A series of attacks, attempted operations and counterterrorism raids across Iraq, Syria and Jordan has raised renewed concerns about the activities of Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells, with security authorities confronting an
The homecoming of Thuingaleng Muivah, the supremo of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), to his native village, Somdal in Manipur’s Ukhrul District, on October 22, 2025, after five decades,
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The walls of Santiago, Chile – the city where I live – are marked with faded graffiti from the estallido social (social uprising) of 2019. Years later, these slogans continue to spill onto the
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Russia secretly acquired Western technology to protect its nuclear submarine fleet in the Arctic, using front companies to procure sensitive equipment from U.S. and European suppliers, according to an investigation by The
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The spectacular heist of jewellery from the Louvre museum in Paris has many people wondering how a theft like this could occur in broad daylight and what might happen to the items
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A United Nations expert has urged governments around the world to resist the temptation of “techno-solutionism” in their justice systems, warning that artificial intelligence (AI) must never replace the human judgment and
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From the moment of his victory in Sunday’s presidential elections, Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz set the tone. “They squandered our gas, the lithium never appeared, and now we’re in crisis!” The centre-right
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Rodrigo Paz, 58, will officially take office as Bolivia’s new president on November 8, after winning a decisive victory in Sunday’s second-round elections with 54.6% of the vote, nine points ahead of
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After J.R. Jayewardene introduced the Executive Presidency, India extended official visit invitations to Sri Lankan Prime Ministers only during periods when there were distinct centres of power within the government. Since J.R.’s
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The Trump administration’s July 2025 decision to have the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) investigate Brazil’s “attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices,” followed
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On October 20, 2025, at least five suspected militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang-Yung Aung faction (NSCN-K-YA) were killed in a drone strike, allegedly by the Indian Army, targeting NSCN-K-YA
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor In a wide-ranging conversation with our foreign affairs editor, Irina Alksnis, managing editor of the RIA.ru opinion column department and winner of the Golden Pen of Russia
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On October 17, 2025, as many as 210 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including 110 women cadres, laid down arms at the Reserve Police Line in Jagdalpur in Bastar District. The surrendered cadres,
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The flood of angry —and justified— reactions to this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, María Corina Machado, reveals less about the committee’s decision than about the public’s sense of shock. How can anyone still
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Over the last several weeks, Washington has escalated threats and hostilities against Venezuela, and US President Donald Trump openly confirmed that he authorized the CIA to carry out covert action against the country. These
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Adding to his score of destroying three Narco fast boats, the US military has destroyed what appears to be a semi-submersible, probably striking it with two Hellfire missiles. What options does the
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