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Vietnam has finalized a $680 million deal with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the purchase of two advanced spy satellites, marking a significant step in Hanoi’s efforts to enhance its surveillance capabilities
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It is early March, which in China typically signals the start of the annual “two sessions” political season. So what are the “two sessions”? The “two sessions” are the annual meetings of
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The Financial Times recently published an article on the question of who will succeed Xi Jinping. But perhaps the real question is not one of succession, but of continuity—of how a governance
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NATO, the cornerstone of Western military cooperation for over seven decades, may be on the brink of dissolution, according to warnings from top military officials and political leaders. Admiral James Stavridis, former
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The ongoing tensions between Beijing and the Philippines over the South China Sea were a key issue at the recent Munich Conference. However, other nations also have competing claims, and China’s unilateral
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US companies faced more than $40 billion in damages from lawsuits last year, with the average jury award against corporate defendants skyrocketing to a record $65.7 million, up from $41.7 million in
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The Adani Group has reignited plans for major investments in the United States, despite ongoing criminal charges against its billionaire founder, Gautam Adani. As reported by the Financial Times, the Indian conglomerate
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Donald Trump’s decision to halt offshore wind development permits has dealt a devastating blow to the already struggling US offshore wind sector, which was grappling with high costs and economic uncertainties even
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Leading AI companies, including OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta, are embracing a technique called “distillation” to develop more cost-effective AI models, accelerating competition in the race to build advanced artificial intelligence. The approach,
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Minh Pham, a Vietnamese refugee who was granted asylum in Britain as a child, has admitted to plotting a devastating suicide bombing at Heathrow Airport during the Christmas season. The attack, planned
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Boys and young men across Britain are in crisis. Failing in education, excluded from the workforce, and disproportionately trapped in the criminal justice system, they are becoming a lost generation. The Centre
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Elon Musk has reportedly welcomed his 14th child after Shivon Zilis, an executive at his company Neuralink, confirmed the birth of their fourth child together. The announcement, made by Zilis on X—the
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In a historic move, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order officially designating English as the official language of the United States, ending nearly 250 years of linguistic ambiguity. The order
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Finland has lifted the arrest of the oil tanker Eagle S, which had been seized in late December following accusations that it damaged the Estlink 2 power cable connecting Estonia and Finland.
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