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The nine justices of the US Supreme Court will soon rule on the validity of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a showdown that could blunt what he claims is his favourite economic and diplomatic tool. The dispute centres on two lawsuits filed by seven small businesses and 12 US states, led by Oregon. The coalition, including Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, …

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — In the summer of 2008, as Russian tanks rolled toward the borders of Georgia, the battle had already begun—shaped decisively by large-scale cyberattacks and cognitive warfare. Weeks before the first shots, cyberspace erupted with coordinated attacks crippling Georgian government and media websites, including distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and defacements. Simultaneously, state-controlled and aligned media saturated both domestic and …

OPINION — Space has gone from frontier to front line. But despite this increased urgency and promises to remain first in flight, the Trump administration recently cut the Office of Space Commerce’s budget. Additionally, NASA remains without a permanent leader and is struggling to select a new lunar lander for its Artemis missions. It’s a dangerous place to be as …

The delivery “could” ultimately happen but not at “this moment,” the US president has said US President Trump said he’s “not really” considering providing Kiev with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, suggesting Ukraine and Russia should be left to “fight out” the conflict. Trump made the remarks on Sunday while aboard Air Force One. He was asked about supplying Ukraine with …

A flight travelling from Denver to Dallas in the US has been grounded after reports of a “bomb threat” note on board. The affected flight is reported to be a Frontier F9 1324 to the Texan city.  It is said to have been grounded at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Footage shared on social media showed passengers sitting on the flight …

In the span of a few hours, Manda joined the growing list of towns and villages reduced to symbols of terror, underscoring the reality that groups like Islamic State in the Sahel now operate less as rogue insurgents than as entrenched power brokers whose reach stretches across Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. For the United States, the massacre is more …

More than 150,000 people took shelter in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday as powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in a region hit by some of the country’s deadliest storms. The typhoon, with winds of 150km/h (93 mph) and gusts of up to 205km/h, made first contact in Dinagat Islands province, part of the Visayas island chain, before 11pm …

Belgium earlier refused to back the EU’s “reparations” plan meant to tap frozen funds for Ukraine’s recovery, citing legal risks The EU could have to provide Russian sovereign funds frozen in Belgium as collateral to the IMF in order to secure continued funding for Ukraine, Politico reported on Monday citing sources in Brussels. Ukraine, which relies heavily on Western aid …

Hong Kong reported its third locally acquired chikungunya infection on Monday, with health authorities saying that there could be a second source of the disease as this case was not related to the two detected earlier. Authorities said they would screen about 1,500 households near the patient’s home in Tsing Yi, but believed the risks of transmission were not high …

A Costa del Sol resort has received a major boost to its economy thanks to a new employment training centre. Nerja lies in Spain’s Axarquía, an area to the east of Malaga province, that is characterised by a varied landscape of stunning coastlines and towering mountains. The resort is famous for its beaches and the Nerja Caves that were discovered …