The United States resumed domestic air traffic on Friday evening after a nationwide suspension lasting nearly five hours, triggered by a failure in the computer system responsible for communications between air traffic
The telephone call from the US Vice-President JD Vance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 8 came as a surprise. Neither the American nor the Indian side has thrown light into
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The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the world’s most consequential energy chokepoints. Now, after nearly six months of conflict between the United States and Iran, its strategic importance is
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Hamas has welcomed statements by US President Donald Trump calling on Israel to stop its attacks in the Gaza Strip, describing the remarks as a confirmation of his commitment to the ceasefire
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The United States has long been the world’s leading destination for ambitious scientific minds. But as China strengthens its ability to attract researchers and develop high-level scientific and technological talent, changes in
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Iran’s military has announced a $30,000 reward for any Iranian citizen who kills or captures a US serviceman, with the payment doubled if the action is carried out by a woman, according
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US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” an annual round of joint military exercises with South Korea, arguing that the drills are costly and send an inappropriate and
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At the northern end of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, the Hansel Valley seems an unlikely place for one of America’s largest data centres. Mobile reception is weak, the landscape is dry and
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On July 1, 2026, the day China’s new Ethnic Unity law went into effect, a storm of criticism ensued. All major Western media, governments, politicians and human rights groups raced to denounce
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A two-month negotiating period between the United States and Iran has ended without a final agreement, with the prospects for renewed diplomacy appearing increasingly uncertain. Instead, tensions have intensified over Iran’s nuclear
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China is once again facing uncertainty over preparations for a high-level meeting with US President Donald Trump, with less than six weeks remaining before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington,
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Sri Lanka has been named alongside Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines as a Southeast Asian “microhub” within what a US report describes as China’s global
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Three Latin American governments that have taken steps against Chinese commercial interests over the past year have been named in a White House report accusing Chinese exporters of routing goods through third
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The US Navy’s aircraft carriers have come under renewed scrutiny following complaints about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, the aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East for almost seven months without
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Sometimes political reality can resemble a badly scripted Hollywood film. On 8 July, after the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump appeared to leave Turkey in the customary manner, boarding
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By publicly documenting her decision to freeze her eggs, the US congresswoman has transformed an intensely private medical choice into a wider debate over reproductive autonomy, women’s careers and the political struggle
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