US-South Korea Deal Unveils $350 Billion Investment, Nuclear Sub Pact
The United States and South Korea on Friday detailed a sweeping trade and security agreement that follows months of tense negotiations over U.S. tariffs....
Dhaka Tense as Hasina War-Crimes Verdict Nears Amid Surge in Bomb Attacks
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s longest-serving former prime minister, was ousted in August 2024 after months of nationwide student-led protests accusing her government of heavy-handed tactics...
Solar Boom Sweeps War-Torn Myanmar Amid Deepening Power Collapse
Myanmar’s electricity system has deteriorated sharply since the 2021 military coup and ongoing civil war. Chronic blackouts, collapsing infrastructure, and a government crippled by...
Trump’s Hiring Spree Fuels Immigration Crackdown
The U.S. government has added 50,000 new federal employees since President Donald Trump took office, according to top personnel official Scott Kupor. Most of...
US Clears $330m Arms Deal for Taiwan in Trump’s First Sale
The United States has approved a potential $330 million sale of fighter jet spare and repair parts to Taiwan. This marks the first such...
Demis Hassabis: Driving Google’s AI with Ambition, Not Revenue
Since Google acquired DeepMind in 2014, its founder Demis Hassabis has risen to become Alphabet’s top AI executive, a Nobel laureate, and one of...
EU Parliament Dilutes Corporate Sustainability Law After Lobbying Pressure
The European Parliament voted on Thursday to scale back the European Union’s landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a law designed to hold...
Democrats Accuse Trump of Weakening U.S. Security with China Tech Deal
Leading Senate Democrats, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have sharply criticized the Trump administration’s decision to suspend export restrictions that targeted thousands of Chinese...
Pakistan Blames Afghan Nationals for Deadly Suicide Attacks in Islamabad
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told parliament on Thursday that Afghan nationals were behind two suicide bombings that struck Pakistan earlier this week. One...
IEA Warns of Growing Global Oil Surplus as Supply Outpaces Demand
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revised its forecasts for global oil supply upward, signaling that the world is heading toward a larger market...