Brazil’s position is decisive. As Latin America’s largest economy, a founding BRICS member, and a leading participant in Mercosur, it possesses industrial, scientific, and political capacities that could strengthen independent development across
There is a particular cruelty in watching a militant group dress exploitation up as liberation. For two decades, the Baloch Liberation Army fought a low-intensity insurgency largely through men ambushes, attacks on
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When Krisca, an international student in east China’s Shandong Province, stepped out of a taxi, she didn’t realize she had left her bag behind. Moments later, panic set in—her passport was inside,
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The American conspiracy will soon perish in the ruins of its own making. Before 5 August 2024, Bangladesh was like a sajano-guchano sangsar—a household painstakingly arranged after decades of sacrifice, struggle and
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The United States has spent years confronting Russian influence operations, disinformation and covert activity directed primarily at Europe. Now, according to newly unsealed charges by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), an
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Last year, in 2025, 354 civilians were killed in terrorist attacks across Pakistan, while overall terrorist violence rose by about a third. In Balochistan alone, terrorists carried out 254 attacks. In March
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North Korea is sending increasing numbers of workers to Russia’s premier drone factory located at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. Alabuga is located in the Yelabuzhsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan,
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The Pinglu Canal is more than a shortcut to the sea. By cutting over 560 kilometres from inland shipping routes, it could lower transport costs, strengthen China–ASEAN trade, support cross-border manufacturing and
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The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13, occurred amid an exceptional intensification of international contradictions. Wars in West Asia, unilateral sanctions, tariff barriers, and the weaponisation of finance and
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The emerging maritime partnership between Pakistan’s Gwadar Port and Oman’s Sohar Port deserves attention far beyond the language of bilateral diplomacy. Pakistan and Oman are discussing an arrangement that would designate Gwadar
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The war between Iran and a US-Israeli-led coalition, which began on 28 February 2026 with strikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
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After Venezuela and Cuba, will the Trump administration turn its spotlight onto Nicaragua? Secretary of State Rubio has just finished a tour of three Latin American countries now allied with Trump –
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Five years after returning to power, the Taliban controls Afghanistan more firmly than many expected. Yet territorial control has not translated into the elimination of militant networks operating from Afghan soil. That
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The United Kingdom is facing renewed pressures for constitutional fragmentation, as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland pursue greater autonomy and, in some cases, independence. A breakup would be far more than a
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Titmus asked, “Why are we still living in a world where you can profit off women's bodies and continue to sexualize women's sports?” Kramer responded, “This is what women in sports look
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India’s growing influence within BRICS and the Global South gives it an opportunity to challenge the dominance of the Western-led international order. With the BRICS presidency, New Delhi can push for greater
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