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14:32
Bessent Signals 15% Universal Tariff Imminent as Markets Brace for Policy Shock
Treasury Secretary's 'this week' timeline for tariff escalation marks sharp pivot from targeted duties to blanket protectionism, testing investor appetite and global trade architecture.
08:49
Japan and US Prepare Nuclear Project for $550 Billion Infrastructure Deal
Tokyo's landmark investment package adds atomic power component, marking Japan's strategic reversal fifteen years after Fukushima as energy security trumps domestic opposition.
08:00
Beijing Lowers Growth Target to 4.5–5% as Xi Consolidates Economic Control
China's National People's Congress sets 2026 GDP target range, maintains 4% fiscal deficit, and accelerates tech-first strategy under centralized Party leadership.
07:44
Baghdad Airport Under Fire as Iraq Oil Exports Face Disruption Amid US-Iran War
Attacks on US military installations at Baghdad International Airport threaten crude flows from OPEC's second-largest producer as Middle East conflict pushes oil past $81 per…
06:10
Brussels Floats Two-Tier EU Membership for Ukraine, Risking Balkan Backlash
European Commission proposals for partial Ukraine accession without full voting rights threaten to fracture bloc cohesion and enrage Western Balkan candidates stuck in decades-long limbo.
05:08
History’s Shadow: Three Frameworks for Understanding the Unraveling World Order
As Ukraine grinds into its fourth year and the Pacific heats up, scholars are reaching for historical templates—but the parallels reveal more about our present…
04:55
China’s Cash-for-Babies Program Fails as Population Crisis Deepens
Beijing's nationwide subsidy scheme has done nothing to halt a demographic collapse threatening economic stability and geopolitical power.
04:47
Korea’s KOSPI Plunges 7.2% as Iranian Strikes on Saudi Oil Facilities Trigger Energy Crisis Fears
South Korea's benchmark index posts worst session in 19 months as drone attack on Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery sends oil toward $80 and exposes Seoul's…
04:21
US Southern Command Launches Ground Operations in Ecuador as Oil Disruption Risks Mount
Joint anti-narco mission marks escalation in Latin America security posture amid heightened global energy market volatility.
03:43
CIA Arms Kurdish Forces in Iran as Nuclear Diplomacy Collapses
Washington's covert plan to weaponize Kurdish insurgents marks a strategic pivot from airstrikes to protracted proxy warfare—with Turkey, Iraq, and regional stability as collateral.
02:23
What Is ECOWAS and Why Does It Matter?
West Africa's 15-member bloc is deploying 2,000 troops to counter terrorism as Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso exit—testing whether regional security can survive political fracture.
02:07
China’s Services Sector Hits 33-Month High While Western Peers Stall
February PMI surge to 56.7 signals consumption resilience despite property crisis, widening gap with manufacturing-led slowdowns across US and Europe.
01:06
UK Deploys Post-Brexit Emergency Brake to Ban Student Visas from Four Nations
Britain suspends education visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan—the first time Westminster has used nationality-specific immigration powers to curb asylum claims via legal routes.
00:58
The Real Estate Envoys: How Witkoff and Kushner Earned an F in Diplomacy
Two veteran diplomats grade Trump's unconventional negotiators on three simultaneous crises—and find catastrophic failure beneath the dealmaking veneer.
00:42
State Spyware Leaks to Criminal Networks, Infecting 42,000 iPhones
A sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit—likely built for US intelligence—has escaped into the wild, deployed by Russian spies and Chinese cybercriminals in what researchers call a…
00:33
Macron Warns Israel Against Lebanon Invasion as Mediterranean Crisis Deepens
French president calls potential ground operation 'a strategic error' while deploying warships and evacuating citizens from wider regional conflict.
00:07
DOJ Trials Link IRGC to Trump Assassination Plot as U.S.-Iran War Escalates
Federal prosecutors air evidence of Iranian state-directed murder-for-hire operations on American soil while widening military conflict enters second week.
22:04
What Is NATO Article 5 and Why Does It Matter?
The collective defense clause has been invoked only once in NATO's 75-year history—after 9/11—but drone strikes on Britain's Cyprus base have placed it under renewed…
14:38
Rebellions IPO Tests Wall Street Appetite for Korea’s Nvidia Challengers
South Korean AI chip startup's planned Seoul listing positions domestic semiconductor firms as strategic bet amid US-China tech decoupling.
14:26
OBR Warns Iran Conflict Could Deliver ‘Significant’ Hit to UK Economy as Gilt Yields Spike
The fiscal watchdog flagged Middle East tensions as a key risk to its forecasts as 10-year gilt yields jumped to 4.30% amid renewed inflation fears…