Is the US making a great gamble to reshape Iraq? | Donald Trump

Is the US making a great gamble to reshape Iraq? | Donald Trump

United States President Donald Trump’s second administration has introduced a bold and unconventional strategy for the Middle East. The administration intends to recalibrate US influence in a region historically scarred by conflict, prioritising regional stability through economic strength and military consolidation by asserting a stronger, business-minded US presence. At the centre of Trump’s ambitious goal…

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Nifty 50, Hang Seng Index, Nikkei 225, China LPR

Nifty 50, Hang Seng Index, Nikkei 225, China LPR

19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (rear). Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Monday as investors parsed China’s central bank’s decision to keep its loan prime rates steady. The People’s Bank…

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MS-13 gang member sentenced to 1,335 years in prison, others given hundreds of years in El Salvador

MS-13 gang member sentenced to 1,335 years in prison, others given hundreds of years in El Salvador

More than 240 members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang, were sentenced to hundreds of years in prison in El Salvador. In a post on social media, the Central American country’s attorney general’s office said that 248 members of the gang had received “exemplary sentences” for 42 homicides and 42 disappearances, among other…

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