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The $108 Oil War: Can the Middle East crash the world economy?Middle East tensions could pose risks to the global economy. Analysts outline three potential scenarios for oil markets, ranging from limit...
Rx, Dr India needed in the houseThe US is withdrawing from its global health leadership role, creating a void in funding and vision. India, with its growing health capabil...
Is Bangladesh on the brink of a Pakistan-style coup? Two key incidents suggest a shift toward military interventionBangladesh is at a crossroads. With rising political tensions, law enforcement in disarray, and a military increasingly drawn into governan...
No-shows, aid cuts mar G20 meet on global povertySouth Africa is attempting to revive G20 talks on global poverty amid significant foreign aid cuts and notable absences of finance chiefs f...
As US exits foreign aid, who will fill the gap?With the U.S. significantly reducing its $12 billion global health aid, an urgent question arises: who will fill this gap? China, the Gates...
US judge keeps block on Trump federal buyout plan in place for nowU.S. District Judge George O'Toole in Boston has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's buyout plan for federal employees while consi...
Trump administration sued by government workers over cuts to USAIDThe American Federation of Government Employees and the American Foreign Service Association sued the Trump administration to halt the dism...
On the Gaza waterfront? Trump’s West Asia ‘solution’ may have a strategy, if not method, in its madnessDonald Trump's proposal to redevelop Gaza into a West Asian luxury destination, circumventing the traditional solutions to the Palestine is...
USAID in turmoil: Elon Musk's DOGE workers take over offices, several officials, including seniors, placed on leaveDOGE, established to streamline government operations, has been assertive in its approach. Recently, DOGE employees attempted to access res...
Bangladesh on agenda as senior US official visits New Delhi ahead of Dhaka tripUS Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu is visiting India and Bangladesh from September 10 to 16. Discussions will include the law and or...
Digital India Bill tweaks may torpedo safe harbour; engineering colleges redraw placement strategyThe government is planning major tweaks to the Digital India Bill that will endanger the safe harbour provision given to social media compa...
Feed the world without fertiliser? Why crop nutrients are suddenly politicalAlongside humanitarian considerations, it’s the realisation that much of the world relies on just a few nations for most of its fertilisers...
Taliban rule presents aid agencies with moral, fiscal dilemmaThe Taliban in the past week has pledged peaceful relations with other countries, women's rights and independent media but some former dipl...
RIL 44th AGM: Here's the full text of Mukesh Ambani's speech"The age of fossil fuels, which powered economic growth globally for nearly three centuries, cannot continue much longer. The huge quantiti...
US should press vaccine makers for India supply, says Congressman Ro KhannaWashington has tremendous leverage to push these companies to share mRNA vaccine technology with manufacturers in India and around the worl...
US decision on COVID assistance to India good but 'no time for symbolism': Indian-American lawmakerIndia is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few d...
Janet Yellen confirmed as first female US Treasury secretary - Here's what she can do about climate changeShe can help guide the U.S. to the sweet spot of immediate growth that also puts the country on the path toward a cleaner, more resilient f...
Barack Obama nominates Gayle Smith as USAID AdministratorIf confirmed by the US Congress, she would replace Shah, who left the US Agency for International Development (USAID) earlier this year.