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America's AI Panic Over China: What's Actually at Stake
A surprise Chinese model has Washington and Silicon Valley arguing over how to respond — and what losing the AI race wou...
How ‘Our Colorblind Constitution’ Became the Supreme Court’s Governing Race Doctrine
A once-fringe legal theory now anchors the Roberts Court, gutting the Voting Rights Act and affirmative action — and thr...
Canada Tightens C20 Work Permit Rules, Slowing Some Indian Overseas Transfers
Canada now requires C20 Reciprocal Employment applicants to already work for the overseas employer, a change that could ...
US Green Card Backlog Leaves Indian Applicants Waiting Until October
India's EB-2 green card category stays unavailable until October and EB-1 could close early, while F2A family visas adva...
Germany's New CDU Star: Kohl's Grandson Takes On China and Pensions
At 30, CDU MP Johannes Volkmann is pushing German conservatives toward China tariffs and pension reform — while leaving ...
Ukraine's Drone Barrage Kills Civilians, Hits Another Wildberries Depot in Russia
Long-range Ukrainian drones killed at least nine people and set another Wildberries warehouse ablaze, extending a campai...
Hungary Appoints Commentator Botond Feledy to Head Its Foreign Policy Institute
Foreign Minister Anita Orbán named security-policy commentator and podcaster Botond Feledy to lead the Hungarian Institu...
Lula Launches Re-Election Bid With Record-First Strategy, Skips New Policy Promises
At PT convention, president avoids attacks, touts four-year record and lists five priorities for a fourth term — but say...
Germany's Freedom of Information Act: Who Can Ask, What It Costs, What's Excluded
Germany's federal freedom of information law lets anyone — at home or abroad — request documents from federal authoritie...
CJP's Dipke: Boston University Scholarship and Loan Funded My US Education
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke says a $37,500 Boston University scholarship plus an education loan covered...
Special Diet Session's End Brings Election Positioning From Japan's Party Leaders
Jiji's party-leader interviews show opposition groups weighing mergers, tax abolition pledges and new AI-security concer...
Madrid Offers €10,000 Business Grants and Tax Relief After Sierra Oeste Wildfire
A €35 million-plus recovery package — direct grants, free loan guarantees and tax bonuses — targets businesses, farmers ...
China's Government Disclosure Regulation: 20-Day Replies, Sealed Trade Secrets
China's national disclosure regulation requires agencies to publish key government information and answer written reques...
China's Open-Government Rules: What the Information Disclosure Regulation Guarantees
The regulation behind China's open-government system sets 20-day deadlines, wide exemptions and appeal routes for access...
Israel Votes on 27 October: Netanyahu Trails in Polls but Coalition Math Is the Real Test
Israel's 27 October election ends a rare full Knesset term. Polls favour Netanyahu's exit, but the fragmented proportion...
Brazil's Workers' Party Makes Lula's Fourth-Term Bid Official, Setting Up Bolsonaro Showdown
The PT formalized Lula and Alckmin as its ticket for October, with the 80-year-old incumbent leading a polarized race ag...
CJP Core Members to Meet August 5 to Chart Future Course After NEET Protests
Cockroach Janta Party core members gather in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on August 5 to set a future agenda after protests...
Poll: Only One in Three Americans Back Iran War, Most See Unclear Trump Goals
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Iran war support at a five-month low, with 69% of Americans — including 4 in 10 Republicans —...
Japan's Environment Ministry Sets Social Media Rules for Its Official Accounts
Japan's environment ministry says its X and Facebook accounts will run as one-way information channels, with user inquir...
Japan’s Environment Ministry: A Guide to Its Six Policy Divisions and Mandates
A look at how Japan’s Environment Ministry is organized — from regional decarbonization targets and pollution control to...
US Re-engages on Ukraine Peace Push as Trump Prepares to Send Envoys to Kyiv
Washington says it will test whether Ukraine's new deep-strike capability can force a negotiated settlement, while Trump...
Iran Denies US Hormuz Compromise Report, Says Strait Closed Until Hostility Ends
Tehran calls reports of a deal with Washington on reopening the Strait of Hormuz false, and says the waterway will remai...
Russian-Occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP Hit by Drone Metres from Reactor, Rosatom Says
Rosatom claims a Ukrainian drone struck a gallery metres from Zaporizhzhia's unit 3 reactor and that the plant now runs ...
Russia-Iran Intelligence Sharing on U.S. Forces Signals a Wider Intelligence Contest
A Washington Post report says Moscow has been passing U.S. military positions to Tehran, widening Russia's role in the M...
Japan's Cabinet Secretariat Details Rules for Document Disclosure Requests
A Cabinet Secretariat notice explains how citizens can request administrative documents — by mail or in person, with ¥30...
Macron in Gironde as Record Fires Pass 160,000 Hectares: State Support Pledged
President Emmanuel Macron visited Gironde fire crews on 27 July, calling the blazes France's worst since World War II an...
Inside France's Council of Ministers: The Weekly Cabinet That Sets the Agenda
France's Council of Ministers meets weekly at the Élysée to weigh laws, decrees and top appointments. Here is how the in...
France's Senate Ethics Committee: How Oversight Works
Created in 2009, France's Senate ethics committee oversees conduct by nine senators from all political groups, publishes...
China's Defense Chief Marks PLA Anniversary with Vows on Taiwan, Military Modernization
At a Beijing reception for the PLA's 99th anniversary, Defense Minister Dong Jun reaffirmed loyalty to Xi Jinping and vo...
Trump Says Iran Strikes Called Off, Citing 'Outlines of a Deal'
Trump says he has paused a planned US assault on Iran and set conditions for an agreement — but Tehran and other parties...