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
Tensions increased in southern Syria as Israeli warplanes bombed the Ministry of Defence in Damascus, areas around the presidential palace, and villages in As-Suwayda on 16 July 2025, killing at least two hundred and
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing mounting accusations of suppressing press freedom after the editor-in-chief of Ukrainska Pravda, the country’s most influential political news outlet, claimed the government has targeted the site
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Between June 13 and 24 Iran launched 574 missiles attacking Israel. Some of them got through, despite Israeli and US efforts to stop them. Until now we have lacked convincing data allowing
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Nations can only legitimately use violence to police their citizens if they are simultaneously empowering them with equitable shares in democracy. When this requirement is not met, the use of violence breeds
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With the Trump imperium passing the half-year mark, the posture of the US empire is ever clearer. Whether animated by “America First” or globalism, the objective remains “full spectrum dominance.” And now
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Newly declassified documents from the UK National Archives have revealed how then-Prime Minister Tony Blair was advised by senior officials to slow down President George W. Bush’s push for military action against
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by Our Political Affairs Editor The death of Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan on 21 July 2025, at the age of 101, is not merely the expiration of a centenarian statesman; it marks the
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On July 19, 2025, unidentified terrorists attacked Miryan Police Station in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) with a quadcopter drone rigged with explosives. However, the no casualties were reported. On July
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On July 17, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two operatives of the United Liberation Front of Asom–Independent (ULFA-I), identified as Bhargob Gogoi and Sumu Gogoi, from the Dibrugarh District of
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At NATO’s recent summit in The Hague (24–25 June), alliance leaders triumphantly announced a historic decision: all members will increase military spending to 5% of GDP over the next decade. But behind the
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A brutal civil war is being waged in Ethiopia, where political power grows from the barrel of a gun. On one side stands the Western-backed, corrupt, and brutal gangster regime of Prime
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On 8 July, the European Parliament approved Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone by a large majority. Through this vote, Bulgaria – a country of six and a half million inhabitants in Eastern
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Mossad Chief David Barnea visited Washington this week to seek U.S. backing for a controversial Israeli plan to deport large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza
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Foreign Policy journal published an article last week by Tim Weiner, author of Legacy of Ashes, with the title, When the Threat Is Inside the White House: What CIA insiders make of the MAGA moles and
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President Dissanayake’s forthcoming official visit to the Maldives comes at a time that demands not ceremony, but sober reflection and strategic recalibration. It holds particular significance as the Maldives prepares to mark
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