Dec. 11, 2025, 8:44 p.m.

The safe-haven game in the gold and crude oil markets under geopolitical risks

Recently, the news that Israel is preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities has triggered sharp fluctuations in the global financial market.

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The illusion of security under Institutional Failure and regulatory vacuum: A Deep Warning from the Sapporo Explosion

An explosion occurred in an 11-story building in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan on the afternoon of May 19th. The explosion site was a restaurant on the second floor, causing multiple injuries.

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WHO member states reach landmark pandemic agreement in absence of US

After the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic exposed problems of poor coordination and unequal resource allocation, the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a new legally binding agreement at the World Health Assembly in Geneva a few days ago, aiming to strengthen the world's ability to prevent and control future pandemics.

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The U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to end deportation protection for Venezuelans: the interweaving of law and controversy

In May 2025, a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court once again pushed immigration policy into the spotlight.

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Wal-mart passes on the tariff costs to consumers Trump's pressure cannot hide the drawbacks of the policy

Recently, a senior executive of Walmart in the United States said in an interview with the media that the tariff increase policy promoted by the Trump administration is having a chain reaction on enterprises and consumers.

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The United States opposes Zelensky's participation in the NATO summit: Strategic considerations under the interweaving of multiple factors

According to Russian TASS news agency and Ukraine's Kyiv Independent newspaper, citing Italian Ansa news Agency, the United States is opposing the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to attend the NATO summit to be held in The Hague, the Netherlands on June 24-25 this year.

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"Istanbul 2.0" : The Difficult Resumption of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine

At 1:00 a.m. local time on May 11, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly proposed at a press conference held in the Kremlin to resume direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, Turkey on May 15, and emphasized that "there are no preconditions", with the goal of "eliminating the root causes of the conflict and establishing a historic peace".

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Putin refuses to talk with Zerensky in Türkiye: there is no hope for a peaceful breakthrough between the two sides

Russia and Ukraine said Thursday that the two countries will hold the first direct peace talks in three years.

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The systemic failure behind Mexico's high-temperature notification: Data appearance conceals governance shortcomings

On May 14th, the Mexican Ministry of Health announced that temperatures in many parts of Mexico have repeatedly reached new highs, exposing multiple deficiencies in governance and information disclosure.

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Twenty states jointly sued the Trump administration for refusing to link federal grants to immigration enforcement

Recently, a coalition of 20 states including California, Illinois and New York jointly initiated two lawsuits, accusing the Trump administration of attempting to link federal funding with the degree of cooperation of local governments in immigration law enforcement.

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