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India-US Trade Deal Signals Reset in Bilateral Economic Ties

India and the United States have announced a major trade agreement aimed at easing tensions and restoring momentum to their economic relationship after nearly a year of strained negotiations. The deal was confirmed on Monday following a phone call between US President Donald Trump and...

US to Host Global Talks on Critical Minerals Alliance to Secure Supply Chains

Around 20 countries, including major G7 economies, will meet in Washington this week to discuss forming a strategic alliance on critical minerals and rare earths. Participants include the US, UK, EU members, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Korea, Mexico, and others. The discussions...

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Oil Prices Climb as Iran’s Military Operates Beyond Presidential Control

One of the most troubling revelations of the weekend was not the number of countries struck or the height of oil prices — it was the degree to which Iran's military appeared to be operating beyond the control of the country's elected civilian leadership. Iran's president publicly apologized to Gulf neighbors and pledged to halt strikes against them, only for the military to continue...

Politics

Trump’s War on Iran Is Now the Defining Test of His Second Term

President Donald Trump has fought many battles in his political career, but the US-Israeli offensive against Iran is something different: a military campaign of historic...

Trump’s Board of Peace: What Weapons Depots in Gaza Would Actually Mean

Among the ideas being quietly discussed in the margins of Gaza ceasefire negotiations is a concept that sounds technical but carries profound strategic implications: Hamas...

Trump Authorizes USS Gerald R Ford Middle East Transit for Maximum Iran Negotiation Leverage

President Trump has authorized USS Gerald R Ford Middle East transit for maximum leverage in Iran negotiations, substantially enhancing American military presence and options in...

Technology

Instagram Drops Encrypted DMs — And That Should Concern Everyone

Meta's removal of end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, set for May 8, 2026, is drawing alarm from the privacy community. The change was announced...

OpenAI Captures Pentagon Market While AI Industry Debates the True Meaning of Principled Engagement

The true meaning of principled engagement with the government has become the AI industry's most contested question, with OpenAI claiming to have achieved it through...

Nvidia Buys Into OpenAI’s Story With $30 Billion Equity Investment

Every investment is, in some sense, a purchase of a story — a bet that the narrative a company tells about its future will prove...

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Finn Allen Fails to Fire and New Zealand’s Chase Never Gets Started in T20 Final

The semi-final version of Finn Allen — the one who scored 100 off 33 balls against South Africa — would have made this final interesting. The actual version, who made nine before departing in the third over of New Zealand's chase, made the T20 World Cup final the formality that India's brilliant 255 had already half-guaranteed. New Zealand were bowled out for 159, losing...

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