US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to reduce certain mortgage costs, including through the automatic cancellation of mortgage insurance for eligible future borrowers and a permanent
With great prescience, late Henry Kissinger had once said, “You can’t make war in the Middle East without Egypt, and you can’t make peace without Syria.” The adage remains true even today.
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In 2014, the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), a state-owned entity, submitted a proposal to establish an aircraft maintenance facility in Sri Lanka. The Chinese proposal aimed to provide
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For more than a decade, the CIA secretly waged an unconventional war on Afghanistan’s opium trade, using a highly classified program to airdrop billions of specially bred poppy seeds over fields in
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China has accused the United States government of orchestrating a massive cyberattack that allegedly led to the theft of more than $13 billion worth of bitcoin, in a move that could further
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The U.S. Air Force has launched an ambitious search for a new kind of anti-air missile—one that costs less than $500,000 per unit and can be produced at a rate of more
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A puzzling setback has hit the Indian Army’s long-awaited Apache Guardian delivery after the Antonov Airlines An-124 cargo plane carrying three AH-64E attack helicopters abruptly returned to the United States—with all helicopters
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China has introduced a new visa aimed at attracting young foreign researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by allowing them to relocate without first securing a job, Nature reports. Previously,
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Venezuela is preparing for a possible U.S. attack by deploying weapons, including decades-old Russian-made equipment, and planning guerrilla-style resistance operations or street-level chaos, sources and planning documents reviewed by Reuters indicate. The
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The International Monetary Fund has cautioned that countries swapping dollar-denominated loans from China into yuan may face significant currency risks, even as they aim to lower borrowing costs. In a statement responding
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The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a long-awaited compromise to end the longest government shutdown in American history, bringing relief after weeks of disruption that left hundreds of thousands of federal workers
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Japan is poised to begin formal discussions on acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, a move that could mark one of the most significant shifts in its postwar defense strategy. The push comes amid growing
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Washington on Monday for a historic meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, marking the first time a Syrian leader has been welcomed at the White House.
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Donald Trump’s return to power has transformed South Asian politics. The United States has long regarded India as a strategic ally because it joined the QUAD alliance to pursue specific goals in
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On November 2, 2025, the US President Donald J. Trump announced that he instructed the US Department of War to prepare for attacks in Nigeria – “if the Nigerian government continues to
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Footage circulating widely online has stirred international controversy after appearing to show Syrian President Asaad Al-Shaibani — a former member of extremist groups — and ex-Al-Qaeda affiliate leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa playing basketball
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