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
US companies faced more than $40 billion in damages from lawsuits last year, with the average jury award against corporate defendants skyrocketing to a record $65.7 million, up from $41.7 million in
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Firefly Aerospace has become the second private company in history to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon, as its Blue Ghost robotic lander touched down on Sunday. The Texas-based company’s mission,
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi has called on the central government to provide clear explanations regarding the proposed delimitation exercise, expressing concerns that southern states may lose parliamentary representation under the
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In a surprising turn of events, US investors are reportedly supporting efforts to revive Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, according to sources cited by the Financial Times. The controversial project,
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC India has launched a diplomatic initiative to promote former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe for a top United Nations post, preferably the Presidency of the UN
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The announcement of a ceasefire by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should be heralded as a seismic moment in the modern history of resistance movements, yet beneath
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As Pope Francis remains hospitalized amid worsening health concerns, the College of Cardinals is bracing for a potential papal succession that could shape the future of the Catholic Church. With 138 cardinals
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by Satchi Adam Grant’s Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World is a book that purports to unravel the mystique of innovation, creativity, and risk-taking. With an academic’s meticulousness and a populist’s flair
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by Durga Daniel Levitin’s The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload masquerades as a beacon of clarity in an era drowning in data. With an authoritative tone draped
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by Paul Michael Mandelbaum’s The Titans of the Twentieth Century purports to be an incisive exploration of eight men who “made history and the history they made.” The author, with an almost
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Four years after a fiery diplomatic showdown between the U.S. and China in Alaska, Donald Trump’s return to the White House is reshaping the global order in ways that are unexpectedly favorable
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called on Canada to follow Mexico’s lead in imposing matching tariffs on Chinese imports, suggesting that such a move could help create a unified trade barrier
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U.S. President Donald Trump has advanced another major arms sale to Israel, approving over $3 billion in munitions and military equipment despite growing controversy over his administration’s handling of foreign policy. This
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The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has declared that the “free world needs a new leader” following a dramatic confrontation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at
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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims to have uncovered and thwarted a Ukrainian-orchestrated plot to assassinate Metropolitan Tikhon Shevkunov, a senior Orthodox Church figure widely believed to be President Vladimir Putin’s personal
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