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At NATO’s recent summit in The Hague (24–25 June), alliance leaders triumphantly announced a historic decision: all members will increase military spending to 5% of GDP over the next decade. But behind the
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The French government has opened a criminal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, over allegations of algorithm manipulation and fraudulent data extraction, the company revealed in a statement Monday. According
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The European Union and Singapore have issued a joint warning against the growing threat of hybrid warfare orchestrated by Russia and China, calling for greater global coordination to combat asymmetric tactics that
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The United States embassy in China has issued a warning that Beijing’s use of exit bans against American citizens is threatening to further strain already tense US-China relations. The statement follows reports
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by Our Political Affairs Editor The cat is out of the bag—though this is hardly the first time. We’ve seen this before. It’s become a wretched ritual in Sri Lanka’s post-war, post-truth
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