Trump Administration in Talks with Taiwan to Boost U.S. Semiconductor Workforce
The Trump administration is negotiating a trade deal with Taiwan aimed at increasing investment and training for U.S. workers in semiconductor manufacturing and advanced...
Teenagers Take Australia’s Social Media Ban to High Court
Two Australian teenagers, Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, have filed a constitutional challenge against the country’s new law banning children under 16 from using...
Asian Stocks Rally on Weak U.S. Data, Fueling Rate-Cut Bets
Asian stocks rallied on Wednesday following gains on Wall Street. Softer-than-expected U.S. economic data, including weaker retail sales and consumer confidence, fueled expectations that...
The Prisoner Who Could End Turkey’s Longest Conflict
After 26 years in prison, Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), has emerged as a central figure in Turkey’s...
UK Protesters in Spotlight as Court Reviews Controversial Terror Ban
The British government’s decision to designate the pro-Palestinian activist network Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is being challenged in London’s High Court. The...
Gabbard’s “Hunters” Clash with CIA in Secret Push to Seize Kennedy Files
In early April, a team operating under U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrived unannounced at a classified CIA archival warehouse in the...
Trump Walks Back Ukraine Peace Deadline as Moscow Talks Intensify
President Donald Trump on Tuesday retreated from an earlier Thanksgiving deadline he had set for Ukraine to accept a U.S.-backed peace plan with Russia,...
China Snaps Up US Soybeans in Sudden Buying Spree After Trump–Xi Call
China has bought at least ten U.S. soybean cargoes potentially as many as fifteen worth roughly $300 million in deals signed since Tuesday, according...
Taiwan Drops $40B Defence Bombshell as China Pressure Mounts
Taiwan has unveiled a T$1.25 trillion (US$39.9 billion) supplementary defence budget, marking one of its most significant military spending increases in recent years. The...
EBRD Sounds Alarm: Ageing Populations Threaten Global Growth
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s annual report finds that ageing populations are already eroding economic performance across its 40+ member countries. Emerging...