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
by Our Political Affairs Editor Congratulations, Anna. Few politicians walk away from an established platform to pursue an idea they truly believe in. Your decision to chart an independent course makes this
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On May 25, 2026, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at three locations in the Srinagar and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), in connection with a terrorism funding case
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A deep political and institutional crisis has engulfed Colombia following the first-round presidential election held on May 31, after President Gustavo Petro publicly rejected preliminary results produced by the country’s rapid-count system.
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A major political confrontation has erupted in Bolivia after President Rodrigo Paz submitted a controversial state of exception bill to Congress on June 3, proposing to authorize military deployment in response to
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The recent flurry of agreements between Sri Lanka and the Maldives reflects a significant deepening of bilateral relations that extends beyond traditional diplomatic engagement into the domains of security, law enforcement, economic
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Pakistan has sought to project calm after Afghanistan’s Taliban government signed a new military technical cooperation agreement with Russia, arguing that the deal is limited in scope and will not fundamentally change
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European political leadership and the future of the continent have come under intense scrutiny following the publication of Las invasiones bárbaras, a new essay by journalist Claudi Pérez. In a wide-ranging discussion
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Deep inside a residential tower in Beijing, where surveillance cameras and plainclothes officers are part of the everyday architecture, You Weijie lives under constant watch. She is the spokesperson of the Mothers
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It’s a fascinating moment for world politics and global markets. Geopolitically, the world is in turmoil, primarily because the United States, still the superpower, has become a fundamentally unreliable actor. President Donald
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There are moments in history when words lose their meaning. Not because dictionaries are rewritten, nor because language itself changes, but because political power empties words of the realities they once described.
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At the end of 2023, Houthi rebels in Yemen began targeting merchant vessels transiting one of the world’s major East–West shipping routes linking the United States and Europe with Asia. Ships using
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On May 30, 2026, the historic UEFA Champions League victory of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was overshadowed by widespread violence across France. What began as celebrations following PSG’s triumph quickly descended into riots
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As tensions between Washington and Tehran threatened to escalate into a wider regional confrontation, the United States once again found itself relying on a familiar intermediary: Pakistan. The episode exposed a contradiction
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After the elections in Myanmar, the Generals returned to power through electoral means, consolidating their legitimacy. India’s approach towards Myanmar has a complex political history, but given today’s strategic realities, India requires
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Punctuated by rapid political churn and recalibrated alliances, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s evolving strategy in Punjab has emerged as one of the most closely watched developments in Indian politics, according to analysis
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