The United States’ admission marks more than a disclosure of previously opaque capabilities. It places the reality of orbital weapons more openly at the centre of the strategic competition among the world’s
In a surprising move, the United States has begun sharing classified intelligence with Syria’s new government, led by Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group previously designated as a terrorist organization by Washington.
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The flood of headlines about US President Donald Trump’s first days back in the White House are stunning but unsurprising. We have grown accustomed to his hyperactivity. Yet, unlike eight years ago,
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Former US President Joe Biden, a self-professed Catholic, has joined an African-American Masonic lodge as a ‘Master Mason’. The Vatican takes a dim view of Freemasonry, and Catholics who join the fraternal
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George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist often regarded as a master of wielding soft power, is facing an unprecedented challenge to his influence. The erosion of key political alliances, compounded by the emergence
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Russia and Iran, as two immediate neighbours and great powers with a glorious history, had a difficult, chequered relationship through centuries. It goes to the credit of Iranian pragmatism that it learned
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Over more than a thousand years, Venice transformed from a modest refuge into a dominant Mediterranean power. Despite various crises and encircling empires, the Venetian Republic avoided foreign rule, revolution, and collapse.
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India’s Adani Group has firmly rejected reports suggesting the cancellation of its $440 million power purchase agreement with Sri Lanka. A spokesperson for the conglomerate labeled the reports as “false and misleading,”
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If you listen to Wall Street and corporate America, Donald Trump’s second term will usher in a new golden age for the US economy. After all, what’s not to love about the
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon (Hezbollah) has issued a strongly worded statement as the 60-day deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory approaches. The
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made a bold proposal at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025, calling for the elimination of anonymity on social media platforms. His remarks sparked a significant conversation
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“Every nation, in every region of the world, has to take a decision: either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.” ~ President George W. Bush, in his address
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The tourist-undiscovered jewel is Siracha in the Gulf of Thailand, 90 km southeast of Bangkok and 30 km north of Pattaya. Ascott Group’s Oakwood Hotel is your strategic compass to assimilate Siracha
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor When Donald Trump used his inauguration speech to assert that the United States should “take back” the Panama Canal, his words echoed across the globe, drawing renewed
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For over three decades, Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, has maintained an iron grip on power, surviving multiple attempts to unseat him. However, it was during the rigged 2020 presidential elections
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Stroke of the pen: law of the land: kinda cool…Paul Begala The Inauguration The inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump on 20 January 2025 marked a
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