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The US used its second Pax Silica Summit to go on the offensive on AI — committing $50 million, launching a Stanford-backed workforce school, and pulling in 9 new signatories including Germany, the…
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,…
The IMF has moved to closely monitor Venezuela following a devastating earthquake, expressing sympathy and signalling readiness…
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…
The White House released video on 25 June 2026 showing suspects vandalizing the Reflecting Pool on Washington D.C.'s National…
