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Asian stock markets surged Tuesday as investors welcomed two key developments boosting economic outlooks: Australia's central bank raising interest rates for the first time in two years and a fresh US-India trade agreement. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped over 3%, hitting record highs. South Korea's Kospi soared 5%, triggering a buying......
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States will reduce tariffs on Indian goods after New Delhi agreed to stop purchasing Russian oil, marking a significant shift in trade and diplomatic relations between the two countries. Speaking from Washington, Trump said tariffs on Indian imports would be lowered from 25% to 18%, following......
Over the past decades, the name Massad Boulos has gradually become associated with international entrepreneurship, cross-border investment and strategic influence. Originally from Lebanon and later established in the United States, he represents a generation of businessmen who successfully combined global vision with strong regional roots.......
In an era of rapid globalization, language has emerged as a powerful tool shaping commerce, culture, and influence. A recent ranking by World Population Review, supported by 2025 Ethnologue data, highlights the twelve most spoken languages worldwide. This list, which combines native and second-language speakers, offers a revealing look at......
The United States has publicly referred to the need for a political “transition” in Venezuela, following the removal of former president Nicolás Maduro and the installation of an interim government in Caracas. During her first official meeting with interim president Delcy Rodríguez, the new head of the U.S. diplomatic......
Jordan Bardella, president of France’s National Rally (Rassemblement National, RN), has publicly distanced himself from former U.S. President Donald Trump, describing him as "very unpredictable" and asserting that Trump has "never been [his] model." Speaking on French media, Bardella emphasized that while Trump may......
Inflation in the United States has experienced significant fluctuations over the past century, reflecting broader economic trends, crises, and policy decisions. The consumer price index (CPI), the primary measure of price changes, tracks how much more consumers pay annually for a consistent basket of goods and services. Since 1914, average......
U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, following the partial reopening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. An Israeli official confirmed the meeting on Monday, though the exact location has not been disclosed. This will mark Witkoff’s......
President Donald Trump's escalating demands for U.S. control over Greenland, including his repeated refusal to rule out military force, ignited an unprecedented transatlantic clash that prompted European allies to deploy troops to the Arctic territory and issue joint statements upholding Danish sovereignty. Though Trump has since dropped......
Stock markets worldwide tumbled sharply on Monday as investors grappled with President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, sparking broad sell-offs in equities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies. The Friday announcement prompted traders to reassess U.S. monetary policy expectations, unleashing the most......
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat for foreign affairs, dismissed calls for a dedicated European military force on Monday, cautioning that it could prove extremely hazardous by muddling NATO's command structure during crises. Speaking at the Oslo Security Conference alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre,......
South Korea announced on Monday that talks with the United States on tariff-related issues are making progress, following recent diplomatic exchanges between officials from both countries. Prime Minister Kim Min-seok stated that multiple communication channels between Washington and Seoul are currently active, including direct contact with......
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have unveiled DiffSyn, an AI model that proposes promising synthesis pathways for complex materials, tackling one of the most time-intensive bottlenecks in materials science. Detailed in a study published today in Nature Computational Science, the tool achieved top accuracy in predicting......
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