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Is Pavel Durov a free-speech champion or an unaccountable tech baron?

Russia’s Federal Security Service has brought terrorism-related charges against Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire behind popular messaging app Telegram, once again placing the entrepreneur at the center of a dispute over whether technology platforms should be held responsible for crimes organized through the…

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[Lee Jong-Wha] Korea bets on industrial policy

Around the world, governments are again using the tools of industrial policy — subsidies, tax incentives, public finance, trade measures and strategic regulation — to shape their economies. South Korea is no exception. President Lee Jae Myung’s government has launched an ambitious strategy to promote semiconductors,…

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As Iran and Ukraine wars converge, Israel and Ukraine may come together - analysis

The Iran conflict and the Russian war against Ukraine appear to be converging more in recent weeks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington on July 28 alongside Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They held separate meetings with US President Donald Trump.

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Syria maps, Trump and Vance's meeting: What really happened behind Washington's doors - analysis

It had been quite some time since a senior Israeli diplomatic official held such a lengthy and detailed background briefing. Nearly every question was answered, often at considerable length, while insisting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington was not another ceremonial meeting but a genuine …

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