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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey and Ukraine's Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal attend a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium October 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman

What could a Ukraine peace deal look like?

One of Putin's most important conditions for ending the war is a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging the US-led military alliance NATO eastwards

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Explainer: How to draft a proper flat or house rental agreement in Bangladesh

A sample of terbium (Tb) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Rare earths: Strategic metals key to future tech

A drone view shows Thai soldiers and riot police officers confronting Cambodian people in a disputed village along the Thailand-Cambodia border in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, September 17. Photo: Reuters via Royal Thai Army

From a leaked phone call to airstrikes: What sparked the deadly Thailand–Cambodia border clashes

A man rides a scooter past a giant screen showing news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a Chinese Communist Party politburo meeting, in Beijing, China December 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China's Communist Party holds a plenum on its next five-year plan. What does it mean?

Microsoft has ened Windows 10 support after ten years. Photo: Collected

Your Windows 10 is about to lose support. What now?

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Insurance law amendment: IDRA seeks stronger oversight, consumer protection fund

A man sits next to trucks parked at the Torkham border crossing, after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries, in Torkham, Pakistan, October 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Shahid Shinwari

Afghanistan-Pakistan is the latest conflict Trump wants to solve. Why has it erupted?

Palestinian fighters stand guard in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Understanding Gaza's internal clashes: Hamas, the Doghmush Clan, and other armed groups

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How submarine cables work, why we need them

Containers are stacked on the deck of cargo ship One Minato at Port Liberty New York in Staten Island, New York, US, April 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

How the United States is eating Trump's tariffs

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MPO-listed teachers: What are their demands?

Miners are seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. Picture taken July 16, 2011. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/CHINA OUT/File Photo

How China's rare earth dominance became a geopolitical flashpoint