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Tariff chaos could halt 80 years of economic progress
Oped, Published on 26/04/2025
» International trade and exploration have captivated the human imagination for millennia. From Alexander the Great to Marco Polo, from the Silk Road to the East India Company, history is filled with examples of commerce redrawing the map of the known world. But for much of history, trade was shaped more by power than by fairness.
US envoy discusses Ukraine ceasefire with Putin
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» MOSCOW - US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Friday to tout Washington’s plan to settle the Ukraine conflict, a day after Donald Trump issued a direct appeal to the Russian president to halt his offensive.
Firms prep 37 Thai ESGX funds for May 2 launch
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/04/2025
» Nineteen asset management firms have confirmed the launch of 37 Thai ESG Extra (ESGX) funds on May 2, with the new funds accepting transfers from long-term equity funds (LTFs) during May and June, says the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
If America walks away from Ukraine, what will Europe do?
Published on 24/04/2025
» BERLIN — European allies of the United States have been trying to convince President Donald Trump of the virtues of a shared approach toward ending the war in Ukraine, to enhance leverage on both Russia and Ukraine and to preserve European security.
Moscow has right to use nuclear weapons if attacked by West: Russian official
Published on 24/04/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event it faces aggression by Western countries, Moscow's top security official, Sergei Shoigu, was quoted as saying in an interview with the TASS state news agency on Thursday.
UK hosting new round of Ukraine talks
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» LONDON - Britain hosts a new round of talks on Wednesday involving the United States, Ukraine, and European nations amid a new US effort to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
'I wanted it to work': Ukrainians disappointed by Easter truce
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» KYIV — Many Ukrainians felt let down by a 30-hour Easter truce announced by Russia, even if some welcomed a brief lull in fighting after more than three years of war.
US considers ending Ukraine truce efforts
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» KHARKIV, Ukraine - As Russia fired a fresh volley of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, the United States warned it could “move on” from efforts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine if it did not see progress soon.
'Defend ourselves': Refugee girls in Kenya find strength in taekwondo
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» KAKUMA — Along one of the many dirt tracks leading into Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp there is a large hidden compound, where inside, twice a week, adolescent girls gather to learn taekwondo, the martial arts lessons offering a safe space in the often chaotic settlement.
UN nuclear chief in Tehran ahead of fresh Iran-US talks
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» TEHRAN - UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi met the head of Iran's atomic energy agency, Mohammad Eslami, on Thursday ahead of a fresh round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.