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The Rift in the Special Relationship: Starmer Blocks Trump’s Iran Strike Plans 0
- Global News, Government, Law & Rights, Politics & Policy, Top Headlines
- February 20, 2026
London, February 20, 2026 — In a historic departure from decades of transatlantic military coordination, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has officially denied President Donald Trump permission to use British sovereign bases for potential strikes against Iran. The decision marks the most significant friction point in the UK-US “Special Relationship” since the Suez Crisis. Strategic
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Beyond the Hype: India’s “Efficiency-First” AI Roadmap 0
- Global News, Science & Tech, Tech & Ai, Top Headlines
- February 19, 2026
New Delhi, February 2026 —At the prestigious AI Impact Summit, Infosys co-founder and industry veteran Kris Gopalakrishnan delivered a clear-eyed assessment of India’s future in the global artificial intelligence race. His message was simple: India doesn’t need to mimic Silicon Valley’s brute-force approach. Instead, by dominating low-power computing and localized applications, the country can secure
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SpaceX Makes History: Starship “Chopsticks” Catch Shakes the Industry 0
- Global News, Government, Politics & Policy
- February 19, 2026
BOCA CHICA, TX — On a dusty coastline in South Texas, the trajectory of human spaceflight shifted permanently. SpaceX’s fifth integrated flight test (IFT-5) of the Starship system didn’t just reach space; it brought the hardware back in a way that many experts deemed impossible only a few years ago. The “Chopstick” Catch: Science Fiction
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Mastercard President Cites 100 Years Of Tech History At India AI Impact Summit 0
- Government, India, Politics & Policy, Tech & Ai
- February 19, 2026
NEW DELHI, February 2026 — As Artificial Intelligence continues to reshape the global economy, Mastercard President Gautam Aggarwal has addressed the growing anxiety over job displacement, positioning the technology as an evolution rather than an end to human labor. Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit, Aggarwal drew parallels to a century of industrial shifts
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NETANYAHU CALLS FOR DISMANTLING OF IRAN’S NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE, PROPOSES END TO U.S. MILITARY AID 0
- Defence, Global News, Government, Politics & Policy
- February 16, 2026
JERUSALEM, February 2026 — In a pointed address aimed at the international community, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has laid down a definitive “red line” regarding any future diplomatic deals with Iran. Asserting that the security of the world hangs in the balance, the Prime Minister argued that previous attempts to merely “pause” Iran’s nuclear progress
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US Signals New Era of NATO Partnership as Rubio Visits Slovakia to Strengthen Central European Ties 0
- Global News, Government, Politics & Policy
- February 16, 2026
BRATISLAVA, February 2026 — In a move that redefines the trans-Atlantic alliance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Slovakia this week, carrying a pointed message from the Trump administration: the era of European “vassalage” is over, and the era of “sovereign partnership” has begun. The visit, the first by a U.S. Secretary of State
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