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Beachside luxury resorts. High-speed rail. AI-optimized smart grids. An extremely ambitious plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip as a high-tech coastal hub – described as a “Middle East Riviera” – is finally revealed. Welcome to “Project Sunrise,” the Trump administration’s pitch to foreign governments and investors to turn Gaza’s rubble into a futuristic coastal destination. […]
... written on Dec 21 2025Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, has pledged to make the country “strong and prosperous” again. Her role model was Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister and “Iron Lady.” Her political mentor in Japan was Abe Shinzō, who was assassinated in 2022. During her run for her party’s leadership, Takaichi focused mainly on Japan’s economy and […]
... written on Nov 26 2025Launched in 2022 and began sea trials in 2024, China’s latest war machine – the Fujian aircraft carrier – has effectively entered service. Even though the carrier is powered by conventional fuel, meaning it must either make a port call or be met by a tanker at sea to refuel, the U.S. isn’t laughing. The […]
... written on Nov 10 2025Maduro has to make the right decision fast – he could find himself trapped and might soon discover that he cannot flee the country even if he decided to. The Trump administration has already offered a US$50 million bounty for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the Venezuelan leader – doubling the US$25 million reward […]
... written on Nov 02 2025Donald Trump was shocked, angry and speechless, but also powerless at the same time when China tightened restrictions on rare-earth exports this month. It was a counterstrike which the White House didn’t expect largely due to the perception that the Chinese were always inferior and highly depended on the U.S. and its allies. After all, Beijing has […]
... written on Oct 23 2025Sorry, Volodymyr Zelensky. There won’t be any Tomahawk missiles headed to Ukraine now that Russian President Vladimir Putin successfully hijacked the Ukrainian president’s masterplan. Putin had managed to talk and charm U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone just one day before Zelensky’s arrival at the White House. Trump said his session with Putin was “very […]
... written on Oct 18 2025How Anwar Ibrahim wished he were invited to the International Peace Summit in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. The high-level gathering, co-chaired by Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, involved leaders and officials from 27 countries. The meeting obviously provides an opportunity for world leaders to rub […]
... written on Oct 15 2025On Friday (October 10), Trump announced that the United States would slap additional 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports from November 1. Angrily, he also threatens to put export controls on critical software and to pull out of a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping. However, residents of Beijing reacted with indifference and defiance the […]
... written on Oct 12 2025President Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to Egypt to help complete a hostage release deal after Hamas and Israel backed his 20-point proposal to end the Gaza War, despite Hamas’ half-baked agreement. It didn’t take Hamas till Sunday 6 p.m. – deadline set by Trump – to respond positively for obvious reasons. […]
... written on Oct 06 2025A flotilla of 46 boats carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists trying to break through a naval blockade to the Gaza Strip has been intercepted by Israeli forces. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said those involved in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were being transferred to an Israeli port to be deported after detained. The first boats were […]
... written on Oct 03 2025
