Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
Nearly four years after the Taliban returned to Kabul, Afghanistan appears politically unified on the map but remains deeply fragmented in practice. The Taliban project an image of centralized authority and national
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On July 20, 2026, Security Forces (SFs) unearthed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout and a large cache of ammunition and explosive materials during a joint search operation in the forested
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Badakhshan Province is in the midst of severe disorders, experiencing violent anti-Taliban rebellions, intense internal mutinies within the Taliban structure, and crises over the mining of natural reserves. On July 23, 2026,
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Beauty is not simply a matter of symmetry, proportion or artistic taste. For Spanish philosopher Ricardo Piñero, it is a transformative encounter capable of changing the course of a person’s life. That
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The United States appears to be shifting from the threat of military escalation towards renewed diplomacy with Iran after weeks of strikes failed to achieve Washington’s central objective of compelling Tehran to
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A rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has once again placed scientists in a race against time. While the world now possesses approved Ebola treatments and vaccines
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What began as a surfing holiday on France’s Atlantic coast ended with smoke-filled skies, roads closed by advancing flames and an urgent escape from one of the country’s most destructive wildfire emergencies.
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The historic city of Herat has long occupied a distinctive place in Afghanistan’s cultural heritage. Known for its ancient citadel, bustling bazaars and rich tradition of scholarship, the city has for centuries
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In less than four years, Captain Ibrahim Traoré has undergone one of the most remarkable political transformations in contemporary Africa. Once an obscure military officer, Burkina Faso’s president has emerged as one
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Seventy-five years after the adoption of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, the international system designed to protect people fleeing war, persecution and violence is facing one of the
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