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FM Lin welcomes US think tank delegation

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung received a U.S. delegation led by John Hamre, president and CEO of the Washington,D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies,...

US pushes for ‘win-win’ trade deal with India

The talks in Washington will be a “great step” to finalize a deal, Ambassador Sergio Gor has said ...

Iran promises to ‘reveal new cards on the battlefield’

US Vice President J.D. Vance is reportedly headed to Islamabad for potential talks as the deadline for the current ceasefire looms ...

Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO

Hardware chief John Ternus is set to take over on September 1 ...

Israel to host ‘biggest ever’ Middle East LGBT event

The organizers have promoted the four-day Pride Land festival at the Dead Sea as the region’s largest gathering of its kind ...

The Onion seeks to turn Alex Jones’ InfoWars into a parody of itself

The satirical outlet is pursuing a court-backed deal to take control of the platform’s brand and operations ...

Ireland to offer cash to encourage Ukrainians to leave – migration minister

Dublin is also planning to terminate state-provided accommodation within a year, Colm Brophy has said ...

NATO use of key pipeline disrupts civilian jet fuel supply – Bloomberg

Commercial deliveries through the CEPS network were reportedly pushed out by increased military demand ...

North Korea resumes overseas labor deployment to China amid warming bilateral ties

Hundreds of North Korean workers entered China through the border city of Dandong in April 2026, in an unprecedented resumption of overseas labor deployment...

NATO state pushes back on Zelensky’s claim of looming Russian attack

Moscow has long dismissed such allegations as fearmongering designed to justify Western military buildup ...

Musk vs France: How X became a target for Paris

French prosecutors are investigating the social media platform over alleged deepfakes and Holocaust denial – which the tech mogul dismissed as a “political attack” ...

Von der Leyen ‘super authoritarian’ – ex-European Council chief

Charles Michel has become the latest EU figure to criticize the Commission president’s leadership style ...

Oil jumps after US seizes Iranian ship near Hormuz

Supply risks around the Strait of Hormuz are pushing crude higher, raising fuel costs and economic pressure worldwide ...

Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 55: Fortification via the V-Strategy – The Poisoned Chalice Equation

Vance bears Trump’s poisoned chalice and risks enduring taint – a power-attuned buffer strategy can turn risk into advantage. ...

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