January 11, 2024
Since the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen stepped up attacks on vessels in the Red Sea bound for Israel in November in response to the war in Gaza, Israel's southern port of Eilat has seen a sharp decline in activity.…
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CHINESE PREMIER LI Qiang is to visit Ireland next week where he will meet with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
Premier Li is a close confidant of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who nominated him to the position last year.…
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The 2024 Global Risks Report issued this week from the World Economic Forum named misinformation and disinformation as the greatest risk to humanity over the next two years.&#823…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, officials said, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterwa…

Just a few weeks ago, the United States grew in size by 1 million square kilometers (more than 386,000 square miles) – that’s almost twice the area of Spain. The unexpected growth spurt was not the result of strange geological forces, nor the invasion …

The Iranian navy has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.
The confirmation of who was behind the attack comes after the St Nikolas vessel was reported to have been boarded by armed men on Thursday morning.…
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, officials said, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mide…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, officials said, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mide…

Iran confirmed on Thursday that its forces seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which was reported earlier in the day to have been boarded by armed men in military uniforms.…
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Global trade declined by 1.3 per cent from November to December 2023 as militant attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea led to a plunge in the volumes of cargo transported in that key region, a German economic institute said on Thursday.…
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Unless you count the Wall Street Journal’s report on Elon Musk’s drug use and the potential implications for SpaceX, the biggest story in the space industry this week was the takeoff of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.…
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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape declared a 14-day state of emergency as riots erupted after police went on strike. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 11 (UPI) — Deadly violence engulfed the Papua New Guinea capit…

Open this photo in gallery: A man stands along a beach as tanker ships are seen in the waters of the Gulf of Oman, in a June 15, 2019, file photo.GIUSEPPE…
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while sales at home, boosted by year-end incentives, rose 4.2%, an industry association said Thursday.
Chinese automakers have aggressively expanded exports in search of growth missing at home as…

From 3h ago 04.48 EST Global trade drops 1.3% as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipping Global trade dropped by 1.3% in December as the Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea disrupted operations, new data shows.…
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Biden administration will send an unofficial delegation to Taiwan after the island’s presidential and legislative elections this Saturday, in a move that is likely to irritate Beijing.…
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A decade ago, I wrote a book with the subtitle “The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder.” I’ve been wrong about a thing or two (or three) over the years.…
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker once at the center of a crisis between Iran and the United States was boarded in the Gulf of Oman by “unauthorized” men in military uniforms early on Thursday morning, an advisory group run by the Britis…

Trade with China. Government spending. Social Security.
These were the economic issues that took center stage Wednesday evening amid a range of topics as the three leading GOP contenders for 2024 made their final pitches just days before Republicans be…

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The Liberal government, under pressure from a caucus divided on South Africa’s bid to take Israel to the International Court of Justice over its military actions in Gaza, is expected to declare its position today, as hearings in the case …

As global trade flows shift amid an intensifying great power competition between Washington and Beijing, the US is moving to import less from China in an effort to reduce dependencies on its chief geopolitical rival.…
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