Aircraft carriers can serve as the “tip of the spear” for a military force, yet only a few nations have been able to muster the resources needed for them. China’s third carrier sets the bar for such vessels higher, underscoring a stunning pace of force modernisation meant to defend its interests rather than challenge or…
In the pantheon of global tech gatherings, few have grown as quickly or at the scale of Web Summit. The conference, which began in Dublin in 2009 before moving its annual flagship edition to the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, in 2016, has become a prime fixture of the conference circuit—so much so that conference organizers warned…
Late last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump reached a trade truce in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. Beyond the pre-existing tariffs imposed by the first Trump administration and reinforced by the Biden administration, the current Trump administration will now levy an additional…
It’s Veterans Day today, and it is an opportune time to reflect on how the military’s role in American society is changing for the worse. On a day when we honor those who have served and sacrificed for the country, the Trump administration’s policies toward the uniformed services threaten to undermine the competence and capacity…
Security officers inspect the scene of a car explosion near the Red Fort in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: AP) Photo : AP The United States and the United Kingdom have issued advisories following a car explosion outside the Red Fort in Delhi on Monday evening that killed at least eight people and injured more…
Both the right-wing Conservatives and Reform insist they have no desire to destroy the BBC. “There is a future for the BBC, because it does have a strong global brand, but in order to retain its trust and confidence, it’s got to respect its impartial charter responsibilities and make sure that the news and current…
Once upon a time, the United States stood as an unrivaled destination for students who aspired to study abroad, a land where intellect met opportunity, and ambition found its global stage. The story, however, is beginning to change. Its ivory towers and elite universities still command reverence, still pull dreamers toward the land of possibilities,…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Investors piled back into artificial intelligence names on Monday stateside. Shares of Nvidia jumped 5.8%, Broadcom advanced 2.6% and Microsoft climbed 1.9% to end its eight-day losing streak, its longest consecutive decline since 2011. Market watchers are hoping that another historically long streak — the U.S. government shutdown…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Nov. 10 1. The S & P 500 was tracking for a higher open this morning after Senate lawmakers took a major step toward a deal to end the U.S. government shutdown. The potential agreement would reopen the government into January and rescind some of the sweeping federal…
China announced on Monday that it would suspend sanctions against the US subsidiaries of Hanwha Ocean, one of South Korea’s largest shipbuilding giants, as part of a fragile truce in the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, News.Az reports, citing foreign media. The sanctions, which had been imposed in October, targeted five US-based…