Backed by the UN trade and development agency, UNCTAD and other partners, the “Beyond GDP” initiative acknowledges a warning from Secretary-General António Guterres that global policymaking is over-reliant on Global Domestic Product…
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Trump is getting creative to bypass Congress – Axios
- Trump is getting creative to bypass Congress Axios
- Jittery investors fear Trump threatens doom with ‘questionable’ spending spree rawstory.com
- US Politics in Motion: Healthcare, Sanctions, and Legal Battles Devdiscourse
- Opinion: US budget 2026 is…
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Malaysia blocks Grok amid uproar over nonconsensual sexualised images | Technology News
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission says ban comes after failure to comply with formal notices.
Published On 12 Jan 2026
Malaysia has blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial…
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UK to compensate tortured Guantánamo detainee
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The UK government has agreed to pay “substantial” compensation to Abu Zubaydah, who has been held without trial at…
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Australia tightens student visa scrutiny, moves India to top risk tier
Pakistan stays in AL3 as Canberra cites ‘integrity issues’ in South Asian visa overhaul
Australia has tightened integrity checks for international…
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BRIDGE Signature Initiative expands to advance education and research global partnerships
The BRIDGE Signature Initiative provides seed funding for high-potential projects, supporting academics in producing high-quality research in areas such as teacher development, educational leadership, AI and education, educational partnership…
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OIES Podcast – The U.S. ousts Maduro: Implications for the oil market and beyond
The recent events in Venezuela have been sending shock waves across the globe and energy markets. In this podcast, Bassam Fattouh (Director of OIES) talks to Michal Meidan (Head of China Energy Research Programme at OIES) and Paul…
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Germany and India agree on closer critical mineral, semiconductor, renewables cooperation
Germany and India have signed cooperation agreements on business relations, semiconductor development, hydrogen, and renewable energy. At German chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first visit to Asia, the two countries also agreed a memorandum of…
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IRENA 16th Assembly: Opening Remarks of Francesco La Camera, Director-General – IRENA – International Renewable Energy Agency
- IRENA 16th Assembly: Opening Remarks of Francesco La Camera, Director-General IRENA – International Renewable Energy Agency
- Amna Al Dahak: UAE Places Climate Action At Top Of Its National Agenda UrduPoint
- IRENA 16A: Assembly Live Coverage
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Iran: ‘If you do not have money for food, how can you be alive?’
Speaking to Good Morning Ulster, Bahmani said what’s happening in Iran was”a revolution”.
“Today the people just want a change, they really want a change because people are only in the streets for basic rights, the freedom, the life, the normal…
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