Editorial As voting entered its most consequential moment, Donald Trump may have recognised the political damage awaiting his party. On Election Day, he announced that the United States would end its annual
For the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to a temporary ceasefire to facilitate the evacuation of civilians from an entire
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For decades, the label “Made in China” was associated with inexpensive clothing, plastic toys, furniture and basic electronics. That association is becoming increasingly outdated. Chinese factories are now exporting electric vehicles, industrial
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The abduction and sexual abuse of Alawite women and girls in Syria have become a growing concern for human rights investigators, with a comparative assessment by the International Institute for Religious Freedom
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Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has endorsed opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot and his Yashar Party ahead of Israel’s 2026 elections, arguing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is losing political support and
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Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate facing investigations over suspected corruption and money laundering, arrived in Miami on Wednesday after leaving Brazil despite an order by the country’s Supreme Court barring
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Israel’s parliamentary election has strengthened the political position of Arab parties while leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing bloc facing the prospect of losing its parliamentary majority. The emerging results could force
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Malian government forces, supported by Russia’s Africa Corps, retook the northern desert town of Kidal on October 6, more than five months after anti-junta forces drove them out. The operation, conducted without
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Editorial Trump’s project in Latin America has suffered a major setback with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election. At 80, the veteran Brazilian leader has made electoral history, securing a fourth, non-consecutive
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Editorial Is Bibi going to lose miserably? It is too early to predict, but something unusual is happening in Israel. Voters are turning out in numbers not seen for decades, making this
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Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman’s surprise visit to Tehran was aimed at securing a ceasefire with Yemen’s Houthi movement under a proposed arrangement involving a $1 billion transfer to the
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Egypt is considering deploying troops and military equipment to support Saudi Arabia against Yemen’s Houthi-led Ansarallah movement, marking a possible expansion of Cairo’s regional military role as the United States seeks to
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Public life is increasingly dominated by triviality, distraction and a reluctance to treat important matters with the seriousness they deserve. The complaint is not simply about bad manners or poor taste. It
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured an unprecedented fourth presidential election victory after a dramatic late campaign recovery, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro despite expectations of a stronger performance by the
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a fourth presidential term in Brazil with 51.79% of the vote, defeating far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who received 48.21%, according to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
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Sri Lanka’s senior Buddhist prelates deserve credit for ending the ten-day protest without overturning a court ruling. Yet the episode reveals how religious authority can be exploited for political ends, how vengeance
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