Gold, Silver, Defense Stocks Soar in 2025 While Traditional Safe Havens Flounder
2025 was a remarkable year for precious metals and defense stocks, while most traditional safe-haven investments underperformed. Gold rose over 60%, its biggest jump...
China Urges Thailand and Cambodia to Resume Ceasefire Amid Border Clashes
Thailand and Cambodia have been exchanging rockets and artillery along their 817-kilometre border for the past three weeks, after a truce initially brokered by...
China’s Reusable Rocket Test Fails for Second Time
China’s reusable Long March 12A rocket experienced a setback during its second recovery attempt, with the first stage failing to return safely after its...
CAR’s Touadera Seeks Third Term Amid Russian Ties and Crypto Push
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera, 68, is seeking a controversial third term on Sunday after more than a decade in power. In 2023,...
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure Following Miami Peace Talks
Early Tuesday, Russia launched attacks on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, triggering emergency power outages. The strikes came just two days...
Pakistan presses ahead with IMF-backed PIA privatisation, draws three bids
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the country’s national carrier, has struggled for decades with debt, operational inefficiencies, and international bans that curtailed its most profitable...
Indonesia and U.S. seal tariff deal, January signing planned
Indonesia and the United States have been negotiating a reciprocal tariff agreement since mid-2025 after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on Indonesian goods...
Trump announces new ‘Trump-class’ warships, pledges unmatched U.S. sea power
The U.S. Navy has not built a new battleship since World War II, shifting instead toward aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers and missile-equipped surface combatants....
Nvidia set to ship powerful AI chips to China in policy U-turn
Nvidia has been largely shut out of China’s market for advanced AI chips since the Biden administration imposed sweeping export controls, citing national security...
Trump’s tougher Venezuela stance raises stakes for Maduro and region
U.S.–Venezuela relations have been hostile for years, marked by sanctions, diplomatic isolation, and disputes over Venezuela’s oil sector and governance under President Nicolás Maduro....