The fires of war burn from Palestine to Ukraine and from Sudan to Iran, demoralising billions of people around the world who suffer from the inferno and inflation. There seems to be
The US President Donald Trump who sought President Vladimir Putin’s active help a fortnight ago to mediate in the negotiations over Iran nuclear issue has abruptly changed his mind. In retrospect, Putin
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by Huan Yuping Modernization is a shared aspiration of China and Central Asian countries. At a time when the century-defining transformation is accelerating across the globe, with multiple risks compounding one another,
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Editor’s Note:As the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies and Trump escalates pressure, Chinese strategist Chen Jing goes bold: If Iran pulls through, China and Russia could back it—just like they did with Vietnam. Iran
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Iranian operatives have reportedly hijacked thousands of private security cameras across Israel, turning household surveillance devices into real-time intelligence tools — a move that has ignited public outrage and renewed fears over
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In a detailed analysis published by The Times UK, the world has been offered a glimpse into the potential steps and consequences of a U.S. military strike on Iran — an operation
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In Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, orangutans swing through the treetops, rhinos roam free, and elephants share the land with tigers. It is the last place on Earth where they still coexist in the
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Every morning, I open the newspapers (now on apps rather than print) and read about atrocities taking place across the world. There is an inflation of pain, from the genocide in Gaza
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The world is on edge as President Donald Trump edges closer to authorizing a direct U.S. military strike against Iran using a 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” bomb —
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Donald Trump may be about to cross a line he drew less than a week ago. Barring an Iranian capitulation on nuclear enrichment that no one anticipates, the president is likely to
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President Donald Trump has said he wants Iran to accept “unconditional surrender.” It isn’t clear if this is actually his policy, or just a threat. But whatever it is, the policy of
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Benjamin Netanyahu is not merely a flawed leader; he is a walking catastrophe cloaked in the guise of statesmanship. At a time when Israel and the wider
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Israel’s blitzkrieg against Iran five days ago is failing spectacularly. The Russian media reported that: i) Israel’s Rafael weapons complex has been destroyed; ii) Haifa oil refinery is in flames; iii) the
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We are witnessing a joint Israeli-US attack on Iran. Claims by the Trump administration that it is not involved are false. Israel’s far right government and the Trump administration are joined at
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In his inaugural speech, South Korea’s recently elected President Lee Jae-myung declared that ‘no peace is too expensive; it is always better than war’. The words capture an idealism packaged in Lee’s pragmatism. Indeed,
More The Ukrainian drone attack on Russia at the beginning of this month and the Israeli attack on Iran have some striking similarities. 1. Both attacks occurred during negotiations between the United States
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