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The Trump administration has drawn a clear line in the sand: no global AI governance body, no state-directed supply chains, and no UN oversight of artificial intelligence. By rallying 20-plus…
China's campaign against Mongolian identity has moved beyond classrooms into the digital sphere, with a January 2026 PEN America…
The US and all six GCC states have drawn a hard line at Manama: no tolls on the Strait of Hormuz, no Iran nuclear weapon — ever.…
Nepal is drafting a law that would let courts order convicted offenders to serve sentences with electronic monitoring devices…
The IMF has given Argentina a cautious but clear endorsement — growth is holding, inflation is falling, and sovereign spreads…
The IMF has offered its clearest signal yet that the Middle East ceasefire is doing real economic work — oil is off its peak,…
Hong Kong authorities have arrested journalist and bookstore owner Leticia Wong Man-huen for allegedly selling seditious…
An IMF team landed in Sri Lanka this week with a dual mandate: gauge how the Middle East conflict's energy price spike is hitting…
A cargo vessel took a projectile hit off Oman's coast on 25 June, damaging its bridge — the same day Iran's IRGC warned that…
