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Several signals from this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos revealed a fundamental transformation in international politics. The forum laid bare the conclusion of a long era, yet provided little clarity about the coming one. The first signal is the collapse of the post-World War II order shaped by the West – and the West’s own unravelling with it. The West has used its dominance over global discourse to construct and impose concepts it favours on the non-Western world. Yet the West itself is...

Trump taps Kevin Warsh to chair Federal Reserve

The prime minister says a travel ban and other restrictions "no longer apply" to six current parliamentarians.

An intersection in Tehran has been coopted as a vast visual propaganda platform as domestic and external crises mount for Iran's Islamic Republic.

Remarks by a prominent economist about India’s air quality have raised a debate on whether New Delhi should prioritise tackling pollution over tariff talks, as the country continues to transition towards a green economy. Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Gita Gopinath made the comments at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, arguing that investors considering India would have to factor its environment because it “is going to be consequential for health”. India has been...

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday his decision to appoint former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh as the next head of the US central bank, with Jerome Powell due to step down in May. The nomination of the 55-year-old, a former governor of the Federal Reserve Board from 2006 to 2011, aligns with Trump’s efforts to control the monetary policymaking institution as economic issues – from tariffs to affordability – dominate the policy agenda ahead of the November midterm...

Celtic will play Stuttgart and Nottingham Forest will face Fenerbahce in two-legged play-offs to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.

Celtic will play Stuttgart and Nottingham Forest will face Fenerbahce in two-legged play-offs to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.

Celtic will play Stuttgart and Nottingham Forest will face Fenerbahce in two-legged play-offs to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.

Celtic will play Stuttgart and Nottingham Forest will face Fenerbahce in two-legged play-offs to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.

Celtic will play Stuttgart and Nottingham Forest will face Fenerbahce in two-legged play-offs to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.

The creature was curled up on a store shelf for at least an hour before animal control removed it.