The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about
From the orderly center of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a crack opened in the soul of Europe. From it sprang the most disturbing forms of beauty, thought, and modern music. Also, from its
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Show respect to all people, but grovel to none…Tecumseh Introduction On 9 August each year, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed globally, a day designated by the United
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Israel’s savaging of Gaza has now inflicted over 61,000 dead. This is close to the generally accepted death toll from the US nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, Japan in Sept 1945. Nagasaki was
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by Luxman Aravind That was rather funny how this government works and how they are being bullied, yet they talk high with super ego. Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, long hailed an “intellect,”
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In what has been hailed as a landmark environmental ruling, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court recently ordered the operators of the MV X-Press Pearl to pay USD 1 billion in compensation for the
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) investigation into the Pahalgam attack revealed that the suspects were not of Pakistani origin, raising questions about India’s motivation and the influence of domestic politics in the
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In the early hours of 30 July 2025, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia near the Kamchatka Peninsula, becoming the sixth largest recorded earthquake since 1900. Simultaneously,
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The tipping point between renewable energy and fossil fuels has been reached, says a new United Nations (UN) report. The UN Secretary-General Antônio Guterres said that we are entering a renewable era and
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Home to almost 70 percent of Fortune 500 companies, Delaware’s reputation as America’s “corporate capital” has faced challenges in recent years. Tesla’s and SpaceX’s high-profile exits to Texas in 2024 highlighted other cracks in Delaware’s seamless
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There are moments when I am exhausted by crises that come and go, and remember the next real existential crisis of humanity. It puts things in perspective. Please forgive my momentary indifference
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In an economy as small as Chile’s, and with the degree of concentration that characterizes it, the constant appeal to “what the market thinks” should at least raise doubts. Far from representing
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August 5, 2019, stands as a dark milestone in the tumultuous history of Jammu and Kashmir region whose fate continues to oscillate between hope and despair under decades-long conflict. This date marks
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On July 30, 2025, National Citizens Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam declared, “Even if (former Prime Minister) Sheikh Hasina is hanged ten times, her crimes won’t be reduced. The people of Bangladesh
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On July 30, 2025, Security Forces (SFs) arrested two active cadres of the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF)/People’s Liberation Army (PLA) identified as Konjengbam Jiten Singh (38) and Khongbantabam Priyobarta Meitei aka Tomba
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In the cultural psyche of 21st-century America, Donald J. Trump occupies a symbolic role that far surpasses his actual political achievements or capacities. For many liberals—particularly those embedded in the media, academia,
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