Why are we so obsessed with a group of prehistoric humans who disappeared some 40,000 years ago? Ever since the discovery of the first named Neanderthal fossils in 1856, scientists have struggled
On May 22, 2025, Sepoy Gaykar Sandip Pandurang (32) was killed, and another two soldiers were injured during an encounter with suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists in the dense forests of Singhpora in
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by Luxman Aravind History may one day record that while Western democracies stagnated in performative dysfunction, a once-impoverished civilisation, under the stewardship of Xi Jinping and the CPC, executed the most expansive
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Multiple explosions and a raging fire broke out aboard a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel en route to Mumbai on Monday, resulting in 40 containers plunging into the Arabian Sea and prompting a harrowing
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An explosion rocked a storage facility at the US Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Monday, injuring at least four individuals, according to Japanese media and defense officials. The blast occurred around
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In today’s Ethiopia, ruled by a US-backed strongman named Abiy Ahmed, things are unravelling. To begin with, approximately 75% of the country is outside of government control, with insurgencies raging. “Prime Minister”
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“They sat on him and just kept beating the sh*t out of him and kicking him in the head.” “His face… a swollen ball of flesh.” “You’re a loser. It was your
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Cuba is once again facing a severe, multi-faceted crisis, not due to the hurricanes that pummel through the Caribbean every year, but from the relentless and suffocating pressure exerted by its powerful neighbour to the
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The last days of dying empires are dominated by idiots. The Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman, Romanoff, Iranian and Soviet dynasties crumbled under the stupidity of their decadent rulers who absented themselves
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With two-fifths of the world economy, East Asia can inspire others by creatively responding to the US President’s tariff challenge by promoting fair, dynamic and peaceful regional cooperation. No winners in economic
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President Donald Trump had a difficult week. No, this isn’t about Elon Musk or Harvard University. On Wednesday, his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t go well. It turned into a
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As India appears to be caught in the conflict dyad with Pakistan’s heinous terrorist strategy, China is making inroads in the Neighbourhood from Afghanistan to Myanmar. Geopolitical Big Players have a tolerance
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The second round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul, and the events leading up to them, offer a clear snapshot of the current state of the conflict. It is
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The United States has imposed sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), intensifying its campaign against what it calls “illegitimate and politicized” legal actions targeting America and its allies—particularly
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Mutzig, France – First stop on my annual visit to France’s mighty Maginot Line forts is this lovely Alsatian town. Mutzig was built by the Germans 1893-1916 to defend against enemy approaches
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Indian automakers are bracing for potential production halts as Beijing’s tightened restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets continue to disrupt crucial supply chains, according to industry insiders cited by Nikkei Asia.
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