Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant lung tumour, returning to the Vatican three days earlier than initially expected. The pontiff
Professor Parkinson was so right. In the 1950s, a mild-mannered British naval historian named Cyril Northcote Parkinson stuck a devastating blow against bureaucracy. His crucial analysis is even truer today than when The
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If the US and Russia want a deal on Ukraine, Zelensky will need to cooperate. That is far from certain. The result could be that President Trump will not be able to
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A trove of leaked documents has unveiled a covert operation exposing the Turkish defence industry’s deep involvement in Sudan’s brutal civil war, revealing how weapons manufactured by Turkey’s largest arms firm, Baykar,
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SpaceX’s highly anticipated Starship rocket suffered a catastrophic failure on Thursday, exploding in midair just minutes after launch. This marks the second consecutive failure for the ambitious spacecraft, dealing a setback to
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The United States has withdrawn from the flagship $45 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a global climate financing initiative designed to help developing nations transition away from coal. The move marks
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The Issue Thalif Dean, in his excellent article titled UN’s Biggest Crisis in 80 Years? appearing in this newspaper of 5 March 2025 says: “ The United Nations, in its nearly 80-year-old history, is
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Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin has drawn a controversial parallel between the United States and Russia, arguing that if Mexican nationalists behaved like Ukrainian nationalists, former U.S. President Donald Trump would have
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In a highly anticipated address to Congress, President Donald Trump laid out a sweeping vision for U.S. domestic and foreign policy, touching on key global conflicts, economic measures, and social issues. The
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The Philippine government has launched an investigation into donations made by Chinese Communist Party-affiliated groups, following the arrest of four Chinese nationals on suspicion of espionage. Authorities are seeking to determine whether
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Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has warned that Pyongyang will escalate its nuclear threat in response to increased U.S. military activity in South Korea. Her remarks
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The United States has suspended military aid to Ukraine as President Donald Trump seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into making concessions in peace negotiations with Russia. The decision, which halts
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Elon Musk has often positioned himself as a visionary, tackling the great challenges of humanity—from interplanetary travel with SpaceX to brain-computer interfaces with Neuralink. But one personal mission seems to surpass them
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As thousands of delegates gather in Beijing for the annual meeting of China’s top political advisory body, a proposal to lower the country’s legal marriage age has sparked debate. The Chinese People’s
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China stands to be the primary beneficiary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s evolving foreign policy, particularly his alignment with Russia over Ukraine, according to former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. In a
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NATO, the cornerstone of Western military cooperation for over seven decades, may be on the brink of dissolution, according to warnings from top military officials and political leaders. Admiral James Stavridis, former
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