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
The name of Stephen Hawking has surfaced in a newly released tranche of investigative material tied to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, reigniting global attention on the latter’s extensive connections with prominent academics
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used a major political gathering in Pyongyang to reaffirm his authority and set out a new five-year strategy aimed at consolidating the country’s economic foundations, tightening
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The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV warned Spanish bishops last November about the risk of extremist groups attempting to manipulate the Church and influence Catholic voters. The advisory, first reported
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Government officials, development experts, business leaders, and civil society representatives gathered in Bangkok for the 13th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, issuing an urgent call to accelerate action on water security, clean
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United Nations experts have called on governments to ensure that any emerging regulations on deep seabed activities, including potential mining codes, are firmly anchored in international law and guided by the precautionary
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In two lengthy documents released in February 2026, the High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran has presented one of its most detailed legal defences to date of
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The neoliberal restructuring of India’s economy has reshaped workforces across public and private sectors, replacing permanent positions with contractual employment. While court judgments repeatedly enforce the principle of “equal pay for equal
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In his essay in Foreign Affairs, Kishore Mahbubani reflects on the warning issued by Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland, that the West faces a decisive moment in its global influence. Stubb
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by Durga Velayudham Since 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a brutal conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). A recent Bellingcat investigation reveals a disturbing
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To be human has always meant trying to see what comes next. From ancient hunters reading animal tracks to farmers scanning the skies for rain, survival has depended on the ability to
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The United States has deployed a fleet of F-16CJs carrying the new Angry Kitten electronic warfare pods in the region, a system hailed online as “the future of electronic warfare” for its
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Declassified archival material has shed new light on a little-known episode of Cold War history: Britain’s quiet but consequential role in helping the United States conceal its involvement in the 1954 overthrow
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China’s J-35 fifth-generation fighter jet is unlikely to see significant international sales in the Asia-Pacific, analysts say, even as the aircraft was showcased at this year’s Singapore Airshow. Military experts highlight competition
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NASA said its next-generation moon rocket encountered another technical setback on Saturday, jeopardising a launch that was intended to send astronauts on humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than 50 years. The
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President Donald Trump has reignited tensions over global trade by reinstating a reduced set of tariffs while launching a fierce attack on the US Supreme Court for striking down his sweeping import
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