Islamist terror attack
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The UK government is preparing to give police greater authority to restrict protests that repeatedly disrupt public life, following a weekend of mass arrests in London. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans
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Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a landmark mutual defense treaty, marking a historic first for both nations in forging such a formal military alliance. The agreement, signed in Canberra on
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President Ahmad al-Sharaa emphasized on Sunday that rebuilding Syria is a collective responsibility, urging every citizen to contribute to the reconstruction of their country. Speaking during a visit to observe the People’s
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Chinese automaker Chery Automobile and metals giant Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group are reviving an old form of commerce: barter. Bloomberg reports that in recent years, the two Anhui province companies have exchanged
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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest with $1.8 trillion in assets, is considering a move into impact investing, a strategy that targets both financial returns and measurable social or
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Vietnam’s economic growth accelerated sharply in the third quarter, with the manufacturing sector and robust business activity helping the country weather the impact of higher tariffs that came into effect in early
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The Japanese yen fell sharply after pro-stimulus lawmaker Sanae Takaichi won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest, positioning her to become Japan’s first female prime minister. Investors welcomed her victory as
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The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has drawn attention from tech giants and national champions eager to close the gap on Nvidia, the chipmaker that has become central to the AI revolution. Once
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