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US House passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a sweeping package of sanctions aimed at squeezing Russia’s war economy, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump after months of delay, on the final day before lawmakers left Washington for the midterm campaign. The Republican-led House passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act

September 17, 2026

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Saudi coalition says it downs Houthi drone south of Mecca as Red Sea crisis deepens

Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed a drone south of Mecca on Tuesday evening before it entered restricted airspace over Islam’s holiest city, a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition said, in what Riyadh cast as a sharp escalation of Yemen’s renewed war. Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces destroyed

September 16, 2026

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Pakistan Emerges as a Rising ‘Hinge Power’ on the Global Stage

Prominent British publication The Financial Times has highlighted in a detailed analysis that Pakistan is rapidly emerging as an effective and pivotal "hinge power" in the evolving global order. Pakistan is turning its simultaneous diplomatic engagements with the United States, China, the Gulf states, and Iran into a major strategic asset. Key Highlights & Diplomatic

August 14, 2026

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Maersk Hikes Earnings Guidance Despite Hormuz Blockade

Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk — long seen as a barometer of world trade — has raised its 2026 earnings guidance for the second time this year, even as global shipping routes remain disrupted by the ongoing blockade at the Strait of Hormuz.Maersk shares jumped 7% on the news, after the company reported preliminary second-quarter earnings

August 13, 2026

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World Just Logged Its Second-Warmest July Ever, UN Warns

The planet has just experienced its second-warmest July on record, the World Meteorological Organization confirmed this week, as extreme heat, drought and wildfires continue to batter multiple regions simultaneously.According to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, average global surface temperatures last month were 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels, while sea-surface temperatures hit their highest point ever

August 13, 2026

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Turkey Races to Ready Antalya as COP31 Climate Summit Nears

With just under three months to go, Turkey is stepping up preparations to host COP31, the United Nations' flagship climate summit, in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya from November 9 to 20.Turkish Environment Minister Murat Kurum, who holds the COP31 presidency, has already conducted 36 international engagements in the run-up to the summit, including

August 13, 2026

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OpenAI Sells “Hacking” AI to Security Firms — Days After Pausing a More Powerful One

In a move that has raised eyebrows across the tech world, OpenAI has launched GPT-5.6-Cyber — its first "offense-grade" artificial intelligence model built specifically to hunt for security flaws, validate exploits, and conduct advanced vulnerability research.The launch comes just three days after the company paused its next-generation model, Astra, over fears it was approaching a

August 13, 2026

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Putin Warns Europe: “We Will Seize Your Ships Too”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a sharp warning to the European Union, threatening to seize European commercial vessels if the bloc goes ahead with plans to confiscate and sell off cargo from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet."Speaking aboard the missile cruiser Varyag during Pacific Fleet drills off Sakhalin Island, Putin called Europe's actions "piracy and

August 13, 2026