US President Donald Trump’s push to steer $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska liquefied natural gas is drawing fresh attention to a proposed 20-million-ton-a-year export project whose estimated cost is
As we move toward the end of the Trump era, we need to reckon with the changes his administration has wrought in the American system of government. The most significant is the
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The funeral of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham evolved into more than a national farewell, becoming an extraordinary moment of diplomacy that briefly brought together some of the most consequential figures in global
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The United States has introduced a ban on the import of new humanoid and four-legged robots, citing national security concerns linked to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and supply chain resilience. The measure, announced
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Washington has opened talks with Saudi Arabia to consider nuclear capability for the desert kingdom. The Americans and Saudis insist they are only discussing peaceful nuclear weapons. Don’t believe it. The Saudis
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On 22 July, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed what Washington calls a ‘peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement.’ The agreement has been presented as a commercial arrangement that will help Saudi Arabia diversify
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Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pennsylvania) is leading a United States Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Sri Lanka from July 27 to 30 in a visit that places Colombo firmly within Washington’s broader Indo-Pacific strategy
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The United States appears to be shifting from the threat of military escalation towards renewed diplomacy with Iran after weeks of strikes failed to achieve Washington’s central objective of compelling Tehran to
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Elon Musk has lost his status as the world’s first trillionaire after a sharp decline in the value of his technology holdings erased around US$130 billion in paper wealth over five trading
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The excitement over the US-Saudi nuclear deal has proved to be short-lived. Apparently, the US President Donald Trump himself poured cold water into it by adding a caveat within 24 hours on
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Editorial Public trust is not strengthened by triumphal announcements; it is earned through evidence, transparency, and accountability. That is why the recent attempts by Sri Lankan officials to portray the United States’
More After getting stuck in the fog of war in the Middle East with Iran, the US is again playing a brinkmanship card in the region that will only fan the flames. Recently,
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Three decades after the publication of Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk says the cultural space for transgressive fiction in the United States fundamentally changed after the 11 September attacks. Speaking to El País
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Paramount has suspended its proposed acquisition of Warner for nearly a year while legal challenges to the deal continue in the United States. The decision follows a temporary court order halting the
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The prospect of a renewed global oil shock has returned as escalating conflicts and disruptions across several major energy corridors place increasing strain on international oil markets. After briefly retreating following a
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As tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to intensify, the Trump administration has sought to raise the stakes by announcing a new agreement with Saudi Arabia, Iran’s longstanding regional rival. The accord
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