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WEF Chief Quits as Epstein Files Topple Global Elite Economy

WEF Chief Quits as Epstein Files Topple Global Elite

World Economic Forum CEO Børge Brende resigned on February 26 after revelations of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the latest in a sweeping wave of arres...

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Trump's 15% Tariffs Ignite Global Trade War Alarm Economy

Trump's 15% Tariffs Ignite Global Trade War Alarm

After the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping tariff powers, President Trump pivoted to a new legal authority to impose a 15% global tariff — tr...

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IMF: US Debt Heading for 140% of GDP by 2031 Economy

IMF: US Debt Heading for 140% of GDP by 2031

The IMF praises the American economy as 'buoyant' but warns that runaway deficits and ballooning public debt — projected to hit 140% of GDP by 2031 —...

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Hong Kong Jails Activist's Father in Landmark NSL Case Economy

Hong Kong Jails Activist's Father in Landmark NSL Case

A Hong Kong court sentenced the father of exiled pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok to eight months in prison, marking the first conviction of a family...

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Modi Pledges 'Iron Alliance' With Israel in Historic Visit Economy

Modi Pledges 'Iron Alliance' With Israel in Historic Visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Israel's Knesset and pledged an 'iron alliance' with Netanyahu, marking the first visit by an Indian lea...

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Nepal Goes to the Polls After Gen Z Revolution Economy

Nepal Goes to the Polls After Gen Z Revolution

Nepal holds snap elections on March 5, just five months after Generation Z protesters forced the prime minister's resignation. The vote pits a youth-d...

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Ukraine's $588B Rebuild Bill Shapes Geneva Peace Talks Economy

Ukraine's $588B Rebuild Bill Shapes Geneva Peace Talks

As US envoys Witkoff and Kushner met Ukraine's lead negotiator in Geneva on February 26, a new World Bank report put Ukraine's reconstruction price ta...

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Netflix vs. Paramount: The $77B Battle for Warner Bros. Economy

Netflix vs. Paramount: The $77B Battle for Warner Bros.

Hollywood's biggest consolidation fight in decades is escalating as Paramount Skydance raised its takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery to $31 per s...

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Four Years of War: US Abstains on Ukraine UN Vote Economy

Four Years of War: US Abstains on Ukraine UN Vote

On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, the UN General Assembly voted 107-12 to demand a ceasefire in Ukraine — but the United Stat...

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China Hits Japan With Export Curbs Over Military Buildup Economy

China Hits Japan With Export Curbs Over Military Buildup

Beijing has restricted exports of rare earth elements and dual-use goods to 40 Japanese entities, citing Tokyo's accelerating military expansion and P...

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Cuba Kills Four on Florida Speedboat, Tensions Spike Economy

Cuba Kills Four on Florida Speedboat, Tensions Spike

Cuban border guards shot and killed four people aboard a Florida-registered speedboat on February 25, dramatically escalating an already volatile stan...

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Zelenskyy to Orbán: Negotiate an Energy Ceasefire with Putin Economy

Zelenskyy to Orbán: Negotiate an Energy Ceasefire with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it is pointless to repair the Druzhba oil pipeline while Russia continues to destroy it, and called on Vi...

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