2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (817+ words) This article was first published by Pro Publica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. It is republished under a Creative Commons license. Last month, my colleagues and I published an investigation into a Texas oil refinery startup, "America…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1412+ words) TOKYO " Enter German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the latest to suggest a Plaza Accord 2. 0 is needed to knock China's export competitiveness down to size. Merz argues the yuan is 30% undervalued, accuses Beijing of "flooding global'markets" with artificially cheap goods and…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago  (847+ words) Modern cosmology rests on a simple assumption: if we look on large enough scales, matter should be distributed evenly, with no preferred direction within the cosmos. This is known as the cosmological principle. Now, as new telescopes both on Earth…...

9+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1070+ words) On June 29, France thought it had found its way back into the Strait of Hormuz. Hours after French President Emmanuel Macron and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said agreed in Paris to clear the strait's mines and guarantee "free…...

17+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1784+ words) For a quarter of a century, consumer technology was the most dependable disinflationary force in the world economy. Each year, the device in the hand did more and cost less, and that quiet subtraction flattered every inflation print on earth....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (807+ words) Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. On June 15, Japanese opposition lawmaker Chikage'Koga said'during a committee meeting in the upper house that children from economically disadvantaged families enlist in the Self-Defense Forces (SDF), while children from…...

2+ day, 37+ min ago  (352+ words) WASHINGTON " The U. S. Supreme Court Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump's attempt to redefine the constitutional right to birthright citizenship. In the 6-3 decision, a majority of the justices upheld the country's long understanding of automatic citizenship by birth on American soil,…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (345+ words) Asia Times Keep independent journalism alive A published report detailing how President Donald Trump's eldest sons stand to profit from a tungsten mining deal negotiated by their billionaire father has sparked outraged calls for accountability, with Democratic lawmakers characterizing the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1615+ words) In a seminal article, entitled "Spoiler Problems in Peace Processes," Stephen Stedman writes that "peacemaking is a risky business." The greatest source of risk "comes from spoilers'leaders and parties who believe that peace emerging from negotiations threatens their power, worldview…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (905+ words) Governments across the region are expanding marine protected areas, investing in blue carbon initiatives, deploying digital fisheries monitoring systems and positioning the ocean as a cornerstone of climate resilience and economic growth. The momentum was on full display at the…...