Uganda to Delhi: Triumph over adversity
Dhiren Katwa has been friends with Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda, Uganda’s High Commissioner to India, for many years. When she recently released her autobiography.
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Russia’s regions: the industry of war
Once neglected, Russia’s poorest regions are now experiencing an economic resurgence driven by wartime spending, recruitment incentives, and domestic reindustrialisation. The war in.
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Japan: new US priority
As Europe watches a less committed America, the Pacific is becoming Washington’s true theatre of priority. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed this.
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Trump tariffs: What now for WM auto sector?
The American tariffs, particularly those on automotive exports, will have a significant impact on the West Midlands, a major hub for car manufacturing. .
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Trump tariffs: ‘cool heads’ required
Donald Trump ‘s levies on imports to the US from countries all over the world, including the UK, has sent the markets and.
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Reform eyes MAGA donors
Plans are under way for a new think-tank – tentatively dubbed Resolute 1850, according to the FT. Styled unapologetically on American political juggernauts.
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Beijing: £57bn into state banks
China is deploying major capital injections into its top state-owned banks, raising a combined Rmb520bn (£57bn) in a rare government move to stabilise.
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Norway gets real on defence
Norway finds itself at a crossroads where virtue meets realpolitik. The theatre of ethics is clashing head-on with the choreography of geopolitics. For.
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Trump tariffs to hit WM exporters
Donald Trump’s declaration of today, April 2, as “Liberation Day” for US trade might sound like political theatre – but for West Midlands.
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HIV/AIDS deaths set to rise
In the world of spin and political short-termism, few stories are as tragically ironic as this. After 22 years of what has been.