From Phnom Penh to Bangkok, a growing share of mainland Southeast Asia’s economic story is no longer about exports, investment or factory growth, but about households borrowing simply to get by.
What was once sold as financial inclusion is…
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‘After it opens, it’s too late’: Expert explains Iran cluster warhead challenge
“After the cluster has opened, it’s too late,” Dr. Uzi Rubin, one of Israel’s leading missile defense experts, told The Media Line.
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Rubin’s warning comes as analysts and defense…
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Tehran Praises Moscow for Supplying Essential Medicines During Crisis
The Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed gratitude to Russia for providing humanitarian assistance and ensuring the supply of essential medicines to the country.
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UK–Nigeria relations in focus as London hosts Tinubu
The last Nigerian leader to visit the United Kingdom (UK) in an official capacity was General Ibrahim Babangida in 1989, when the country was still under military rule. Since then, much has changed in the relationship between Abuja and
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In Ukraine’s drone-dominated battlefield, critically wounded face slim chance to survive
Olesiia, a medic with Ukraine’s 60th Mechanized Brigade who goes by her callsign “Panda,” sits inside the ambulance in eastern Donetsk Oblast on Jan. 24, 2026. (Patryk Jaracz / The Kyiv Independent)
For Ukrainian medics, one of the hardest parts…
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Iran attacks energy targets; Cesar Chavez; FAA : NPR
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Iran Strikes Major Qatari Plant, Prompting a Surge in Oil Prices
Oil and natural gas prices jumped after Iran responded to an Israeli strike by attacking a major liquefied natural gas complex in Qatar, stoking fears of further supply disruptions.
Brent crude, the…
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