By Robert Koopman Industrial subsidies have re-emerged as a central tool of economic strategy. Once viewed primarily as distortions to be disciplined under international trade rules, they are now deployed to secure supply chains, accelerate green transitions and anchor technological leadership. The United States’ Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS and Science Act, China’s Made in
By RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service Azerbaijani authorities detained the leader of the country’s main opposition party after raiding his apartment, party officials said. Ali Karimli’s whereabouts were unclear on November 30, a day after the search at his Baku home, according to the Popular Front Party. Other officials with the party, known as AXCP, also reported their residences searched
A new investigation by the FRANCE 24 Observers unit has uncovered evidence that chlorine — normally used to disinfect water — was instead deployed as a chemical weapon during Sudan’s ongoing conflict, with indications pointing to the country’s armed forces. According to the investigation, containers filled with chlorine “were dropped from the air on September 5 and
By Jonathan Shorman The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeks access to an obscure computer network used by law enforcement agencies, according to
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saud bin Mohammed Al-Sati met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Tehran on Sunday, according to Iran’s Foreign Ministry. The ministry said that the meeting was part of ongoing diplomatic consultations between the two Muslim states. It said that the talks focused on bilateral relations and
