US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington was close to reaching a trade agreement with Mexico and that negotiations with Canada were also progressing, as the three North American countries
My one-week visit to Tehran to observe the presidential election last June came as an eye-opener. I could sense beyond doubt that Iran was on the cusp of profound changes. The country, which
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In an interview with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, outgoing US President Joe Biden disclosed that he feared being assassinated by Ukrainian radicals during his unannounced trip to Kiev in February 2023. The visit,
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As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office once again, an influential group of billionaires, CEOs, and corporate elites are lining up to celebrate the swearing-in ceremony. According to The
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As the second-largest republic of the former USSR, possessing everything from tank and rocket factories and top research institutes and engaging in intimately close intelligence cooperation with Russia, Ukraine became a virtual
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In an exclusive interview with Axios, Jake Sullivan, departing as White House national security adviser, issued a stark and urgent warning about the future of artificial intelligence (AI). With only days left
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, found himself at the center of controversy on Friday after Democratic senators accused him of using his substantial donation to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund to gain favor
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In a landmark ruling on 17 January 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which effectively bans the
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My last piece for Persuasion argued that large numbers of small, autonomous platforms—airborne and naval drones—would become an increasingly large part of 21st century warfare, and that their spread would be blocked by our current addiction to
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Societies survive and grow when they successfully navigate their contradictions. Eventually, however, accumulating contradictions overwhelm existing means of navigating them. Then social problems arise that persist or worsen inside such societies because
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Like most Americans, I applaud the recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that was approved today by the Israeli security cabinet, and I was glad to learn that the incoming Trump
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The nation, engulfed in hatred and resentment, appears incapable of learning or thriving. In the heart of Bangladesh, a sinister force has emerged, casting a dark shadow over its once-glorified history and
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Scott Bessent, nominated by Donald Trump to be the next U.S. Treasury Secretary, told U.S. senators in a heated confirmation hearing on Thursday that failing to extend the tax cuts introduced during
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The Biden regime is the most corrupt regime in American history, and Biden knows it. That is why he talks of large numbers of “preemptive pardons.” A preemptive pardon is an invention of the
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Ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke by phone late Friday, according to a statement from China’s Foreign Ministry. The conversation marks an
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Jimmy Carter’s lifelong commitment to improving U.S.-Cuba relations has come into sharp focus with the recent publication of a 2004 interview by the National Security Archive. In the interview, released alongside declassified
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