The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about
Suppliers to U.S. aerospace and semiconductor firms are facing increasingly severe shortages of rare earth elements, even weeks before Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing, according to industry
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Fresh diplomatic engagement and high-level military presence have sparked debate in Colombo over whether Sri Lanka is becoming the latest focal point in a widening geopolitical
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The Sri Lanka Navy ship P 628 is undertaking its longest passage, sailing from Baltimore on the East Coast of the USA all the way to Sri Lanka. This great news, which
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The Central Intelligence Agency’s rare public appeal in Farsi this week calling on Iranian anti‑regime protesters to contact the agency securely online marks an extraordinary moment in U.S. foreign intelligence communications. In
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A majority of American teenagers believe that their classmates are using artificial intelligence to cheat in school, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, shedding light on how the
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The Pentagon’s rapid push to integrate artificial intelligence into combat operations has sparked a standoff with leading AI firm Anthropic, raising questions about the limits of corporate oversight and the ethics of
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A majority of Americans now express concern over President Donald Trump’s behavior and decision-making as he approaches 80, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted over six days concluding Monday. The survey,
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A senior U.S. official warned on Tuesday that China is expanding its nuclear arsenal so rapidly that it could achieve parity with the United States within four to five years, intensifying concerns
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The U.S. Commerce Department announced on Monday that it will impose anti-subsidy countervailing duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos, citing unfair government subsidies that distort trade.
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In a rare naval configuration, the United States now has two aircraft carrier strike groups operating near Iranian waters, a development that has ignited speculation about potential conflict in the Persian Gulf
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When President Lyndon B. Johnson decided in 1965 to significantly increase the number of American troops to fight the growing war in Vietnam, he felt obligated to justify this major escalation to the
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A controversial new trade framework with the United States has thrust Bangladesh into the sharpening geopolitical contest between Washington and China, forcing Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to navigate one of the most
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Gold climbed to a three-week high while bitcoin fell sharply below $65,000 as markets reacted to escalating uncertainty over US trade policy. The flight to safety was triggered by a 6–3 Supreme
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The United States is reportedly considering limited military action against Iran in early March, with anonymous sources in both American and Israeli defense establishments suggesting March 2,
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The United States has deployed a fleet of F-16CJs carrying the new Angry Kitten electronic warfare pods in the region, a system hailed online as “the future of electronic warfare” for its
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