Recent developments have drawn attention to Iran’s decision to specifically target the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a move that carries historical and geopolitical weight. The base, among the largest US
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The recent US air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — the most powerful non-nuclear strikes ever conducted by Washington — are being viewed by analysts as a powerful warning to Beijing about
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As international conflicts continue to flare — most recently between Iran and Israel — China has announced it will hold a major military parade on September 3 to commemorate the 80th anniversary
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One of China’s most prominent computer scientists has issued a stark warning that the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), could pose “existential risks” to humanity if
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Australia is quietly undergoing one of the most significant strategic shifts in its modern economic history. Traditionally a champion of open markets and trade liberalization, the country
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As billionaire Jeff Bezos prepares to tie the knot with television anchor Lauren Sánchez in Venice this week, the Italian city’s picturesque canals and palazzos are becoming the unlikely backdrop for a
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Tensions are rising across the Atlantic as the European Union prepares a potential wave of retaliatory measures in response to the United States’ escalating trade demands under President Donald Trump. With a
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Top central bankers have delivered a blistering critique of stablecoins, declaring them unfit to function as mainstream money and warning of major risks if they are elevated to a central role in
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The late Instructor Lieutenant Commander Somasiri Devendra, who passed away last week, was born on 17th April 1933 in Colombo. He was commissioned into the Royal Ceylon Navy in February 1960 with
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In a surprise move that could have sweeping geopolitical and economic consequences, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that China “can now continue to purchase oil from Iran,” apparently reversing months of sanctions
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As reported on June 4, 2025, the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Punjab, to prevent the Ahmadi community from observing Islamic rituals on the
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On June 20, a senior female Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a bounty of Rs. 800,000, was killed in a gun battle with Security Forces (SFs) on the Kotri riverbank
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Months before President Donald Trump began diplomatic efforts to resolve nuclear tensions with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already set Israel on a collision course toward war with Tehran, according
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An audio recording obtained by The Washington Post reveals a chilling aspect of Israel’s covert operation aimed at intimidating senior Iranian military officials amid escalating tensions between the two nations. Following Israel’s
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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has firmly rejected accusations from Reform UK that the central bank’s bond-buying and selling policies amount to a “systemic misuse of taxpayers’ money.” In a pointed
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