Wealthy Nations Retreat from Global Aid, Study Warns of Fallout
Two dozen of the world’s richest countries, including the United States and Japan, are reducing their contributions to global development, a study published Thursday...
HRW: Israel Committed War Crimes in West Bank
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity after the forced expulsion of tens of thousands of Palestinians...
US Plan Pressures Ukraine to Cede Land for Peace
Washington has privately signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Ukraine may need to accept a U.S.-crafted peace framework requiring major concessions including giving up...
Trump Pauses Chip Tariff Push Amid China Trade Jitters
The Trump administration had long signaled that steep semiconductor tariffs roughly 100% were coming soon. These were framed as a major pillar of Trump’s...
Amid Regional Isolation, Taliban Seeks Economic Lifeline from India
Afghanistan's Taliban trade minister, Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi, visited India to encourage more investments and trade between the two countries. This visit comes as both...
Aramco Inks Massive $30 Billion-Plus in Preliminary US Deals
Saudi Aramco announced on Wednesday that it has signed 17 preliminary deals with U. S. companies, valued at over $30 billion, during the Saudi...
Serbia’s Russian-Owned Oil Giant Seeks U.S. Lifeline
Serbia's Russian-owned oil company NIS has sought a special license from the U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to continue operations...
Russian Strike on Ukrainian Apartment Blocks Kills 25
At least 25 people were killed in a Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Ternopil, with around 80 others wounded....
Interstellar 31/Atlas: NASA Unveils New Images
NASA will release new images on Wednesday of an interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS, identified as a comet likely older than our solar system. 3I/ATLAS...
Hong Kong Markets Tumble on Global Sell-Off, Diplomatic Strains
Hong Kong equities fell for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, hitting a two-week low as Wall Street losses and rising geopolitical tensions weighed...