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After the Guns Fall Silent: Mines, Mistrust and a Fragile Peace on the Thai–Cambodian Border
ASEAN-brokered truce ended the July 24–28 firefights, but August brings landmine injuries, dueling accusations and a test of regional diplomacy SURIN PROVINCE / ODDAR MEANCHEY — Two weeks after Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire, the…
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Tokens, Tonnes and Tankers: How Pakistan Won Back Washington
Cryptocurrency outreach, critical‑minerals promises, oil and LNG deals—and a well‑timed charm offensive—have lifted Islamabad’s stock in the White House. The mix is transactional, controversial and, for now, effective. Islamabad/Washington – For years, Pakistan’s relationship with the United States veered between…
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A Lonely Road: How the Gaza War Is Nudging Israel Toward Pariah Status
Backlash to the Gaza campaign is rippling from airports to trading floors — spooking travellers and entrepreneurs and testing Israel’s place in the world Israelis call it the “bubble” — the assumption that whatever rages beyond the borders will, sooner…
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Early Revolt Inside BCG: Four Consultants Walked Off Gaza Aid Project Months Before Public Backlash
Resignations foreshadowed a reputational crisis over the U.S.- and Israeli‑backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as Boston Consulting Group admits “process failures” and ousts two partners Vienna — Early Revolt Inside BCG: Four Consultants Walked Off Gaza Aid Project Months Before Public…
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After the Cut: Traffickers Move In
As U.S. wildlife-aid programmes are frozen or wound down, Chinese triads and Mexican cartels are rushing to fill the void in endangered-species trafficking from Latin America to Asia. NAIROBI / MEXICO CITY — Wildlife crime networks are moving faster than…
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Rheinmetall’s Boss Says the Price of Tanks Will Fall
Economies of scale and factory automation are set to push down costs for armour and artillery as Europe accelerates rearmament, the CEO tells investors. DÜSSELDORF – Germany’s largest arms maker believes some of its most expensive products are heading in…
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Concrete and Steel: Europe’s Arms Industry Shifts to a War Footing
Radar satellite analysis of 150 sites across 37 companies shows factory building at triple peacetime rates—evidence that Europe’s long‑promised defence revival is materialising in ammunition and missile production. LONDON — Europe’s defence industrial base is no longer talking about a…
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‘I Survived. Tell Me Why You Do Nothing While Gaza Is Being Massacred.’
A 22-year-old journalist who left the Strip in April recounts the terror of reporting the war — and asks why the world still looks away. BEIRUT / LONDON – She is 22. For safety we will call her Leila. In…
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What Really Frightens Putin Now: Nuclear Brinkmanship, a Harder NATO and the Erosion of Control
Three and a half years into the war, British officials judge Vladimir Putin to be at his weakest since 2022. Behind the Kremlin’s bravado lies a set of fears—from an uncontrollable nuclear spiral to a newly fortified NATO—that could reshape…
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Behind Closed Doors: From Vienna to Reykjavík, How Great‑Power Summits Shaped — and Missed — Peace
Since Yalta, the postwar order has been punctuated by face‑to‑face showdowns between rival leaders. What those meetings got right, what they broke, and what today’s diplomats can still learn. A door shuts, the photographers are ushered out, and two delegations…
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