At 27, Verena Bahlsen entered the leadership of the family company that had produced biscuits for generations. Two years later, she was gone. The departure marked the end of an unusually public
The Pentagon is facing a striking dual pressure: an increasingly political battle over who speaks for the US military, and growing concern among senior commanders about the resources being consumed by the
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Nicolás Maduro has released the first known images of himself from inside a New York prison, eight months after he was detained by US forces and transferred to the Metropolitan Detention Center
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has called on Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he described as their “real enemy”, arguing that divisions among Muslims serve the
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For Dani Bensky, the story began long before Jeffrey Epstein became one of the most notorious names in America’s history of sexual abuse and trafficking. It began when she was 17, a
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For 22-year-old Vaishnavi Kadam, politics is not supposed to be a defining part of her identity. An MBBS student in Pune, she describes herself as “an apolitical person”. Yet on August 22,
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China’s commercial space industry is no longer simply trying to put satellites into orbit. It is beginning to sell what comes after launch: complete systems, operational support, training and practical applications. A
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Less than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was presenting his state as a destination for the technology industry. On November 14, 2025, the Republican governor described Texas as “the epicentre
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Millions of people are being taught to search for their “purpose” as if it were a hidden object waiting to be discovered inside themselves. The modern formula is familiar: identify what you
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China’s anti-corruption campaign under President Xi Jinping has expanded far beyond its original focus on economic crime, increasingly becoming a system for scrutinising how officials exercise power, follow central directives, manage their
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The death toll rose to at least 163, according to Nepal Police in a statement on X, while more than 800 people are missing in Nepal alone. Combined with those missing in
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At a time when wars and humanitarian crises- from crimes in Gaza to the bitter tragedy like attacking Minab School- have reached unprecedented proportions and political mechanisms often fail to deliver peace,
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Migrant smuggling to Europe remains a lucrative illicit industry even as overall irregular migration has declined, exposing a persistent security challenge for European governments and a humanitarian danger for those attempting to
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The United States is preparing to widen its sanctions campaign against Iran, targeting not only Tehran but the commercial networks that have allowed Iranian oil to keep reaching international markets despite years
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Five-year-old Hind Rajab Hamada was killed in Gaza on 29 January 2024 after her family fled attacks by the Israeli army in the northern Gaza Strip. Her uncle, his wife, their four
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For many parents, the first months with a newborn are among the happiest and most important periods of their lives. For Manuel*, they became a nightmare. In his mid-30s, living with his
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