Germany’s response to the July 2026 attack in Berlin illustrates a gap between identifying a terrorism threat and taking effective preventive action, according to an analysis published in the latest issue of
Mauritius has rejected a key deal with the UK regarding the future of the Chagos Islands, leaving Sir Keir Starmer with just weeks to salvage the agreement before Donald Trump’s inauguration on
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Britain faces mounting pressure to significantly increase its defence budget, as adversarial nations including Russia, China, and Iran have ramped up military spending in recent years, leaving the UK at risk of
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China is ramping up efforts to tackle its growing demographic crisis by urging single people to date, marry, and have children. As the country faces an increasingly dire population outlook, local governments
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Donald Trump’s fascination with Greenland has raised eyebrows across the globe, sparking debates about the motives behind his interest in the world’s largest island. While the former
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The explosion of hostilities in Ukraine in 2022 has so far been a godsend to Western generals and military-industrial tycoons as NATO bosses rushed to ramp up their military spending. This year,
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Updated details of the Incident: An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 flight bound for Grozny, Russia, crashed during an emergency landing in Aktau, Kazakhstan, resulting in 29 survivors out of 67 passengers and
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Editorial Today, as we ‘celebrate’ Christmas, we must ask: what have we truly done to honour the birth of Christ? How has the Divine been reduced to a mere commodity, manipulated and
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Foreign spies are infiltrating social media in unexpected ways, China’s Ministry of State Security has warned. In an alert posted Monday on its official WeChat account, the country’s primary intelligence agency outlined
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El Salvador’s lawmakers have voted to overturn a controversial ban on metal mining, signaling a new direction for the country’s economic future despite widespread opposition from environmental and religious groups. The ban,
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Russia’s top Islamic body, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia (DUM), has retracted a controversial fatwa permitting Muslim men to marry multiple wives. The decision, announced on December 18, comes after
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Germany, Austria, and Estonia have become the latest EU member states to report “ultra-low” fertility rates, highlighting the growing demographic challenges facing the continent. Official statistics reveal that Germany’s birth rate dropped
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The European Union (EU) is depleting its natural gas reserves at the fastest pace since the energy crisis of 2021, driven by colder weather and a reduction in seaborne liquefied natural gas
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US president-elect Donald Trump plans to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the first day of his second term. That follows Trump’s 2020 decision to leave over unproven claims of
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In a series of moves to bolster Sri Lanka’s socio-economic development, foreign relations, and administrative efficiency, the Cabinet of Ministers met on December 23, 2024, and approved several key proposals. These decisions
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In a strong and unequivocal statement, Dr. Fawaz Akhras, the father of Asma al-Assad, the wife of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has publicly rejected recent reports from Turkish media suggesting that
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