Nato’s senior military commanders say the alliance possesses overwhelming conventional military superiority over Russia and is developing detailed plans to defeat any attack on its territory, as Russian sabotage, drone incursions and
We descended into Chibichibi Cave in southern Okinawa with the heavy feeling that this was not a site of distant history, but a warning. The cave is low enough that you have
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The world’s billionaires amassed a record-breaking fortune in 2025, Oxfam reported Monday, just days before the World Economic Forum gathers in Davos. The charity’s annual wealth analysis paints a stark picture of
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On January 14, 2026, the Karkardooma Court in Delhi convicted Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) ‘chief’ Asiya Andrabi, Sofi Fehmeeda ‘press secretary’ of DeM, and Nahida Nasreen ‘general secretary’, for their involvement in a terrorist
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Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party will convene under strict security on Monday for a congress that could reinforce the authority of General Secretary To Lam and shape the country’s economic and security priorities
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Development-related environmental debates in Sri Lanka rarely stay rooted in ecology—they are almost always colored by politics. The abandoned Adani wind power project in Mannar is a striking example. Not long ago,
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This column was originally published in Sunday Morning, a Colombo-based weekly newspaper. India was not in the West’s favour until the early 1990s, maintaining a close and unapologetic alignment with the Soviet
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China dramatically expanded spending under its Belt and Road Initiative in 2025, committing a record $213.5 billion to overseas infrastructure, energy and resource projects as it moved to strengthen its global economic
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Twelve months into Donald Trump’s second term, the United States president has already upended global diplomacy, strained domestic institutions and unsettled allies in ways few expected even after his turbulent first presidency.
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More than five years after convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his New York jail cell, his younger brother Mark has emerged as one of the most vocal figures rejecting
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is escalating his long-running anti-corruption campaign, pressing the Communist Party’s discipline apparatus to act with greater intensity as Beijing prepares to roll out its next five-year economic plan.
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“The vain bhikku will yearn for recognition from others, yearn for leadership and authority in monasteries, yearn for honour among other families.” ~ The Buddha (Bāla Vagga – Dhammapada) A listener
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Pakistan has positioned its mineral economy for global capital by immediately launching an international outreach campaign aimed at making a major impact in the global investment arena through its mineral and gemstone
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Mohsen Sazegara misses the scent of jasmine, the mountains and valleys of his homeland. He fled Iran for the United States two decades ago and has never stopped longing to return. But
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Silicon Valley has always excelled at selling a future that feels just around the corner, but the current AI boom has intensified that talent into a near-religious belief in a coming “digital
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European Union leaders have issued a stark warning after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose escalating tariffs on European allies unless Washington is allowed to buy Greenland, describing the threat as
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