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Expanding ties. Israel on Monday signed a $3.5 billion deal to build a multitiered air defense system in Greece, named Achilles Shield. Israel’s Defense
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to help reshape global governance for a changing world, arguing that a more multipolar international order can...
The policymaker said he's concerned about "broader price pressures taking hold" as inflation has prevailed above the Fed's 2% target.
Victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to suffer profound physical, psychological, social and economic consequences, often without access to justice, reparation or formal acknowledgement of the har...
Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families in the West Bank by half even though needs have more than doubled over the past two years.
The US Army’s laser system is part of a new generation of directed-energy weapons capable of detecting, tracking, and destroying drones with a concentrated beam of light.
This summer marks the worst period for US statistical integrity since President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last August. Two different and seemingly uncoordinated events at the Census Bu...
The share of used cars listed at under $20,000 has dropped from pre-pandemic levels against a backdrop of high inflation.
A look at the effects of AI adoption on workforces using the New York Fed’s business surveys in the New York and Northern New Jersey region.
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Trillions in take-or-pay compute commitments come due in 2027–2028. The hidden mechanics show how the AI boom breaks, and when.