India’s freedom struggle produced many extraordinary leaders, but few combined intellectual brilliance, political courage, spiritual depth and an unwavering commitment to Hindu-Muslim unity as profoundly as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. A freedom
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Austria has accused U.S. military aircraft linked to elite American special operations forces of entering its airspace without authorization on two consecutive days, triggering emergency fighter jet scrambles and raising fresh questions
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A political shockwave has hit Southern California after the mayor of Arcadia resigned and agreed to plead guilty to acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government while holding public office.
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The European Union agreed on Monday to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers involved in violent attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, marking a rare moment of consensus within the bloc
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