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Trump’s Clean Energy Tax Credit Rollback Sparks Last-Minute Investment Rush

Trump’s Clean Energy Tax Credit Rollback Sparks Last-Minute Investment Rush

Developers race to lock in federal incentives as renewable energy enters a more expensive era driven by AI-powered electricity demand The scramble is on. Across the United States, renewable energy developers have spent recent weeks rushing to qualify projects before the expiration of federal clean energy tax credits, setting off

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The ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the United States has eased some of the immediate fears that gripped global markets.

Iran’s Ceasefire Has Not Reached the Dinner Table

The war’s economic shock has rippled through global energy, food, fertilizer, and shipping markets. But inside Iran, the frontlines are now households, markets, and vulnerable communities bearing the cost of both conflict and government failure. The ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the United States has eased some of the immediate

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Somalia Peacekeeping Mission at Risk as U.S. Blocks UN Support Lifeline

Somalia Peacekeeping Mission at Risk as U.S. Blocks UN Support Lifeline

Washington’s decision could reshape the future of African-led security operations The future of Somalia’s African Union peacekeeping mission has been thrown into uncertainty after the United States said it would no longer support United Nations logistical assistance to the mission beyond the end of 2026, raising concerns that one of

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Middle East Conflict Risks Triggering $1 Trillion Fossil Fuel Subsidy Surge, UNDP Warns

Middle East Conflict Risks Triggering $1 Trillion Fossil Fuel Subsidy Surge, UNDP Warns

Developing nations forced to divert scarce public resources from education, healthcare and clean energy as geopolitical instability reshapes global development priorities. The economic consequences of the conflict in the Middle East are extending far beyond the region, threatening to reverse years of progress toward sustainable development and the global energy

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digital services

Trump’s Tariff Threat Reopens a Public Revenue Fight

The question of how governments tax the digital economy, and how they finance the public services their citizens increasingly depend on, has quietly become one of the defining fiscal contests of the decade. Washington has now signaled that it intends to fight that contest with tariffs. President Donald Trump on

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A Single Drone Strike Shows How Fragile the Strait of Hormuz Peace Really Is

A Single Drone Strike Shows How Fragile the Strait of Hormuz Peace Really Is

Just days after optimism emerged that commercial shipping was returning to one of the world’s most strategically important maritime corridors, a single attack has underscored how precarious the peace remains. An Iranian drone strike on a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz has renewed concerns that the world’s

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America’s Retreat on LGBTQ Rights in Africa Raises Questions About Moral Leadership and Diplomacy

America’s Retreat on LGBTQ Rights in Africa Raises Questions About Moral Leadership and Diplomacy

The United States has long wielded more than military, economic, and technological power. It has also exercised moral influence, using diplomacy and foreign policy to advocate for human rights and shape international norms. That approach appears to be changing. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration

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The New G7 Reality: Seven Allies, Seven Different Relationships with America

The New G7 Reality: Seven Allies, Seven Different Relationships with America

Évian-les-Bains, France — As leaders gather for the G7 Summit in the French lakeside town of Évian-les-Bains, they do so against an extraordinary geopolitical backdrop. Just hours before arriving in France, U.S. President Donald Trump announced what he described as a breakthrough agreement with Iran to end hostilities and reopen

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