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The dramatic scene in the Oval Office on Friday evening signals that President Donald Trump is decoupling the US from the ‘forever war’ in Ukraine that his predecessor Joe Biden left behind. The war is
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China’s technology minister, Jin Zhuanglong, has been abruptly removed from office, marking yet another high-profile shake-up in President Xi Jinping’s intensifying anti-corruption campaign. Jin, a central figure in China’s push to become
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A major investigation has uncovered that Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s former land minister, and his family secretly acquired nearly 500 properties worldwide over the past three decades, raising serious concerns over corruption and
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The military’s presence at China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) is shrinking as President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign continues to target high-ranking officers. This year, the number of military delegates attending the
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Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman took home more than $1 billion in 2024, driven by surging dividend payouts as the private equity giant saw a sharp rebound in investment activity. According to Blackstone’s
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Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison is at the center of renewed scrutiny after the U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that “China is operating the Panama Canal.” The remark has reignited
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