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As concerns over migration and security mount, Germany and the United States are taking coordinated steps to impose stricter controls on asylum seekers and deportations. While Germany is negotiating directly with the
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For nearly eight decades, Chiyoko Iwanaga has carried the scars of Nagasaki’s atomic bombing—both visible and invisible. Now 89, she continues to fight for recognition and support from the Japanese government, alongside
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Broadcaster and former BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake has spoken out in defence of rural Britain, rejecting claims that the countryside is inherently “racist” or unwelcoming to ethnic minorities. Arthanayake,
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Elon Musk has ignited controversy after urging Britons to “fight back or die” against what he described as the “destruction of the country” due to immigration, in incendiary remarks made during a
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor The sun blazed over Jerusalem that day, a relentless heat pressing down on the ancient stones, yet as we stepped into Shalva—the Israel Association for Children with
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk presages a new, deadly stage in the disintegration of a fractious and highly polarized United States. While toxic rhetoric and threats are lobbed across cultural divides like
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BNP Paribas, one of the world’s largest banks, is facing a high-profile trial in a Manhattan courtroom this week over allegations that it enabled human rights abuses in Sudan by providing financial
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor He welcomed us with a charming smile, and with a deep sense of humour, he began by asking a simple yet profound question: “Why do we pray?”
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In today’s world, protecting your personal information feels like an uphill battle. With the rise of sophisticated email and text scams, it’s no wonder that many of us are worried about our
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The United Nations has confirmed that over 105,000 items of evidence have been gathered as part of ongoing efforts to investigate and prosecute alleged human rights violations, war crimes, and abuses committed
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor “There was no one like you before, and there will be no one like you after.” These words, spoken by the family of Karina Pritika, hang in
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Finnish Member of Parliament Anna Kontula has publicly disclosed that she worked as an escort for nearly two decades before entering politics. The revelation, made in an interview with Helsingin Sanomat published
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The monsoon session of the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha ended abruptly in chaos on August 20, after just two days, as the Assembly witnessed raucous protests and unprecedented disorder. According to Frontline India,
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor It began like a grotesque parody of cinema: the sudden rupture of joy by carnage. “That was all of a sudden — started like a horror movie,”
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Scottish singer Lulu, one of Britain’s most enduring pop icons, has revealed for the first time that she struggled with alcoholism in her sixties, describing herself as a “secret drinker” whose dependence
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