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
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov came out of a meeting in New York in the weekend with the US S secretary of State Marco Rubio showing a thumbs-up sign as he
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A high-stakes rivalry is quietly unfolding beneath the world’s oceans, where vast networks of subsea cables carry nearly all global internet traffic, linking billions of people, trillions in financial transactions, and critical
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by Our Correspondent in Doha A massive leak of highly classified U.S. Department of Defense documents has been exposed on a Telegram channel reportedly run by Iranian operators, raising alarm within Washington
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Billions of pounds were added to the value of British and global pharmaceutical companies on Wednesday as investors welcomed the Trump administration’s latest plans on drug pricing and tariffs, The Times reports.
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After years of being spurned by major banks, former President Donald Trump’s family wealth has found a new home at Citigroup Inc., with his son Eric Trump establishing a trust at the
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Gold prices extended a four-day rally on Wednesday, approaching record highs, as investors weighed the risk of a potential U.S. government shutdown, which could bolster demand for haven assets. The surge has
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Taiwan has rejected a U.S. proposal to move half of America’s semiconductor production to domestic soil, highlighting persistent tensions in trade discussions between the two sides. Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said Wednesday
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In recent months, a wave of commentary from across the border has painted Chittagong Port—Bangladesh’s most significant maritime hub—as a looming threat to India’s eastern frontier. This rhetoric from India surrounding Chittagong
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When US President Trump announced that a 50% tariff would be imposed on most goods exported from India to the United States, it sent shockwaves through India. The situation worsened when he
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By mid-2025, U.S. homicide rates were lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to the Council on Criminal Justice. It is a welcome sign, though the decline has been uneven across the country, and wider trends
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JR’s ASIAN fiasco The charisma of JR Jayawardene remains a compelling enigma, particularly from our current perspective nearly three decades after his passing. This essay examines his approach to foreign policy and
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has endorsed a U.S.-sponsored peace proposal aimed at ending nearly two years of conflict in Gaza, though the plan’s
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The US is poised to “sell” Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. US special envoy to Ukraine, retired general Keith Kellogg, says only the final decision has to be made. The US has
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A federal judge has upheld the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to designate drone manufacturer DJI as a Chinese military company, rejecting the company’s bid to be removed from the list. In
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The U.S. defense establishment faces a new strategic reckoning as China’s rapidly expanding defense-industrial base and long-range strike arsenal reshape the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific, according to a feature published
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