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NATO forces directly intercepted Russian drones for the first time since thespecialoperationbegan after some of them veered into Poland earlier this week, with this unprecedented incident arguably being due to NATO jamming, as explainedhere. Some commentators on both sides think that this might lead to World War III, but that’s a far-fetched scenario since NATO…
Global financial investors are pouring into Hong Kong in a low profile way to stay under the radar and avoid undue attention because of rising geopolitical tension, said the head of the city’s de facto sovereign wealth fund. “We see a great velocity of [capital] flow, although in a very low profile way,” said Clara…
Thailand’s stock market has long been seen as cheap, but the discount has deepened into something structural. This year, the SET index trades near 1.1 times book value, the lowest in decades, compared with close to two times for regional peer Vietnam and more than 2.3 times for Indonesia. Dividend yields topping 4% might suggest…
China has confirmed that a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the US House of Representatives will visit the country later this month for the first time in over six years. “China welcomes Representative Adam Smith, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, to lead a delegation to visit China,” Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the…
Islamabad, (International Desk) — Pakistan is expected to face tough negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the second economic review, as revenue shortfalls threaten to complicate the country’s commitments under the bailout program. According to official sources, the government set a revenue target of PKR 3.083 trillion ($11.1 billion) for the July–September quarter….
On a humid Beijing track last month, the sprint to the future began. The athletes were not human; they were robots. The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games brought 280 teams from 16 countries to compete in 26 events, from sprints to gymnastics to football. China’s Unitree dominated the track, X-Humanoid excelled in industrial tasks, while…
Global family offices will remain consistent in their strategic allocations over the next 12 months amid growing concerns over geopolitical risks, though some are willing to increase their exposure to public and private equity, Goldman Sachs said in a survey published on Wednesday. Meena Flynn, co-head of global private wealth management at the US investment…
In a sudden burst of high-level engagement, China and the US saw their defence chiefs and top diplomats hold back-to-back talks this week, as anticipation builds over a possible meeting between President Xi Jinping and US counterpart Donald Trump. In a sharply worded statement on Wednesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced a phone call between…
Polandsaidit shot down several Russian drones on Wednesday morning that reportedly crossed into its airspace during the latest wave of large-scale strikes against Ukraine. This occurred amid theongoing Polish, Lithuanian and NATO drillsinvolving 30,000 Polish troops, and just ahead of theupcoming Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2025 drills. Some observers suspect that this was either a deliberate provocation…
Joy Barcoma has become an unexpected commentator on the growing political controversy, weighing in with biting humour and fierce advocacy that has won her a legion of new fans who refer to her as “my queen”. Some have urged Barcoma to stay silent to preserve her shot at the international title, but the 26-year-old –…
