Dr Evan Medeiros is the Penner family chair in Asia studies and the Cling family distinguished fellow in US-China studies at Georgetown University. He has served as the National Security Council’s director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, and later as special assistant to the president and senior dir

The right-wing president highlighted anti-crime operations and economic progress, while critics warned of abuses.

Fixed-income investors are in a "panic" as government securities, once seen as low-risk, begin to crack, according to BitMEX researcher Shang Wu.

While Russia has claimed its GDP expanded by about 13% between 2020 and 2024, Sweden's analysis of nighttime luminosity shows the economy actually shrank by 8% during that span.

Oil slides, stocks rise as markets bet on Hormuz breakthrough

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India Inc spent $18bn on global buyouts in 2025 and the deal value could cross $15bn in the first half of 2026.

The U.S. appears close to reaching an agreement that would end the war with Iran and reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, according to reports Sunday, sending oil prices sharply lower.

California authorities said on Sunday they had discovered a crack in a damaged tank containing toxic chemicals, easing concerns over a potential explosion that prompted the evacuation of about 40,000 residents. The leak began on Friday in Orange County's Garden Grove area, sending fumes across a den

Trump had said an agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, among other issues, was largely negotiated and would be announced soon.