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Trump urges defense manufacturers to speed up weapons production after the Iran war
Should one company—and one person—have this much power?
Islamabad could leverage its success as a mediator to secure its own interests
In Colombia and elsewhere, winning was the easy part
Policymakers’ approach to automation won’t work for AI
US president extends deadline over strait of Hormuz and speculates deal could soon be done to end war
Xi has spent billions of dollars trying to turn Beijing into a soccer powerhouse
But competing assertions have Gulf nations worried that the agreement won’t last
Energy is Putin’s strongest card in a fuel-hungry region
His departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade
Washington doesn’t know how to untangle China’s military-civil fusion
New export restrictions underscore Beijing’s supply chain grip in ongoing tensions with Washington