At least 280,000 people are missing in the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to the list maintained by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The figure includes both Ukrainians
Last year, in July, the United States and Israel bombarded Iran’s nuclear energy and nuclear research facilities over twelve days. After a few days, the two belligerent powers—who had no United Nations
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This article is a critical examination of the 2026 US–Iran conflict, its humanitarian toll, and the enduring struggle for self-determination. The Opening of a New Front On 28 February 2026, United States
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Senegal entered 2026 in the grip of a growing debt crisis that seems insurmountable. After the government of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye took power in April 2024, it became clear that his
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Political trajectories across nations are often influenced less by ideology than by the weight of global crises and their far‑reaching consequences. For Sri Lanka, a small island nation situated at the crossroads
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The most profound realities of human existence are often the ones that can never be measured or quantified. Wisdom. Beauty. Truth. Compassion. Courage. Love. Loneliness. Grief. The struggle to face our own
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by Albert The Invitation That Never Happened In the pantheon of bizarre political theater, this one takes the golden crown. According to recent reports, the POTUS has revealed that Iran allegedly wanted
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China’s meteoric rise in global influence reflects a carefully orchestrated strategy of “peaceful rise,” according to Frontline India. Unlike historical challengers to American primacy, Beijing does not seek outright confrontation with the
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Editor’s note: The following article is adapted from a paper originally published in the latest issue of the CTC Sentinel, published by the Combating Terrorism Center. The U.S. and Israeli strikes on
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Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, is pushing more forcefully than both U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the continuation and escalation of the war
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A new report from The Soufan Center (TSC), titled Priming, Destabilizing, Coercing: Russian Hybrid Tactics in Europe 2022–2025, provides a stark picture of Russia’s evolving approach to hybrid warfare. Covering 255 documented
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China is conducting one of the most extensive ocean-mapping campaigns in modern history, deploying dozens of research vessels to chart the sea floor and monitor underwater conditions in strategically critical regions. While
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Khiam, the last Shiite-majority town on the road leading to northeastern Lebanon, has once again become a flashpoint in a long-running conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. For its residents, many of whom
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Nestlé, the world’s largest bottled water company, is on trial in eastern France over allegations that it illegally dumped hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of plastic bottles, contaminating soils and water
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Sri Lankan government has officially invited three Iranian ships — IRIS Dena, IRIS Booshehr, and IRIS Lavan — for a goodwill visit, Iranian Ambassador to Sri
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by Eric The world is not sliding into an energy crisis—it is being violently pushed into one, faster and deeper than anything seen in modern history. In just three weeks since Iran
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