Spain’s railway network is facing renewed scrutiny over maintenance funding and operational safety following the Urda train disaster in Toledo province on Wednesday, 28 October, less than nine months after a collision
A comprehensive reinvestigation into the 2005 death of author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson has reaffirmed the original conclusion that he died by suicide, according to findings released Friday by the Colorado
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Eliezer Tsafrir, a veteran Mossad and Shin Bet operative who served as Israel’s final station chief in Iran before the 1979 revolution, has died at 92. His career spanned some of the
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Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, said Thursday that years of war and foreign intervention against Yemen were driven by strategic and economic ambitions rather than security concerns. Speaking in
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India is planning a major expansion of its space-based surveillance capabilities, including the launch of more than 50 spy satellites and the addition of night-time imaging, according to people familiar with the
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The European Union has unveiled a draft proposal to phase out components and equipment from so-called “high-risk” suppliers in critical infrastructure sectors, a move designed to tighten cybersecurity and reduce dependence on
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China has laid out sweeping technological ambitions under its new five-year plan, pledging to achieve major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence chips, accelerate the development of 6G communications, and establish global benchmarks for
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Canada’s military has quietly drafted a conceptual response to a hypothetical invasion by the United States, envisioning unconventional, insurgency-style warfare in the event of a rapid and overwhelming attack, according to media
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A Japanese district court on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life in prison, bringing to a close one of the most closely watched criminal
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The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that the ongoing standoff with Iran over its nuclear program cannot continue indefinitely, as questions remain unanswered about the fate of highly
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Near the village of Novobakhmetevo, almost 60 km (37 miles) from the front line in Ukraine, a Russian Geran 2, specially modified drone, destroyed a mobile, HIMARS launcher. Modern drone warfare is
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Pakistan’s defence manufacturing sector is experiencing a surge in international interest after its jets, drones, and missiles earned the coveted “combat tested” designation during last year’s conflict with India, according to Reuters.
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U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticised Britain on Tuesday over its agreement to transfer sovereignty of Diego Garcia, part of the Chagos Islands, to Mauritius, calling the move an “act of total
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Nagaland continued to experience a markedly subdued insurgency landscape through 2025, a trend that has extended into the opening weeks of 2026, with militant activity remaining sporadic, fragmented, and largely non-kinetic. The
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A United Nations rights official has raised the alarm over a sharp rise in executions worldwide in 2025, driven largely by a handful of countries that have intensified capital punishment despite global
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We descended into Chibichibi Cave in southern Okinawa with the heavy feeling that this was not a site of distant history, but a warning. The cave is low enough that you have
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