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Calculated move: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump. No amount of Oval Office warmth changes the arithmetic and Netanyahu knows exactly how much defiance he can get away with. Photo:@nethanyah/X
ISRAEL PALESTINE

Why Netanyahu spiked Trump’s Gaza deal

Donald Trump announced a historic agreement to disarm Hamas and wind down the Gaza war, but Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected the 15-point document, stating no pullback until…

  • Imran Khalid
5 min read
Shared digital access: On July 16, 2026, representatives from 29 nations signed the founding agreement for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference Organisation to serve as a platform. Photo: Waico
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

How Waico is democratising AI

The global artificial intelligence landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, moving away from restrictive, exclusionary models towards a collaborative, inclusive…

  • Imran Khalid
5 min read
Dependency trap: Artificial intelligence is not a borderless equaliser but a centralised engine of geopolitical stratification. Photo: Supplied
AI GOVERNANCE

Geopolitical realignment and the Global South AI divide

The international community is finalising frameworks for the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, but a stark technological cleavage has emerged. The Global North uses advanced…

  • Imran Khalid
4 min read