Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
When Yoweri Museveni marched into Kampala in 1986 after a brutal bush war, he presented himself as the antidote to Africa’s curse of strongmen who clung to power. “The problem of Africa
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His name does not appear on the ballot and his face is absent from campaign posters, yet Myanmar’s general election unfolding this month revolves around a single figure: junta chief Min Aung
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The Department of War formally launched its long-anticipated Artificial Intelligence Acceleration Strategy on Monday, signaling an ambitious drive to secure American dominance in AI-enabled military operations. Mandated by President Trump, the initiative
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On January 9, 2026, sixty-three cadres of the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist), 36 of whom carried cumulative rewards worth INR 11.9 million, surrendered in Dantewada District in the Bastar division of
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Indonesia’s defence minister met Pakistan’s air force chief in Islamabad on Monday to discuss a potential deal that could include the sale of JF-17 combat jets and killer drones, Reuters reported, citing
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In early 2026, Punjab witnessed a spate of targeted killings and gang-related murders, with at least six incidents reported in the first eight days, reflecting a deterioration in law and order and,
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In these early days of January, we have had to witness what hoped never to see, though it comes as no surprise: the kidnapping of a legitimate sitting president through a criminal
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On January 3, 2026, the United States did not merely bomb a sovereign country and capture its president. It displayed, in the most unambiguous terms, a total defiance of the post-War international
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The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation’s in trouble. ~ Dave Brat The Challenging Questions I was profoundly intrigued
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Ronald Lauder, a billionaire scion of the Estée Lauder cosmetics empire and a fixture in Washington’s political and lobbying circles, has emerged as a key figure behind former President Donald Trump’s infamous
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Editorial How adorable: the Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy chose the perfect foreign counterpart to fly a kite with. They came and flying kites over the sky, Prime Minister Narendra
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi has accused foreign intelligence agencies and terrorist groups of orchestrating deadly violence during weeks of protests across Iran, claiming that initially peaceful demonstrations were deliberately transformed into
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Corruption has eaten into the vitals of Sri Lanka’s power and energy sectors to such an extent that one wonders whether ‘C’ in the initialisms of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and
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Erik Solheim needs no introduction. He was in Sri Lanka during the most pivotal time of the country’s political transition, and he became involved in the affairs of Sri Lanka purely by
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz departed for India on Sunday in a high-profile visit aimed at strengthening economic and security partnerships between Europe’s largest economy and the world’s most populous democracy. Merz’s trip,
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