Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on BRICS countries and the wider Global South to take a greater role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence, urging governments to develop the technology
Europe’s NATO allies are moving to address a new challenge at the heart of the continent’s defence strategy: how to replace key military capabilities that the United States will no longer keep
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Donald Trump’s second term has precipitated a tsunami of criticism from Democrats over his foreign policy. Yet when it comes to Washington’s efforts to dominate Latin America and the Caribbean, the substantive
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Sixty to seventy percent of Mexico’s terrain is classified as arid or semiarid desert, typically with no rain for eight to nine months a year. La pipa, the water truck, brings enough water to
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Deceit, thy name is betrayal—Jamaat-e-Islami and the inexorable judgment of history! History possesses a memory far longer than political expediency and a conscience far sterner than the fleeting passions of the moment.
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Like oil in the twentieth century, lithium is the ‘white gold’ of the twenty-first. Demand for this key element is driving economic growth based on the ‘renewable’ energy provided by lithium-ion batteries.
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that Haiti is facing the most severe humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere, driven by escalating gang violence, mass displacement, widespread hunger and a critically
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Cuba has accused the United States of inflicting severe harm on the country’s children through its long-standing economic, commercial and financial blockade, telling a United Nations forum that intensified restrictions are worsening
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Poland has taken a major step toward hosting a permanent United States military base after Prime Minister Donald Tusk authorized preparations for a long-term American deployment, signaling a deeper strategic partnership with
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The Group of Seven summit concluded on Wednesday without a unified final declaration from participating leaders, marking a departure from traditional summit outcomes and highlighting divisions within the bloc. Instead, heads of
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The United States and Iran have signed an interim ceasefire agreement aimed at ending their war, shifting international attention toward the future of the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and negotiations over
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Fiji, the Philippines and Sri Lanka are expanding the use of drones and other unmanned technologies as Indo-Pacific countries seek more cost-effective ways to improve maritime security, surveillance capabilities and emergency response
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Japan is preparing to deepen economic ties with India through a high-level visit to Assam by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, accompanied by executives from more than 50 Japanese companies and organizations seeking
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Who truly emerged victorious in the war between the United States and Iran? The conflict has yielded no clear answers, yet America’s friends have borne the brunt of Washington’s decisions. Iran’s retaliation
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by Our Political Affairs Editor We believe no introduction is necessary for Ali Sabry. His name is already tied to one of the most dramatic and painful chapters in Sri Lanka’s modern
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A $300 billion private investment fund aimed at supporting economic development in Iran has been outlined in a framework agreement between the United States and Iran, with more than half of the
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