Vietnam’s Lam Bets on Double-Digit Growth to Cement Power
Vietnam’s top leader To Lam used his opening address at the Communist Party congress in Hanoi to pledge annual economic growth of more than...
Japan’s Tourism Boom Defies China Snub
Japan recorded its highest-ever December tourist arrivals, even as visitors from mainland China plunged by 45% after Beijing discouraged travel. The drop followed diplomatic...
Why Russia Is Cheering—and Fearing—Trump’s Greenland Gambit
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Russia is publicly reveling in the transatlantic rift caused by President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland, with senior officials hailing a "collapse" of...
Deadly Explosion at Chinese Steel Factory Claims Six Lives
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An explosion at a steel plate factory in China's Inner Mongolia region killed six people on Sunday, with four still missing and 84...
The $200 Billion Handshake Between Modi and MBZ
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India and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to a major strategic upgrade, targeting a doubling of bilateral trade to $200 billion within...
Saudi-Backed Yemeni Officials Accuse UAE of Secret Prisons
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On a Saudi-arranged media tour in Yemen, a senior official has publicly accused the United Arab Emirates of operating a secret prison at...
How Greenland Triggered a New U.S.-EU Trade War
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President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on key European nations starting February 1, explicitly linking the levies to their opposition...
The UN’s Terrifying Forecast for Yemen in 2026
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The United Nations has warned that the humanitarian crisis in Yemen will dramatically worsen in 2026, with funding cuts reversing a decade of...
How Do Remittances Affect Economies?
Remittances, generally defined as the money migrant workers send to their families and communities back in their home country, have proven to be an...
How Turkey and Damascus Engineered a Kurdish Defeat
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Syrian government forces swiftly moved to consolidate control over key oil fields and the city of Raqqa on Monday, following a dramatic weekend...