Trump Secures NATO Pledge as Article 5 Support Wavers
NATO leaders pledged on Wednesday to significantly boost defense spending, handing President Donald Trump a political victory at a carefully choreographed summit in the...
NATO Commits to Boosting Defence Spending to 5 Percent by 2035
NATO leaders have pledged to increase defence spending to 5 percent of their nations’ economic output by 2035, a significant shift driven in part...
Stocks Jump, Oil Sinks After Iran’s Missiles Appear to Miss U.S. Targets
Oil prices plunged and U.S. stocks climbed Monday as investors bet that Iran's missile launches toward American military bases would not escalate into broader...
Global Leaders Respond to U.S. Airstrikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the Fordow facility, drew swift and wide-ranging reactions...
Forget Wall Street: Brazilian Tech Leader Declares Global South as New Fintech Epicentre at...
PETERSBURG, June 18 - The real fintech revolution is happening in the Global South, not Wall Street, Brazilian technology executive Thiago Ruediger told international...
Trump Signals Iran Threat as Rift Grows Over Possible Military Action
President Donald Trump has suggested Iran is nearing the capability to build a nuclear weapon, a claim that puts him at odds with his...
Trump Sends Mixed Signals as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens
President Donald Trump has shifted positions repeatedly on the escalating military confrontation between Israel and Iran, drawing criticism both at home and abroad.
While Israeli...
Trump Returns to G7 Amid Global Tensions and Shifting Alliances
President Donald Trump joined fellow world leaders in the Canadian Rockies on Monday for the first G7 summit of his second term, stepping back...
Protesters Rally Nationwide Against Trump as Military Parade Draws Criticism
Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled streets across the United States on Saturday in a coordinated wave of protests against President Donald Trump, timed...
Judge Rules Trump’s National Guard Deployment in California Was Illegal
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated the law by deploying California’s National Guard to Los Angeles without the state’s approval,...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
