The US government has revived its campaign to label Venezuela a “narco-state”, accusing its top leadership of drug trafficking and slapping hefty bounties on their heads for capture. This campaign, which only
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When will the International Monetary Fund (IMF) learn to think? Over its eighty-one year history, the IMF has published over fifteen thousand reports. Yet, if you download any one of the reports
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If you look at the news, the media treats the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum more like a gala than a policy forum about regional economic policies. Despite high level meetings
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The Trump administration made a massive political blunder on August 20th in its pursuit of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The blunder centered on a “virtual” meeting led by NATO.
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Beijing has launched a regulatory push to restrict domestic technology groups from purchasing Nvidia’s China-specific artificial intelligence chip, the H20, after U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick made comments that senior Chinese officials
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has scrapped plans to eliminate 45 customer service roles after pressure from the Finance Sector Union (FSU), which challenged the bank’s reliance on artificial intelligence as
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North Korea has been quietly running a sprawling long-range missile base just 27 kilometers (17 miles) from the Chinese border, according to a new report that highlights Pyongyang’s growing nuclear capabilities and
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Senior former employees of CapitaLand Group Pte allegedly accepted bribes from a longtime contractor in India, according to court filings in Singapore, Bloomberg reported. The accusations surfaced in a civil lawsuit brought
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India is witnessing a revival in clean-energy initial public offerings (IPOs) as companies seek to capitalize on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aggressive renewable energy targets, Bloomberg reported. The rebound began this week
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North Korea has rejected South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s latest bid to revive dialogue, with Kim Yo Jong — the influential sister of leader Kim Jong Un — accusing Seoul of
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An Australian former special forces soldier is set to become the first in the country’s history to stand trial for a war crime, more than a decade after the alleged killing of
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The Pentagon has indicated that the United States intends to play only a limited role in any long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, raising concerns among NATO allies that Europe will be left
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On the 17th July 2025, the National Police Commission (NPC) set a new world record by dismissing the senior most Police Officer in the country, namely Nilantha Jayawardena, who was the Director
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French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his lawsuit against American political commentator Candace Owens, saying the legal action was necessary to protect both his family and his own honour. Speaking to Paris
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