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Japan gets a record defense budget that aims to deter China

Politics TA | AP Insight - December 26, 2025.

Japan's Cabinet approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and...

Pope Leo XIV's first Christmas – Gaza as a symbol of global injustice

Globalization Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - December 26, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, was elected in May 2025 following the death of Pope Francis. He held his...

The Fed should leave solvency issues to markets and fiscal authorities

Finances Amit Seru - December 26, 2025.

The greatest threat to the independence of the US Federal Reserve does not come from President Donald Trump’s attacks or a Supreme Court ruling that...

Make merry while you can because the global outlook is getting bleaker

Globalization Sharmila Devi - December 26, 2025.

Amid the seasonal festivity at this time of year, a number of think tanks and aid agencies delivered a dose of reality and released their...

How close is North Korea to building a nuclear-powered submarine?

Politics TA | AP Insight - December 25, 2025.

North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull, as leader Kim Jong...

Israel’s democracy fails 7 October probe test

Middle East Ferry Biedermann - December 25, 2025.

Israel’s current failure to appoint an official state commission of inquiry into the events of 7 October 2023, when Hamas killed some 1,200 people and...

Myanmar’s electoral process without political pluralism

Politics Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - December 25, 2025.

The military government in Myanmar has been announcing elections for more than four years as a solution to the crisis created by the February 2021...

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