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
by Luxman Aravind In the predawn darkness of 20 December 1989, the streets of Panama City erupted in chaos as the United States launched Operation Just Cause to capture General Manuel Noriega,
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As Donald Trump once again resorts to threats, pressure, and performative declarations of support for the Iranian people, a familiar question resurfaces in global discourse: Can Iran be defeated? In current global
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has drawn up a contingency plan to flee the country if unrest intensifies and his security forces fail to contain nationwide protests, according to an intelligence
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A plan by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has drawn sharp criticism from senior figures involved in governing the territory, with warnings that the
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Summary: In this essay, Martina Moneke exposes how states wield claims of sovereignty and international law not as binding principles, but as tools to justify power. From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Kremlin
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Sunday Morning, Colombo US President Donald Trump’s policies battered the global order in ways that were mirrored, if not eclipsed, by the devastation wrought by the
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After almost six months of a US large-scale air-naval offensive against Iran’s underground nuclear reactors to reassert its security credibility in the Middle East, following Israel’s strikes in Qatar that crossed the
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In a pivotal moment for Pakistan’s economic trajectory, the government has launched the Prime Minister’s Economic Governance Reforms, marking a shift from macroeconomic stabilization to a growth-oriented, reform-driven framework. The reform agenda,
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After months of secret planning and days of failed diplomacy, the United States launched a sweeping military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, following his rejection of a U.S.-backed offer that
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Sri Lanka’s ruling party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has strongly condemned the recent military action by the United States in Venezuela, describing it as an unjustified violation of a sovereign nation.
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Sunday Island, Colombo, providing insight into Somaliland’s history and Israel’s recent recognition. What if the most repeated claims about Somaliland are wrong? What if
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New images have emerged showing Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arriving in New York, apparently in connection with possible prosecution in the United States. The footage follows a dramatic
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Editorial Venezuela has entered one of the most volatile chapters in its modern history. With President Nicolás Maduro removed from power following a dramatic U.S. military operation, the country’s Supreme Court has
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Nicolás Maduro was the head of the Venezuelan dictatorship, but his removal signals the coming liquidation not only of the Venezuelan cartels and thugs, but has a dramatic immediate impact on Cuba.
More Tonight’s dramatic U.S. military operation in Venezuela, which included airstrikes on key sites in Caracas and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, is being presented publicly as a “restoration of democracy.” However,
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