The European Union has so far failed to secure agreement on extending its sanctions against Russia, with a dispute over two Russian billionaires preventing the 27 member states from completing the required
Why did President Trump launch a war against Iran? Two reasons. First, electoral polls indicated a dramatic victory for anti-Trump Democrats in this fall’s Congressional elections. This would put a welcome end to
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The Strait of Hormuz—just 55 kilometres wide—has once again become the epicenter of global anxiety. This narrow sliver of water, separating Iran from Oman, channels roughly 20–30% of the world’s daily oil
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China on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive blueprint for the 2026-2030 period, outlining major development targets and strategic priorities as a government work report was submitted to the National People’s Congress (NPC) for
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President Trump justified his June strikes on Iran, asserting that the United States could not allow Tehran to develop a nuclear weapon. He later claimed the attacks had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear programme.
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A PhD student in China recently reached out to Nature describing a toxic and abusive relationship with their supervisor that has left them severely depressed and anxious. The student, enrolled in environmental
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A fierce political storm erupted in Brussels after Spanish Member of the European Parliament Irene Montero denounced U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran, declaring that President Donald Trump is “the Hitler
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As the United States and Israel strikes on Iran enters the fifth day with no signs of any pull back by either side, the defining trends is the decapitating attack on Iran’s
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In a spectacle that has stunned observers around the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood in Israel, publicly embracing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—a leader wanted by the International Criminal Court for war
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Manipur is quietly arming itself into a deeper deadlock. Between July 2023 and February 2026, amid ongoing ethnic violence and a severe law-and-order crisis, the State government issued over 7,227 new arms
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Ella Waweya, better known as Captain Ella, has become the Israel Defense Forces’ most senior Muslim officer and the new Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, a position that has thrust her
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Spain has rejected providing military support for the United States and Israel’s operation against Iran, distancing itself from the stance taken by France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, which have indicated willingness
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Global oil markets were jolted into volatility on March 2 after a series of coordinated disruptions struck at the heart of the Persian Gulf’s energy system, raising fears that a regional confrontation
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In a departure from traditional “shock and awe” tactics, the United States and Israel launched a sweeping offensive against Iran in broad daylight, a meticulously planned operation aimed squarely at the heart
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Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, a towering figure in Iran’s religious establishment, has been appointed as the jurist member of the temporary leadership council responsible for carrying out the Supreme Leader’s duties during the
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Russian political strategist Alexander Dugin has issued a stark warning that the collapse of Iran’s military resilience could directly endanger Russia, urging immediate “real patriotic reforms” to prevent the country from sliding
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