Leaving Russia no longer necessarily means leaving Russian repression behind. According to a new report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Russian Federation has developed a systematic and institutionalised
A group of independent experts affiliated with the United Nations has issued a strong warning to Saudi Arabia, urging the country to fully abolish the Kafala sponsorship system as it accelerates preparations
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In recent years, China has positioned itself in international forums as a critic of what it describes as the “abuse” of export controls by major powers, particularly the United States and its
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As the global energy transition accelerates and countries increasingly turn toward nuclear power to meet rising electricity demand, a troubling question is gaining urgency: who pays when nuclear systems fail? With the
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Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo has issued a stark warning that escalating violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank bears disturbing similarities to historical atrocities against Jews during the
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China is on track to nearly double its data center capacity by the end of the decade, a rapid expansion fueled by artificial intelligence and high-performance computing that is reshaping both the
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The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz has unleashed what analysts describe as the largest oil supply shock in history, shutting in more than 10 million barrels per day of crude
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A dramatic courtroom confrontation has begun between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, as the billionaire entrepreneur accuses the leadership of OpenAI of betraying its founding mission and effectively “stealing a charity.” The
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Another round of anticipated U.S.–Iran nuclear talks in Islamabad was abruptly canceled over the weekend, underscoring the fragility of diplomatic efforts to end a widening confrontation between Washington and Tehran. The failure
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A new policy report argues that the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty may be entering its most fragile phase as violence and geopolitics collide in South Asia The fragile balance between water-sharing and
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A coordinated multi-front assault by jihadist and separatist forces has pushed Mali’s military government into crisis, exposing the limits of Russian intervention and raising fears of a wider regional destabilization A sweeping
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A new theoretical framework published in CTC Sentinel, a regular publication of the Combating Terrorism Center, argues that the dominant ways scholars and policymakers understand artificial intelligence and terrorism are no longer
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The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+, marking one of the most significant disruptions to the global oil alliance in decades and delivering a major setback to
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Airtel Africa Plc is preparing a major initial public offering of its mobile money business, Airtel Money, in a deal that could raise between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, marking one of
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The European Union is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its industrial policy through a proposed “Made in Europe” framework under the Industrial Accelerator Act, signaling a decisive shift toward economic self-reliance and
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A ceremony has been held in Bangladesh to mark the beginning of nuclear fuel loading into the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s first-ever nuclear power facility. The
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