The arrangements span Africa and Latin America and have already resulted in deportations to countries with which many migrants have no previous connection. Early agreements included flights to Costa Rica carrying migrants
‘Shock and awe’ was the term used to describe the US operation against Iraq in spring 2003. In hindsight, it marked a turning point. The rapid defeat of the Ba’athist regime and
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“Nuclear power is one hell of a way to boil water.” – Albert Einstein Contrarian Views The temporal dissonance that surrounded Epic Fury—the ferocious and decapitating strikes reportedly directed at the apex of
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The death of Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei marks one of the most consequential turning points in modern Middle Eastern history. For more than three decades, he stood at the center of
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Iran is now under the direction of a temporary leadership council following the assassination of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. The council, convened to oversee war affairs,
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The dramatic removal of two of China’s most senior generals at the start of 2026 marked the culmination of a years-long shakeup inside the People’s Liberation Army, a campaign that analysts say
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The decision by the administration of Donald Trump to launch military action against Iran was influenced heavily by lobbying from Middle Eastern allies, including personal appeals
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Once again, America is going to war for Israel. Once again, many will die for the Zionist state, including American service members. Once again, we will stumble blindly into a military fiasco.
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Editorial There is a moment in history when the language of diplomacy collapses into the language of sirens, smoke and shattered glass. We are living through such a moment now. The latest
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Suresh Sallay’s name became known across the country in 2016, during the Maithri-Ranil Yahapalana government. At that time, Suresh Sallay was the Director of Military Intelligence. He had been appointed to this
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On the morning of February 25, 2026, Cuban authorities thwarted yet another terrorist attack one mile off the country’s northern coast. When it was over, four men lay dead, six more were
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Trump’s claims against Iran are a packet of lies. They are Trump’s excuses for complying with Netanyahu’s demand that Trump take the United States to war against Iran for the sake of
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What a fall there has been for Pakistan from the former ISI Chief presently incarcerated Lt Gen Faiz Hameed landing in Kabul sipping tea in the Serena Hotel in August 2021 to
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How do understand the war with Iran? We must get away from the propaganda and ask why this might be happening, in light of the facts that we do know. These facts
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Any longtime observer of the US-Iran hostility would know that appearances can be deceptive diplomacy. Over time, one gets to read the tea leaves with reasonable success with the help of intuitive
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He is one of the most enduring and consequential figures in modern Middle Eastern politics. Born in the holy city of Mashhad on 19 April 1939 into a modest clerical family, Ali
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