The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
I have followed global leaders for years, but few have impressed me as deeply as Pakistan’s Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. In an era of loud rhetoric and fragile alliances, he has
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The United States Navy is preparing to make a long-delayed decision on its next-generation carrier-based stealth fighter, signaling a potential breakthrough for a program that has spent years stalled in uncertainty. According
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As Israel prepares to mark its 78th Independence Day, newly released figures show the country’s population has reached 10.244 million, underscoring decades of rapid demographic expansion and ongoing growth. The data, published
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Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez has intensified calls for the complete removal of international sanctions, declaring that lifting more than 1,000 restrictive measures is essential for the country’s development and sovereignty. Speaking
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French authorities have escalated their investigation into tech billionaire Elon Musk, summoning him for a voluntary interview in Paris over allegations tied to his social media platform X. The probe centers on
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Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated sharply following the seizure of an Iranian cargo vessel by US forces, a move that has pushed an already fragile ceasefire to the
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Fifty-one years ago, Hannah Arendt gave what would be her final public speech at Faneuil Hall. The occasion was America’s 200th birthday, but Arendt refused the framing: she had come, she said,
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After years of political stagnation, Russia is showing unexpected and uneasy signs of movement. What was once a tightly frozen political landscape under Vladimir Putin is beginning to shift, as economic frustration,
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In a quiet basement café beneath a West End church in London, Claire and Sebastien Lai sit on child-sized chairs around a small table, speaking softly but with urgency about a father
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In Tehran, the landscape of war is no longer confined to distant frontlines or official broadcasts. It has been brought into the streets, plastered across highways, public squares, and residential districts in
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Few living figures embody Hungary’s turbulent modern history as fully as Paul Lendvai. Born in 1929 in Budapest, he survived the Holocaust, was imprisoned under communism, fled the country after the failed
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The narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz have long been a flashpoint for geopolitical tensions, but recent developments suggest the stakes are now far higher than oil shipments or regional security.
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A quiet reckoning is unfolding across Germany as thousands of people confront an uncomfortable truth: the past is closer than they thought. A digital tool released by Die Zeit, allowing users to
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The concentration of wealth in the 21st century has reached levels so extreme that even comparisons to America’s Gilded Age fall short, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz. Speaking in an interview reported
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When Donald Trump returned to power in early 2025, Europe’s far-right parties welcomed the moment with enthusiasm. For years, many nationalist leaders across the continent had looked to Washington for validation, and
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