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As oil markets shift, OPEC’s grip is under pressure, US exports rise, and China drives the push towards renewables., As oil markets shift, OPEC’s grip is under pressure, US exports rise, and China drives the push towards renewables. The US-Israel war on Iran is forcing governments worldwide to rethink whereContinue Reading

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Reporters Without Borders warns that ‘journalism is increasingly criminalised worldwide’., Reporters Without Borders warns that ‘journalism is increasingly criminalised worldwide’. Freedom of the press around the world has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, according to the leading Paris-based press freedom NGO, Reporters Sans FrontieresContinue Reading

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The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged Wednesday, meaning costs for mortgages, car loans, credit card debt, business loans and other everyday borrowing are likely to remain high.  The Fed held its key interest rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, with policymakers voting 11-1 to leave borrowing costsContinue Reading

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OPINION — In March 2025, an elderly cleric with a long history in Pakistan’s jihadist circles stood before a gathering at Markaz-e-Taiba and called for “jihad against the kuffaar,” explicitly naming India and Israel. The speaker was Amir Hamza, co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and his sermon came just weeks beforeContinue Reading