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India, Japan Sign AI, Defence and Energy Deals After Modi-Takaichi Summit
India and Japan signed a series of agreements to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, critical minerals, energy and defence following talks between Prime Minister...
European Shares Slip as AI Stocks Fall Ahead of US Jobs Report
European equities opened lower after posting one of their strongest quarterly performances in recent years. Investors turned cautious as technology stocks lost momentum following...
Can China’s New GLM-5.2 AI Challenge OpenAI and Anthropic?
Chinese artificial intelligence developers have rapidly narrowed the technological gap with U.S. rivals over the past two years. While companies such as OpenAI and...
Is Wall Street’s Bull Market Entering an Endless US Expansion?
Wall Street's prolonged bull market is increasingly being underpinned by one of the longest periods of uninterrupted U.S. economic expansion in modern history. Excluding...
How Africa Works – Book Review
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In his new book, How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier, Studwell offers an insightful, structural analysis of why...
How Foreign Policy Became Portfolio Management
On 27 May the United States Treasury placed the Persian Gulf Strait Authority on its sanctions list, the body Iran had set up three...
Iran seeks permanent Strait of Hormuz control in US talks
Iran is seeking international recognition of its authority over the Strait of Hormuz after its temporary agreement with the United States,insisting it should control...
European shares dip as Iran peace doubts weigh on markets
European stock markets edged lower after a strong quarterly rally as renewed uncertainty surrounding US-Iran diplomacy prompted investors to adopt a more cautious stance....
UK’s next PM faces £4.7 billion defence funding gap
Britain's next prime minister is expected to inherit an immediate fiscal challenge after the government unveiled a major defence spending plan that leaves a...
Myanmar moves to revive China backed Myitsone dam project
Myanmar's government is preparing to restart the long-delayed Myitsone hydropower project, reviving one of the country's most controversial infrastructure developments after more than a...