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Africa does not need to borrow democracy; it needs to reclaim it
Africa’s democratic roots are deep and ready to be reclaimed.
Categories: South Asia
Bangladesh 5.5-magnitude earthquake – what we know so far
At least five people killed in deadly earthquake close to the capital city Dhaka on Friday.
Categories: South Asia
India’s Tejas fighter jet crashes at Dubai Airshow, pilot dies
The crash is the second recorded for the HAL Tejas, a key jet in India's efforts to modernise its air force fleet.
Categories: South Asia
What do we know about the 28-point US plan for Ukraine?
Ukraine must slash the size of its army and cede territory, under a US plan to end the Russia war.
Categories: South Asia
Trump’s 28-point Ukraine plan in full: What it means, could it work?
The US-brokered proposal requires Kyiv to make territorial concessions to Russia and to stay out of NATO.
Categories: South Asia
Israeli incursions, abductions stoke fear in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights
Al Jazeera talks exclusively to families of those taken by the Israeli army whose actions are also causing an ecocide.
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Frida Kahlo painting sells for record $54.7m
A 1940 self-portrait titled ‘The dream’ by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m.
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NYC mayor’s father says son aware of “enormity of this taskâ€
Mahmood Mamdani on his son’s innovative and uncompromising drive to become NYC mayor – and his awareness of the enormit
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Students taken from Catholic school in central Nigeria in latest abduction
Attack comes just days after armed men stormed a secondary school in northwestern Nigeria, kidnapping 25 schoolgirls.
Categories: South Asia
Mamdani’s democratic socialism is a promise of true freedom for all
It is not communism but a vision of equality, opportunity and a life people can afford.
Categories: South Asia
On U.S. Economic Security and Competition
Today, U.S. economic leadership is at a crossroads. An overconcentration of critical supply chains in China, underinvestment in important sectors at home, and strategic competition over the next generation of foundational technologies has exposed vulnerabilities in U.S. economic security.Â
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In its new report, U.S. Economic Security: Winning the Race for Tomorrow’s Technologies, the CFR Task Force on Economic Security addresses U.S. economic security risks and offers practical recommendations for mobilizing the resources needed to prevail.
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This Task Force is part of RealEcon: Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
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Background Reading:
- This CFR Task Force Report finds that strategic competition over the world’s next generation of foundational technologies is underway, and U.S. advantages in artificial intelligence, quantum, and biotechnology are increasingly contested.
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Host: Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator and Deputy Economics Editor, Wall Street Journal
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Guests: Jonathan E. Hillman, Project Director, Economic Security Task Force; Senior Fellow for Geoeconomics, CFR
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Justin G. Muzinich, Cochair, Economic Security Task Force, CFR; Chief Executive Officer, Muzinich & Co., Inc.; Former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (2018–21); Board of Directors, CFR
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Gina M. Raimondo, Cochair, Economic Security Task Force, CFR; Former Secretary of Commerce (2021–25)
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James D. Taiclet, Cochair, Economic Security Task Force, CFR; Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Categories: Defense Policy
Explosion at glue factory in eastern Pakistan kills at least 16
Preliminary investigations show a gas leak triggered the explosion, which also flattened nearby homes, authorities say.
Categories: South Asia
At least five killed as magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bangladesh
Dozens more injured as buildings in the capital swayed in the earthquake, sending panicked residents into streets.
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Countries sharply split on fossil fuels on COP30 climate summit final day
Brazil's new draft proposal does not contain a roadmap for a transition, nor mention 'fossil fuels' at all.
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Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao: La Liga – team news, start, lineups
Barcelona can return to the top of La Liga on goal difference if they beat Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou.
Categories: South Asia
Ukraine doubts Russia’s desire for peace amid reports of US-drafted plan
As fighting rages and Russia seizes settlements, a US-Russia constructed plan looks set to upset Kyiv and its EU allies.
Categories: South Asia
CAIR sues Texas governor over ‘unconstitutional’ terror designation
US Muslim civil rights group says Greg Abbott's designation of its Texas chapter is 'unconstitutional and defamatory'.
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COP30 is climate conference “of implementationâ€
The significance of COP30 and the importance of countries building resilience to climate change.
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Separatist leader Kanu sentenced to life in prison in Nigeria
Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu shouted in protest at a court hearing in Nigeria, before he was sentenced to life.
Categories: South Asia
Israel plans to seize major Roman-era historical site in occupied West Bank
Anti-settlement group Peace Now says land grab would become Israel's largest of archaeologically significant land.
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