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US moves to dismantle DEI will target private sector
More companies this week scaled back or abandoned their corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Philippines will register robust GDP growth this year
GDP growth in 2024 was slower than targeted, but the country projects an improvement in 2025
Sri Lanka may work harder to address minority issues
A firebrand Buddhist monk was sentenced to nine months in jail for insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred
AI boom will have mixed impact on energy transition
Despite cost-effective advancements in AI, concerns about the technology's environmental impact remain
InternationalIndian-US ties will thrive under Trump
Despite certain challenges, bilateral relations appear on an upward trajectory
IndiaBrasilia will seek to advance Global Alliance
The Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty is a key foreign policy focus for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
BrazilEurope’s Schengen principles are under threat
Border checks and controls are increasingly becoming the norm in the 29-country Schengen free travel zone
EuropeKey Bangladeshi party will intensify poll preparations
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is eager for elections
BangladeshSustaining the Israel-Hamas truce may prove difficult
Following intensive Qatari, US and Egyptian mediation, the two parties reached agreement to stop the fighting in Gaza
Palestinians
