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Defence or deficit?
International Politics and Society
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July 11, 2025
The recent NATO summit decision to invest 5 per cent of GDP annually in defence by 2035 was warmly welcomed by the countries on the alliance’s eastern flank, which feel most vulnerable to the Russian threat. The Baltic states were the first to...
BRICS finance ministers band together in call to reform the IMF
Cryptopolitan
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July 6, 2025
Ministers of finance from the BRICS group of developing nations called for an IMF overhaul that will redistribute voting rights and end a tradition of putting a European at the fund’s helm. The unified proposal, which is a first for the growing...
Dependence On China's Minerals Blocks Indian 'Strategic Autonomy'
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
Latest stories Russia's formal recognition a shot in the arm for the Taliban China's sea-skimming 'monster' surfaces with stealth – and doubts As US equivocates on Ukraine, Europe heads in the right direction For India, this means that its grand...
"Cows Don't Work Out, Lukashenko Is Switching To Goat Breeding."
Charter 97
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7 On the dictator's new failure. Lukashenko visited a goat breeding plant near Mogilev. And immediately came up with another "fruitful" debut idea, writes "Salidarnasts". Hearing from officials and specialized specialists that "there is a good...
What Has Been Most Decisive In Stopping The Spread Of Nuclear Weapons?
Forbes
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 5: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian RS-24 Yars nuclear missile complex (NATO reporting ... More name: SS-29) arrives during the main rehearsals of the military parade, in the Red Square on May 5, 2024. More than 9,000 participants and 70...
China’s Criticism of Price Wars Sheds Light on Xi’s ‘Waning’ Power
Asia Financial
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July 2, 2025
Vicious price wars that have plagued key sectors of the Chinese economy have stirred up a hornet’s nest in Beijing. Indeed, the intense criticism of this problem – spurred by China’s dramatic industrial overcapacity – has put a spotlight on some...
Iran to attend Hiroshima and Nagasaki peace ceremonies
The Asahi Shimbun
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Iranian Ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat announced on July 10 that he plans to attend the annual Hiroshima and Nagasaki peace memorial ceremonies in August held on the anniversaries of the atomic bombings. That day, Seadat visited the photo...
GLOBE Pakistan Summit 2025 launched
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 10, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 10 (APP): The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday launched the first-ever GLOBE Pakistan Summit 2025 to...
Aryna Sabalenka’s self-created redemption arc ebbs and flows through Wimbledon
The Globe and Mail
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July 8, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Sabalenka beat German Laura Siegemund in the Wimbledon quarter-final on Thursday.Hannah Peters/Getty Images For a long time, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka had her place in the travelling production of tennis. She was the...
‘Coalition of the willing’ agrees key parts of post-ceasefire operations and plans to ‘step up’ support to Ukraine
The Guardian
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July 10, 2025
'Coalition of the Willing' agrees key parts of post-ceasefire operations, plans to 'step up' support to Ukraine to put pressure on RussiaAs we are still waiting for both press conferences, we have just heard from the UK on the Coalition of the...
Lukashenko Decided To Breed A "golden Breed" Of Cows
Charter 97
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32 illustrative photo Karanik suddenly doubted her perspective. Belarus has decided to breed a special red breed of cows, which the Belarusian scientists have already called "golden. First Deputy Director General of the Scientific and Practical...
Argentina, Haiti, Lebanon, 11 others send new envoys to Washington
The Washington Diplomat
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July 10, 2025
The latest crop of 14 new ambassadors in Washington includes diplomats from two former Soviet republics, two Caribbean nations, three African countries and three Arab ones. The biggest of these 14 countries by size is Argentina, the world’s...
Why Trump made a U-turn on military aid to Ukraine
Christian Science Monitor
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July 10, 2025
Russia has been setting new records in its war against Ukraine this week, one-upping itself day after day for the volume of exploding drones and missiles in its barrages. This includes decoys, too, sent by Kremlin strategists to further strain...
2025 Wimbledon: Aryna Sabalenka reaches semifinals; two wins from winning title
Citi Sports Online
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July 8, 2025
World number one Aryna Sabalenka narrowly avoided a seismic shock as she fought back to beat veteran Laura Siegemund and claw her way into the Wimbledon semi-finals. The Belarusian, the heavy favourite for the title, had to twice come back from a...
BEN MORGAN: Why Ukraine matters to Europe, and should matter to the US
The Daily Blog
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July 10, 2025
The Ukraine War may have dropped off the mainstream media’s radar, but it is still a vitally important conflict. The war could pose an existential threat to the NATO alliance, and therefore to the global order. A threat US policy makers do not...
Trump 2.0 on Venezuela: The Maximum Pressure Has Been Against Migrants
Venezuelanalysis
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July 10, 2025
The VA columnist highlights the newly fabricated narrative that portrays Venezuela as a military target. In a geopolitical landscape marked by the US’s aggressive and desperate efforts to uphold its global dominance, Venezuela remains a key...
Growth driver
Dawn
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SHI YU/CHINA DAILY Shanghai Cooperation Organization members unlock potentials for joint development and prosperity Economic and trade cooperation has consistently served as a key engine for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's development. In...
US Futures Steady As Tariff Fears Ease
Zero Hedge
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US equity futures are flat, reversing an earlier loss but lagging the Asia-Pac and EMEA sessions, following the latest batch of tariff letters with the most impactful being a 50% tariff on Brazil. As of 8:15am ET, S&P and Nasdaq futures are flat...
Ukraine detains Chinese father and son on spying charges
The Times
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Ukraine has arrested two Chinese men accused of attempting to steal secrets about its long-range missile programme amid growing alarm that Beijing has committed itself to backing Russia’s invasion. A source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)...
Starmer and Macron urge allies to increase pressure on Putin after ‘frank’ talks between US and Russia on Ukraine – Europe live
The Guardian
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July 10, 2025
Starmer, Macron urge allies to step up 'pressure' on Putin, say peacekeeping plans are 'mature' and 'ready to go'British prime minister Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron called for more pressure in the form of fresh sanctions...