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Commentary: Japan lifts ban on arms exports – can it build the free world’s defence industry?

No one doubts the nation has the skill. What it needs now is the will, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.

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Southeast Asia · channelnewsasia.com

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‘It was Indian food’: Florida Republican targets Kash Patel, calls FBI director incompetent

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to ‘It was Indian food’: Florida Republican targets Kash Patel, calls FBI director incompetent.

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‘My only hope’: Stuck with low pay, young Taiwanese turn to stock market investing

Discover why young Taiwanese are turning to the stock market and ETF investing to supplement stagnant incomes amid rising living costs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Commentary: Japan lifts ban on arms exports – can it build the free world’s defence industry?

No one doubts the nation has the skill. What it needs now is the will, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.

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Southeast Asia Commentary ,East Asia ,Asia

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‘It was Indian food’: Florida Republican targets Kash Patel, calls FBI director incompetent

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to ‘It was Indian food’: Florida Republican targets Kash Patel, calls FBI director incompetent.

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India

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‘My only hope’: Stuck with low pay, young Taiwanese turn to stock market investing

More young Taiwanese turn to investing to supplement their barely rising incomes amid housing pressures and rising living costs.

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Indonesia’s firefighters braced for a dry year – and they are short of cash

Operational budgets for 2026 in fire-prone regions including Riau and parts of Kalimantan have already been exhausted.

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Times of India World • 1m ago

FBI chief Kash Patel under scrutiny over 2005 public urination arrest: Report

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to FBI chief Kash Patel under scrutiny over 2005 public urination arrest: Report.

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US to bring back firing squads as a way of execution? All you need to know

Times of India World is tracking Economy & Trade developments tied to US to bring back firing squads as a way of execution? All you need to know.

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