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
China has urged its major banks to curb their exposure to US government debt, citing rising market volatility and increasing financial and geopolitical risks, according to people familiar with the matter. The
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Editorial There’s nothing subtle about the fact that Super Bowl LX on 8 February 2026 will be remembered not for the football but for the cultural and political earthquake detonated by the
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At 22,000 feet above the Nevada desert, the future of high-tech warfare is being tested in real time. A pair of US Marine F-35B Lightning jets glides into position alongside an RAF
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Amazon’s documentary “Melania,” centered on former First Lady Melania Trump, saw a steep decline in its second weekend at the box office, signaling trouble for the film’s theatrical prospects after an initially
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Is the world already sliding into a global conflict without quite realizing it? That is the unsettling question posed by Shyam Sankar, the outspoken chief technology officer of Palantir, whose new book
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Indian refiners are steering clear of new purchases of Russian oil for delivery in April and are expected to remain cautious for longer, according to refining and trade sources, a move that
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Taiwan has pushed back firmly against calls from Washington to move a large share of its semiconductor production to the United States, with the island’s top tariff negotiator saying it would be
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President Trump has infuriated some of his supporters. Trump’s alignment with Israel at the expense of America’s interest and the valid interests of other countries is especially galling for those Trump supporters who
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Special Ambassador Steve Witkoff no doubt talked to President Trump about the US-Iran meeting in Oman. We don’t have a special wiretap on his call to the President, but it is a
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India is set to secure zero-duty access for goods worth around $44 billion under the first phase of a new bilateral trade agreement with the United States, marking a significant expansion of
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The United States has accused China of secretly carrying out at least one yield-producing nuclear test in recent years, a claim that, if substantiated, would mark a dramatic breach of Beijing’s long-stated
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The United States is intensifying pressure on Ukraine to hold national elections as soon as possible, according to a Reuters report that highlights growing impatience in Washington over the country’s prolonged suspension
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President Donald Trump has demanded that two of the United States’ most prominent transport hubs be renamed in his honor before he agrees to release $16 billion in frozen federal funding for
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Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed President Donald Trump to curb US arms sales to Taiwan during a phone call this week, underscoring the island’s central role in strained US-China relations and highlighting
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The United States and India have unveiled a far-reaching framework for an Interim Trade Agreement that both sides describe as a historic milestone, one that could recalibrate global trade flows and anchor
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