European Union leaders are preparing for a difficult battle over the bloc’s next long-term budget, with disagreements over spending priorities and fears of electoral gains by eurosceptic parties threatening efforts to reach
The climate crisis is worsening many of the economic and social inequalities already faced by women and girls, making it harder to access health care, education, employment, and other necessities. Women in
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For years, Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port was the textbook example of what Western politicians called Chinese “debt-trap diplomacy” – the claim that Beijing lures poor countries into unpayable loans and then seizes
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In the 1950s and 1960s, a massive wave of underground humor swept across the USSR and the Eastern Bloc featuring a fictional broadcaster called Armenian Radio (known in the West as Radio
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On the early morning of June 10, 2026, Pakistani military aircraft launched a series of cross-border airstrikes, targeting civilian and residential areas in the eastern Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar, and Paktika.
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A State of Contradictions Startling contradictions define Pakistan’s posture today. To the outside world, Islamabad parades as a peace broker—courting Washington and Tehran with the language of diplomacy. Yet at home, the
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Water lies at the heart of South Asia’s economy and security. The Indus Basin supports approximately 300 million people and irrigates nearly 26 million hectares of agricultural land, making it one of
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From 29 to 31 May, forces of the South African left gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the Conference of the Left. It is important to understand the context for this meeting.
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Seventeen years after the cessation of open conflict, the north of Sri Lanka still carries the physical memory of war in its soil like an unspent sentence. Jaffna does not present itself as a
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Europe continues to describe China in familiar categories: partner, competitor, and systemic rival. Yet behind this triad, a growing number of analysts argue that the continent still lacks a coherent strategy for
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Elon Musk is often described by long-time associates as a man with multiple identities, each reflecting a different phase of his work, ambition, and leadership style. That characterization forms the backbone of
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“Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’” ~ Jesus Christ, in Matthew 9:13 Anura’s JVP-NPP administration will enter history as the one which jailed the highest number of
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Taiwan’s emerging drone industry has been thrown into uncertainty after lawmakers scrapped domestic production funding from a major defense spending package, freezing plans that were intended to rapidly scale up one of
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Germany’s defense industry is moving swiftly to fill the void left by the collapse of one of Europe’s most ambitious military projects, with an alliance of major aerospace and defense companies proposing
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2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). As one of the world’s largest regional bodies, the SCO spans countries across much of Eurasia, representing nearly half of the
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Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, on June 4, 2026, at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), declared an emerging geopolitical reality, stating that Pakistan would be a natural connector between Belt and Road
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