The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
Tensions between Pakistan and India flared further Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Pakistan would not receive water from rivers controlled by India, escalating the fallout from a deadly April attack
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by Durga Velayudham The recent arrival of Binaifer Nowrojee, President of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), in Sri Lanka signals more than just philanthropic outreach; it heralds the beginning of what many
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Ukraine has officially entered into a landmark minerals agreement with the United States, a deal described by negotiators as unfolding like a scene from a “mafia movie.” As reported by The Times
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To reduce dependence on crude oil imports and as an eco-friendly strategy, the Government of India is implementing plans to blend ethanol with petrol. This is a commendable initiative. As of 28
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Over the past few years, the government in India has repeatedly marginalized and suppressed Sikh identity. The decision to shut down the Kartarpur Corridor and the actions taken to target Sikh activists
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The Western hegemonists despise Cuba just as much as they loathe what I first described, fifteen years ago, as “the Cuba of Africa.” The similarities between these two small, independent, revolutionary socialist
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In a controversial turn during a diplomatic meeting at the White House on Wednesday, former U.S. President Donald Trump presented what he claimed was evidence of a “White genocide” in South Africa
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Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the 37-year-old military leader of Burkina Faso, has become an unlikely and polarizing symbol of resistance against Western influence and democratic dysfunction across parts of Africa. His meteoric rise
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A newly constructed 5,000-ton North Korean destroyer suffered a serious accident during its launch at the Chongjin Shipyard, according to a report by state-run media outlet KCNA. The warship, part of North
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On May 13, 2025, Bangladesh announced its conditional support for an UN-led humanitarian corridor into Myanmar’s embattled Rakhine State. The declaration came after intense backchannel negotiations between Dhaka, Naypyidaw, and key UN
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The UN’s Under-Secretary-General just warned that 14,000 Palestinians children risk starving to death in the coming hours due to the total Israeli blockade of food, medicines and water. Thousands of other adults will
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The recent conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has clarified the emerging diplomatic structure around Ukraine. What we are witnessing resembles the first reading of a play –
More A high-stakes diplomatic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa took a contentious turn Wednesday, as Trump publicly rejected Ramaphosa’s insistence that there is no genocide against
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A second mass grave site linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has been uncovered in western Mexico, again with the help of relatives of the country’s more than 120,000 missing
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A single unremarkable tower in southern China has become a global symbol of the illicit smartphone trade, as a Financial Times investigation uncovers how stolen iPhones from Western cities like London and
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