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US tech titans attend Trump-Xi dinner. Who wasn’t invited?

The White House guest list featured leaders of America’s biggest AI and technology companies as Washington and Beijing grapple with an intensifying tech rivalry ...

Iran offers Trump deal before US elections

Tehran says it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days if Washington lifts...

EU sounds alarm over Trump diesel ban threat

The bloc has already been grappling with tight supplies, with Ukrainian strikes on Russian...

Macron to send French troops to Saudi Arabia

Riyadh says it intercepted six ballistic missiles as Yemen’s Houthis claimed attacks on “sensitive...

Trump claims there are ‘no limits’ on his power

The war on Iran has not demonstrated weakness, the US president has insisted, despite a peace deal widely seen as anemic ...

North Korea police caught singing banned songs and using slang, authorities crack down

North Korean authorities have launched a discipline crackdown on police officers caught singing songs of unknown or unauthorized origin and using crude slang, after...

The Nord Stream narrative explosion: Why you’ve only read half the story

The story behind the most destructive act of industrial sabotage in history is still a web of excuses and misdirection ...

Russia isn’t isolated – ASEAN has just proved it

The summit in Kazan showed Southeast Asia still values Moscow for energy, trade, and strategic balance in an increasingly multipolar world ...

Russia calls for curbing influence of Western media platforms

SCO countries should develop their own digital resources rather than depending on foreign tech giants, a Digital Development Ministry official has said ...

Indian court confirms Telegram ban

The app was blocked in its biggest market after question papers for a national medical entrance test were leaked there ...

‘Italy never begs’: Meloni blasts Trump over ‘fabricated’ photo claim

Rome has canceled a planned visit to the US by its foreign minister amid a row with Washington ...

UK to send Ukraine 150,000 drones

The deal follows Kiev’s largest UAV attack on Moscow in years and is reportedly funded by frozen Russian assets ...

Russian expert breaks down media buzz over Ukrainian attack

Nearly 200 drones were shot down on Thursday before reaching Moscow in one of the largest attacks in the past two years ...

Talks with Russia will deepen ties – Madagascar

Diplomats from the two countries have discussed expanding cooperation in several sectors, including energy, agriculture, infrastructure, and education ...

India to expand strategic oil reserves

A state-run petroleum major will build a new reserve in the south, raising existing capacity by a third ...

Chinese language tutoring surges in North Korea as Pyongyang and Beijing restore ties

A surge in demand for private Chinese-language tutoring is sweeping North Korea in 2026, driven by rising public expectations that the restoration of North...

South Africa comments on US-Iran peace deal

The agreement could end the “unlawful use of force” and violations of the UN Charter in the war, Pretoria’s foreign minister has said ...

Ghana hosts reparations talks after UN slavery vote

The world must move beyond mere acknowledgment of historical injustices toward action, truth-telling and reconciliation, the West African country’s president has said ...

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