Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack by allies of Iran, opening a new and potentially consequential front in the Middle East war as fighting around
Warnings over the economic and financial consequences of the artificial intelligence boom are intensifying, with leading economists and central bankers cautioning that rapid investment, rising leverage, and technological disruption could create systemic
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Elon Musk’s position at the summit of global wealth has widened into unprecedented territory following SpaceX’s public offering on June 12, which pushed the founder and chief executive into what the reporting
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Russia carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack across Ukraine on Thursday, striking Kyiv and multiple regions in what Moscow described as a “massive strike using long-range precision air, land, and
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OpenAI has proposed granting the United States government a 5% ownership stake in the company, a move aimed at easing growing political pressure in Washington and aligning public interests with the rapid
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Europe’s semiconductor industry is heading toward a “bleak future” due to mounting geopolitical pressures and structural weaknesses, including Chinese export controls, heavy dependence on US technology, and persistent domestic competitiveness challenges, according
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Singapore authorities have seized a luxury mansion valued at about SGD 55 million (US$42 million) and charged multiple individuals and companies with money laundering and false representation offences as part of an
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Taiwan should transform itself into a “hornet’s nest” of drones to deter conflict and strengthen security, the top U.S. diplomat on the island said on Thursday, underscoring Washington’s support for Taipei’s expanding
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Russia authorized covert military training involving Chinese forces at the highest levels of its defense establishment, with multiple senior generals participating in exercises that included chemical, biological, and radiological warfare instruction, according
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German prosecutors have reclassified the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a “war crime,” according to local media reports, marking a significant legal shift in one of Europe’s most
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On June 18, 2026, Europol announced one of its most significant recent counterterrorism operations targeting Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). The operation ran from June 1 to 5, 2026, focusing on ISKP-affiliated
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Politics often reveals its deepest truths not merely through elections but through the alliances forged behind closed doors. In Bangladesh, where the memories of the 1971 Liberation War remain deeply embedded in
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U.S. strategic gaze in South Asia has, in recent years, drifted toward India’s ascent, the unresolved aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the deepening rivalry with China. In this reshuffling of priorities,
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Newly declassified records highlighted by the National Security Archive reveal that a Central Intelligence Agency publication marking the United States Bicentennial was far more than a historical tribute to the American Revolution.
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Behind layers of locked doors in the Dutch coastal district of Scheveningen, just a short distance from the beaches of The Hague, sits one of the world’s most unusual detention facilities. Unlike
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A long-running confrontation between the Vatican and one of the Catholic Church’s most traditionalist movements entered a new phase on Wednesday when the Society of Saint Pius X, commonly known as the
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