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US takes rivalry with China to the high seas
The United States may still have the world's most powerful navy but it seems to have realised that this is no longer sufficient to reassert US supremacy over the high seas.
If President Donald Trump's pronouncements on shipbuilding, the…
World Book Day: How the Writings of Mary Wollstonecraft and Begum Rokeya Have Influenced My Thoughts
Husna Khan Hashi ||
World Book Day is a celebration of literature’s power to shape minds, challenge norms, and inspire change. Throughout history, books have served as catalysts for social reform, intellectual liberation, and gender…
Trump exempts some automakers from Canada, Mexico tariffs for one month
US President Donald Trump will exempt automakers from his punishing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month as long as they comply with existing free trade rules, the White House said on Wednesday, a development that halted at…
Hundreds of US diplomats join letter to Rubio to protest dismantling of USAID
Hundreds of diplomats at the State Department and US Agency for International Development have written a letter addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio protesting the dismantling of USAID, saying its demise would undermine US…
Shattering Stigmas: The Fight for Gender Equality in 2025
Husna Khan Hashi ||
Gender equality remains one of the most pressing social, economic, and political challenges of our time. Despite decades of progress, no country in the world has fully achieved gender parity. The United Nations…
Trade war casts pall as China’s leaders meet
China's leadership is gathering at the largest political event of the year on Tuesday, seeking a response to US President Donald Trump's latest salvo of tariffs targeting an already sluggish Chinese economy.
The closed-door meetings,…
US VP says confident Zelensky will ‘eventually’ talk peace
US Vice President JD Vance expressed confidence Monday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky would "eventually" agree to discuss peace with Russia, following his bitter Oval Office clash last week with Donald Trump.
In an…
Starmer puts UK back on world stage as ‘bridge’ over Ukraine
Keir Starmer had little foreign policy experience before becoming UK premier, but is now enjoying a moment as an international statesman, spearheading efforts to bridge differences between Europe and America over Russia's war in Ukraine.…
Trump’s deportation threats send shivers through farmworkers
With planting season well under way in California, the leading US food-producing state, fear is taking root among thousands of migrants who labor to feed a country that now seems ready to deport them.
"We have to stay hidden," Lourdes…
European leaders look to boost support for Ukraine at London summit
More than a dozen European leaders gather in London Sunday for crisis talks, looking to boost security cooperation and support for Ukraine after an astonishing blowout between Kyiv and Washington.
Ukraine's allies have been underscoring…