The Drake Framework The grounding of aircraft across the United States on 13 November 2026 provides an important occasion to examine the vulnerability of international civil aviation through an application of Frank
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd., is expected to receive about half of the profits from the platform’s U.S. operations even after selling majority ownership to American investors, according to people familiar
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Foreign investors are buying U.S. equities at record levels, even as Washington’s trade policies and global political tensions dampen sentiment toward other American products. According to Federal Reserve data reported by Bloomberg,
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Editor’s Note: The following article is adapted from The Interpreter, the analysis and commentary platform of the Lowy Institute, an independent Australian think tank focused on international policy and global affairs. Discreet,
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has dismissed recent false and inflammatory claims by former US President Donald Trump regarding Sharia law in the UK capital, responding with humor and pointed criticism. Trump, speaking
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that NATO member states cannot rule out the option of shooting down Russian aircraft intruding into their airspace, following a series of alleged
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The UN General Assembly turns 80 this week, and the mood is grim. It’s not just the awful motorcade traffic in New York (do yourself a favor, walk or take the subway).
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The United States is in talks to establish a $20 billion swap line with Argentina and is prepared to purchase the country’s dollar bonds, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. The
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A series of technical mishaps during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to the United Nations has fueled speculation that UN staff may have deliberately embarrassed the U.S. president. The incidents began when
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American buyers of British goods have paid $1.36 billion in tariffs in just four months since President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” trade shock — a sixfold increase compared with the same period
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Summary: In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, America faces a crisis unlike any in its history—more precarious than the Civil War, World War II, Vietnam, the civil rights movement, or 9/11.
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Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, has issued a stark warning about the trajectory of the United States economy, cautioning that ballooning deficits could overwhelm the country unless it achieves at least
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God giveth and God taketh away, the Bible says. The US State Department announcement to reimpose sanctions on India’s Chabahar Port project in Iran fits into the Biblical maxim, although from a theological viewpoint,
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An Afghan defence official on Sunday firmly rejected calls to hand over the Bagram airbase to the United States, after the U.S. President Donald Trump threatened “punishment” if Washington was not given
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The U.S. technology sector was thrown into turmoil this weekend after President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas, sending shockwaves across Silicon Valley and beyond. According to Bloomberg,
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