The war between Iran and a US-Israeli-led coalition, which began on 28 February 2026 with strikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz marks a pivotal moment for global trade, bringing an end to more than 100 days of severe disruption that rattled energy markets, disrupted shipping routes
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On June 2, 2026, two U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations in Iraq, Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib Al-Imam Ali, announced their intention to begin handing over their heavy weapons to the Iraqi state.
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Argentina’s economic transformation under President Javier Milei is producing sharply different realities depending on where people stand. For agricultural entrepreneur Marcos Pereda, the country’s economic direction has brought record harvests, rising exports,
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Pope Leo XIV Appoints Third Woman to Lead a Vatican Department, Extending Shift in Church Leadership
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Italian Salesian nun Alessandra Smerilli as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, making her the third woman to lead one of the Vatican’s highest-ranking
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The music surges across the grounds of Kyiv’s historic Oleksandr Dovzhenko film studios as hundreds of young people dance beneath the summer sky. For a few hours, laughter replaces the sound of
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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has registered his pre-candidacy for the 2027 presidential election, taking the first formal step toward seeking a third term after constitutional amendments approved by the country’s Congress
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first overseas tour since assuming office in February 2026 was as much about signalling intent as it was about securing tangible outcomes. By choosing Kuala Lumpur and
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A congressional hearing on the CIA’s Cold War-era MKUltra program is set to renew attention on one of the most controversial chapters in American intelligence history, but questions remain over whether the
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On June 23, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel released one of the most devastating reports ever produced by a UN investigative
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This year has been a crazy time with regard to Washington’s treatment of artificial intelligence, and the pace has picked up in the last couple of weeks. This train of events began
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China from June 24 to 26 has drawn significant attention as Bangladesh joined the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and sought an agreement to strengthen cooperation
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Punjab is experiencing an escalation in low-intensity terrorist activities orchestrated by Khalistani extremist networks, often in tandem with foreign-based gangsters and Pakistan-backed handlers. According to partial data compiled by the Institute for Conflict
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On June 26, 2026, Assam Police, assisted by central agencies, arrested two suspected United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) cadres, identified as ‘second lieutenants’ Humenjyoti Baruah alias Siyor Asom and Papu Moran alias Manoj Asom, during
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While discussing about the progress of civilization, the question arises as to what should be the criteria for evaluating the progress or otherwise of civilization. Should civilization assessment be made on the
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More than seven decades after the fall of Nazi Germany, questions surrounding Josef Mengele’s escape from justice continue to resurface through fragments of forgotten records and unresolved investigations. One of the latest
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