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A job fair in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing on April 11, 2023. Str | Afp | Getty Images The global economy is on course to record its worst half decade of growth in 30 years, according to the World Bank. Global growth is forecast to slow for the third year in a row in…

For decades, global alliances appeared stable. Trade blocs held steady.Defense partnerships remained predictable.Economic cooperation followed familiar patterns. But beneath the surface, alliances are shifting — and faster than most headlines suggest. This isn’t just diplomacy. It’s strategic repositioning in a world where economic leverage, energy security, and technology dominance matter as much as military strength….

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of the former King of Spain. Birth date: January 5, 1938 Birth place: Rome, Italy Birth name: Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon Father: Don Juan de Borbon y Battenburg, Count of Barcelona, third son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain Mother: Dona Maria…

China says the ruling party candidate is a risk to relations, then condemns US “brazen chattering”.

CNN  —  Carried by a wave of shouting supporters and wielding a chainsaw at the open sky, the man of the hour approached center stage. He looked around and angrily screamed “Chainsaw! Chainsaw!” – a war cry quickly picked up by his supporters calling for carnage. All around him, shouts, chants, and traffic horns blasting…