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China ramps up Belt and Road spending to record levels in 2025
New research shows Beijing committed more than $200 billion to overseas energy, infrastructure and resource projects last year as it moved to secure supply chains and expand its global economic reach.
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Why authorities are re-examining the death of Hunter S. Thompson
Two decades after the gonzo journalist’s death was ruled a suicide, his widow’s concerns have led authorities to take another look, reopening old family rifts and unresolved questions.
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Why China’s population keeps shrinking despite policy push
Births fell again last year as economic pressure, social change and ageing offset government efforts to encourage families.
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Why Greenland is becoming more important as Arctic ice melts
Retreating sea ice is opening routes and exposing resources in the far north, increasing Greenland’s strategic importance.
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China’s housing slump continues to drag on economic growth
Falling home prices and weak consumer spending are offset by strong exports, keeping growth near official targets.
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Trump to remain chairman of Gaza Board of Peace under new charter
The founding document of the US-backed body gives Donald Trump a continuing leadership role even after he leaves the White House, prompting questions about oversight and governance.
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Italy opens probe into Microsoft’s game sales tactics for Call of Duty and Diablo
The country’s competition authority is examining whether sales prompts in Call of Duty: Mobile and Diablo Immortal comply with consumer protection rules.
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Video shows Machado leaving Venezuela by boat ahead of Nobel ceremony
Footage released this week documents opposition leader María Corina Machado’s departure from Venezuela in December after months spent in hiding.
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Why tiny zooplankton matter more than we think for rivers and lakes
Often overlooked and barely visible, zooplankton play a quiet but crucial role in helping freshwater ecosystems survive droughts, floods and seasonal stress.
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Why the world’s most valuable currency still isn’t the US dollar
A currency can be expensive to buy yet matter very little globally, while another with a lower exchange rate can quietly run the world’s financial system.
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Why Trump’s media investments are raising ethics concerns
Fresh disclosures showing the US president buying Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery bonds shortly before a major merger announcement have renewed scrutiny of his financial entanglements.
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Why the Trump-Fed clash is opening space for China’s yuan
Questions over the US Federal Reserve’s independence are rattling confidence in the dollar just as Beijing accelerates efforts to expand the global use of its currency.
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How White House threat to CBS signals a harder line against the media
An off-camera remark about lawsuits underscores how legal pressure has become part of the Trump White House’s approach to news coverage.
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Why investors are pulling money from Wall Street’s private credit funds
Redemption requests rise across major private credit managers after high-profile corporate failures unsettle investors.
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Iran after the protests: What options remain for a shaken regime
With demonstrations crushed for now, Iran’s leadership faces hard choices between repression, diplomacy and the risk of renewed unrest.
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A strange streak of iron in the Ring Nebula hints at how Earth may one day end
A newly spotted feature inside a dying star’s remains is unsettling scientists, not because it is dramatic, but because it feels familiar.
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Who is Laura Jedeed and what is the controversy over ICE’s hiring process?
Claims by a journalist about lax vetting at a US immigration agency have sparked debate, but officials say the episode has been misrepresented.
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Indian businessman jailed in US over illegal export of aviation equipment to Russia
An Indian national has been ordered to serve prison time in the United States after pleading guilty to exporting controlled aircraft technology in violation of export laws. A New Delhi businessman has been sentenced to 30 months in a US federal prison for illegally exporting controlled aviation equipment to Russia, according to court records.
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British bank reworks Indian-origin CEO’s succession plan after investor pushback
The British digital bank has quietly adjusted its leadership transition after unease over how it handled the departure of its long-serving chief executive.
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Musk seeks up to $134 billion in damages in lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft
The world’s richest man is pressing a high-stakes legal fight that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence partnerships.
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Backlash after Machado hands Nobel Peace medal to Trump: 'Meaningless, embarrassing, damaging'
US commentator Eirik Lokke suggested the move looked like an attempt to curry favour with Trump.
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Venezuela’s oil curse, and the risk the United States may now inherit
For more than a century, petroleum has shaped Venezuela’s rise, collapse and politics. Washington’s growing control over its oil may pull the US into the same trap.
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Why Greenland matters far beyond the Arctic
As the world warms, the ice Greenland is losing is reshaping sea levels, geopolitics, and global climate systems.
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The Tehran bazaar that helped make Iran’s revolution is again at the heart of unrest
The Grand Bazaar, once a pillar of Islamist power, has re-emerged as a symbol of economic anger and political strain.
