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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for Xiong’an New Area in North China’s Hebei Province to become a leading innovation hub and model for high-quality development. During his fourth inspection since 2017, Xi reviewed construction, visited key institutions, and chaired a symposium on the area’s future. The project remains central to efforts to shift non-essential…
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Speaking to reporters on Monday (23 March) before boarding Air Force One in Florida, President Donald Trump said that the US and Iran have held “very very strong talks” aimed at the resolution of hostilities in the Middle East. Iran’s parliament speaker denies talks have taken place with the US and says “fake news” is…
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has backed US President Donald Trump’s position on Iran and allied defence efforts, pointing to rising security risks in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Middle East. Speaking on Fox News, Rutte said a coalition of 22 countries — including NATO members and partners such as Japan, South Korea,…
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Vladimir Putin is the “biggest driver” of migration to Europe due to his role in stoking conflict over the past decade, EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner told the FT. “It’s always Putin who is involved in those big migration movements. It’s always Vladimir Putin,” Brunner said. He pointed to Moscow’s support…
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More than 100 suspected jihadists have been released in Mali under an agreement aimed at restoring fuel supplies to the capital, Bamako, according to official and security sources. The deal follows months of disruption by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda-affiliated network, which repeatedly targeted fuel tanker convoys and…
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Prime Minister Robert Golob’s liberal Freedom Movement has narrowly won Slovenia’s parliamentary election, edging Janez Janša’s Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) in a closely contested vote. Golob secured 28.6% (29 seats), just ahead of Janša on 28% (28 seats) in the 90-seat parliament — a decline from Golob’s 41-seat victory in 2022. Coalition negotiations are now…
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Jeffrey Sachs, economist and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, has warned of “dramatic instability” in the global system, driven by overlapping geopolitical and economic disruptions. Speaking at the Center for China and Globalisation Global Dialogue, Sachs said a major structural shift is underway, with China having “matched and in many…
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian and US delegations concluded a second day of discussions in Florida on ending the four-year conflict with Russia. Zelenskyy highlighted that while the US focus remains on Iran and regional tensions, resolving Russia’s war on Ukraine is critical. He also noted potential prisoner of war exchanges as a positive…
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised what he described as a renewed colonial approach toward developing nations during the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit in Colombia. Speaking at a high-level forum with African delegates, Lula highlighted historical exploitation of resources, warning that foreign powers now seek control over critical…
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Autonomous warfare is accelerating, with artificial intelligence increasingly deployed in military drones and aircraft. Systems developed by companies such as Shield AI enable unmanned platforms to operate without direct human control, even in GPS-denied or jammed environments. The company’s AI pilot software allows drones such as the V-BAT to conduct surveillance missions, including in conflict…
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