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Markets 1 week ago

Asian stocks retreat ahead of US midterms, oil steadies

S&P 500 slipping 0.5 percent as tech sector earnings weighed on investor confidence, even as data showed US manufacturing activity picked up in October amid strong domestic demand.

Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

Japan considers doubling defense spending over next five years

If adopted, defence buildup spending for the five years from April 2027 would be set at 70 trillion to 80 trillion yen ($457 billion to $508 billion), up about 1.8 times from the roughly 43 trillion yen allocated under the current five-year plan, which began in fiscal 2023.

Americas 1 week ago

Nine dead in small plane crash near Trump's Florida home

Several unverified clips posted to social media depicting the deadly crash showed an aircraft nearly vertical slamming at high speed into the ground, creating a large fireball and leaving a flaming crater near a busy roadside.

Academia 1 week ago

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Indonesia signed Badr to escape a veto. Pakistan knows where vetoes go

In its rush to escape Western arms embargoes, Indonesia risks trading an American veto for Russian and Turkish ones - discovering, as Pakistan did, that true air power cannot simply be bought on foreign credit.

Americas 2 weeks ago

After landing in US, Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil's rightful leader

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil's rightful leader on Wednesday after arriving in the United States, alleging he was the victim of an electoral coup by the country's Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the vote by over 4 million votes.

Academia 2 weeks ago

The Nobel Peace Prize in a fragmented world

The Nobel Peace Prize is controversial by nature, but this year's awarding is even more controversial.

Asia & Pacific 2 weeks ago

AUKUS on track for Australia subs in early 2030s, Marles says

"We're working at a pace to delivering the optimal pathway to Australia acquiring a nuclear-powered submarine capability," Marles said in an interview.

Americas 2 weeks ago

US to grant Flavio Bolsonaro visa as he flees Brazil after election loss

Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro will be granted entry into the United States, Washington said Tuesday, amid media reports that he has left Brazil for the country despite a court order banning his exit.

Academia 2 weeks ago

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The Thucydides Trap obscures the choices of power

Commentators should drop the Thucydides Trap because it is both banal and dangerous.

Middle East and Africa 2 weeks ago

Oil spill off UAE widens, prompting more beach closures

Images from the European Union's Copernicus satellite observation network dated October 24 show the oil spill has widened over the last few days and is reaching close to the shores of the northern Umm Al Quwain emirate, with dark layers of oil spreading at sea and along its coastline.

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