The relationship between governments and criminal organisations is also more complicated than a simple exchange of money for violence. Financial incentives are an important motivation, particularly because contract killings and covert operations
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has called on Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he described as their “real enemy”, arguing that divisions among Muslims serve the
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The CID was once widely known as the “secret police”, and the very mention of the CID’s infamous “Fourth Floor” was enough to send chills down the spine—not only of rogues and
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Last week, in the crowded ports of Qingdao in China and Busan in South Korea, two medium-sized cargo ships largely unknown outside the maritime industry slipped their moorings and headed towards Europe.
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For 22-year-old Vaishnavi Kadam, politics is not supposed to be a defining part of her identity. An MBBS student in Pune, she describes herself as “an apolitical person”. Yet on August 22,
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Ethiopian rebel fighters have joined into a united front against the UAE proxy Abiy Ahmed regime hanging on to power in Ethiopia. The three largest, most powerful rebel armies, from the Amhara
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International relationships rarely survive on sentiment alone; they endure when trust, shared interests, and consistent cooperation reinforce each other over time. Pakistan and Türkiye represent a rare example of a partnership built
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In Minaçu, in the northern part of the Brazilian state of Goiás, the landscape bears the scars of an earlier mineral rush. For decades, the town depended on the Cana Brava asbestos
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US President Donald Trump has announced an unprecedented move to secure majority control, through private companies, over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves, saying the arrangement will more
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The United States is confronting a munitions shortage that could take years to reverse, raising questions about how long Washington can sustain its expanding military commitments while remaining prepared for a potential
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Modern wars can begin inside networks long before missiles are launched or fighter aircraft cross a border. Iran’s expanding use of cyber operations alongside kinetic warfare offers an important lesson for South
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Bangladesh’s hard-won ascent was grievously derailed on 5 August 2024, when, a geopolitical cabal orchestrated from Washington, in concert with domestic collaborators, unlawfully, forcibly, and unconstitutionally removed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from
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As his superyacht Boardwalk docked in Venice as part of the “Freedom 250 Coastal Diplomacy Italy initiative” in July, billionaire US Ambassador Tilman J. Fertitta was greeted by protests. Fertitta was traveling across the country
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The 41st Meeting of the Board of Directors of the India–Sri Lanka Foundation (ISLF) was held in New Delhi on 28 August 2026, with the meeting co-chaired by the High Commissioner of
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Editorial King Harald V of Norway died today, 28 August 2026, aged 89, ending one of the most unusual royal lives of the modern era. He spent more than three decades on
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Former Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has accused unnamed political actors and others of deliberately distorting information contained in a special audit report on parliamentary vehicles and fuel consumption,
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