by Our Correspondent in New Delhi The BRICS New Delhi Declaration is less a routine summit communiqué than a broad statement of intent about how its members believe the international system should
Farmers in southern Syria say their fields have been destroyed after aircraft believed to belong to Israel flew low over farmland and sprayed chemical substances across wide areas near the frontier with
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by Durga Velayudham “I do not own oil wells,” President Dissanayake proclaimed, as if repetition alone could erase the mounting chaos his government has inflicted on the nation. The words sound almost
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A diplomatic dispute has erupted in Sri Lanka after the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Colombo and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands exchanged
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The global economy is currently facing a moment of profound peril as one of its most critical arteries, the Strait of Hormuz, has been effectively severed by a rapid military escalation. A
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In a striking analysis published in Haaretz, economist Eran Yashiv of Tel Aviv University warns that the escalating confrontation between the United States and Iran may ultimately be shaped less by military
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India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar revealed in Parliament that Iran had requested permission for three of its ships to dock at Indian ports shortly before a U.S. strike torpedoed the Iranian
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC President Donald Trump is facing intense pressure from advisers to outline a clear exit strategy from the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Iran, even as officials
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Global arms transfers reached their highest growth rate since 2011–15, largely driven by soaring demand in Europe. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Europe accounted for 33 percent of
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A thick blanket of black smoke hung over Tehran as explosions from recent airstrikes ignited oil storage facilities, raising alarms about toxic fallout and the possibility of acid rain in the Iranian
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on one of the most extensive overhauls of his military leadership in decades, ousting dozens of senior generals in a sweeping crackdown on corruption and disloyalty.
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