By Ashar Ricardo
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Americas
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises Past 1,700 as US Sends Warships
Rescue workers search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Venezuela following the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck…
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Conflict & Security
Israel Smuggled Starlink Devices to Iran, Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett Admits
JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has publicly acknowledged that Israel initiated a covert operation to smuggle tens…
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Data Intelligence
Beyond GDP: Why 2026 Demands a Multidimensional View of Global Power
As the global economy enters 2026, a growing number of analysts and policymakers are questioning the long-standing reliance on nominal…
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Global Health
The Geopolitics of Oncology: How Sanctioned States Challenge the Western Corporate Pharma Model
A structural shift is occurring in global oncology as sovereign nations operating outside Western pharmaceutical channels expand access to state-directed…
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Conflict & Security
Ukraine War Crisis Deepens as European Ammunition Coalition Fractures and Russia Threatens Systematic Kyiv Strikes
K YIV/PRAGUE — The fragile international consensus sustaining Ukraine’s defensive war effort faced its most severe crisis in months as…
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Breaking News
Iran Proposes €50M Bounty on Trump as Gulf Allies Lobby to Save Fragile Ceasefire
W ASHINGTON / TEHRAN — The Iranian parliament is currently reviewing a legislative bill that would mandate a €50 million…
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Business
India Ends Four-Year Fuel Price Freeze as Strait of Hormuz Blockade Chokes Crude Imports
India’s state-run oil marketing companies have raised petrol and diesel prices by ₹3 per litre — the first increase in…
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Health
Russian-Pakistani $80M Insulin Venture Enters Critical Accountability Phase as DRAP Issues Strict Deadline
ISLAMABAD/MOSCOW — A $80 million Russian-Pakistani pharmaceutical venture aimed at ending Pakistan’s dependence on imported insulin has entered a critical…
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Americas
Global Health Authorities Monitor Rare Hantavirus Cluster Linked to Atlantic Cruise
C ABO VERDE – Global health agencies are coordinating an intensified surveillance effort following a cluster of fatalities aboard the…
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Entertainment
Blue Ivy Carter Signals a New Era with Solo-Minded Met Gala Debut
NEW YORK — On a night where fashion is staged as high art, the most significant shift at the 2026…
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