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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Annalena Baerbock’s appointment as President of the United Nations General Assembly in 2025 is, at best, a perplexing gambit, and at worst, a stark emblem of the
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Mongolia’s Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has stepped down after losing a key parliamentary confidence vote triggered by public outrage over his son’s luxury lifestyle, throwing the resource-rich nation into political uncertainty. Oyun-Erdene,
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Philippine medical officials have issued a stark warning about a looming public health emergency as new HIV infections in the country have surged sharply this year, disproportionately affecting young males. Data from
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, currently the head of the Royal Air Force (RAF), is set to become the United Kingdom’s next professional head of the armed forces, according to senior
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The Dutch government is on the verge of collapse after far-right leader Geert Wilders announced his Party for Freedom (PVV) is withdrawing from the ruling coalition over failed asylum policy negotiations. The
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The global economy is on course for its weakest growth since the COVID-19 pandemic, as a resurgent U.S. trade war under President Donald Trump triggers a downturn across leading economies, according to
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The explosive growth of the opaque private credit industry may be laying the groundwork for the next global financial crisis, according to a major new study involving researchers from Moody’s Analytics, the
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Meta has signed its first long-term nuclear energy deal, securing two decades of clean power from an Illinois nuclear plant to help meet the surging energy demands of artificial intelligence and data
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While official narratives surrounding the ongoing Iran-US negotiations emphasize nuclear de-escalation and regional stability—particularly regarding Israel—there’s an unspoken but potentially more powerful driver behind the scenes: rare earth elements. For years, Iran
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Europe’s push to fully sever energy ties with Russia, particularly through a potential full ban on Russian gas, could spell disaster for its already weakened industrial base, warns British publication UnHerd. The
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Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s former foreign minister and co-leader of the Greens, has officially been elected President of the United Nations General Assembly—an annual role often seen as symbolic. Yet observers suggest her
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Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea is set to become South Korea’s next president, according to exit polls and partial vote counts reported by the Korean Herald. His victory brings
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Once hailed as a rising star in the artificial intelligence space, British tech startup Builder.ai has filed for bankruptcy, marking a dramatic downfall for a company that was, until recently, valued at
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