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US-Pakistan relations beyond the Trump factor

In July 1971, Henry Kissinger, then National Security Adviser to US President Richard Nixon, was unwell and resting at a mountain resort in Nathiagali, outside Islamabad. That was the story Pakistani officials allowed to circulate. In reality, Kissinger was on his way to

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China’s tech export boom is hiding a weakening economy

NEW YORK — A week after US voters rebuked Donald Trump’s Republican Party, China delivered a stinging reminder that his presidency is going awry from all directions. China’s trade surplus swelled to just over US$1 trillion for the year despite Trump World’s best efforts to

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AIIB isn’t the Chinese weapon Washington and Tokyo feared

Ten years ago, Washington worried that China would use the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a means of imposing its political will on Asia’s infrastructure. But after a decade in operation, it may be time to reconsider that view. The AIIB now holds triple-A

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Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA to Headline Coachella 2027

Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA are set to headline Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2027. News of the lineup comes after SZA teased the headliners on social media. Daddy Yankee has his own special slot, typically reserved as a bonus fourth headliner, as does Justice, who