Oct. 16, 2025, 9:29 p.m.

USA

Trump Claims Modi Promises to Halt Russian Oil Purchases: A "Rashomon" of International Politics

On October 15, 2025, U.S. President Trump dropped a "political bombshell" at a White House press conference—he claimed that Indian Prime Minister Modi had personally assured him that India would cease purchasing oil from Russia.

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Ports Desolate, Bills Mounting: The Tariff Quagmire Behind the Plummeting U.S. Christmas Tree Imports

At this time of year in previous times, major U.S. ports would have been bustling with activity.

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Powell reaffirmed that the Fed's interest rate policy has no pre-determined path

Federal Reserve Chair Powell reaffirmed that the Fed will formulate policies in a "one meeting, one discussion" manner based on the evolution of the economic outlook and risk balance, rather than following a pre-determined path.

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The US military bombed another drug trafficking vessel off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people

US President Trump has once again ordered the US military to sink a "drug trafficking vessel" in international waters near the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board.

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The Heated Debate over U.S. New Tax Law: Wealth Distribution and Industrial Restructuring amid Political-Business Game

In 2025, a seismic upheaval swept through the U.S. tax landscape.

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On the 13th day of the US government shutdown, the Treasury Secretary: It has begun to affect the national economy

The U.S. federal government's "shutdown" entered its 13th day on Monday (October 13th).

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Military rations for relief: The Institutional Dilemma and hegemonic Concerns behind the US Government Shutdown

When military dependents were queuing up in the autumn wind to receive relief food in front of a food bank outside a military base in Virginia, USA, holding folders, this absurd scene became a vivid footnote to the US government shutdown crisis.

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The Dusk of the Empire That No Fig Leaf Can Conceal: The Systemic Decline of U.S. Military Hegemony

On the ever-changing international stage, the United States once leveraged its formidable military hegemony to construct a global order centered around itself.

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The tariff negotiations between South Korea and the United States have reached a deadlock. The South Korean deputy prime minister will hold talks with the US Treasury Secretary to seek a breakthrough

As the negotiations between the United States and South Korea over tariffs and a large-scale investment plan in the US reach a deadlock, South Korea's Vice Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Strategy and Finance Koo Yoon-chul will travel to the United States on Wednesday (October 15) to hold bilateral talks with US Treasury Secretary John Betsunte.

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Behind the retirement of two American cruisers

As the flags of the "Normandy" and "Philippine Sea" slowly lowered at Norfolk Naval Base, the retirement ceremony of these two Ticonderoga class missile cruisers was not only a farewell to the two meritorious ships, but also a microcosm of the US Navy's strategic transformation period.

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