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
Editor’s Note: This essay is based on a podcast discussion featuring former CIA analyst Sarah Adams and an agency operative, who examine the circumstances surrounding the December 24 jet crash in Turkey
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On December 20, 2025, a permitted Sikh Nagar Kirtan-a traditional religious procession-held in Manurewa, South Auckland, New Zealand, was briefly disrupted by around 50 protesters linked to Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki.
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Editor’s note: This column is based on a detailed investigative report published by YnetNews, which documented the work of a covert Israeli Military Intelligence unit tracking and neutralising those responsible for the
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Julie Chung was appointed as the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka in February 2022. The ‘aragalaya’ against Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government had begun even before she arrived in Sri Lanka. By the
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A Malaysian high court on Friday found former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty on multiple charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) corruption scandal, marking another major legal blow for
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The current unrest in Bangladesh poses a pressing geopolitical question: is the country drifting out of India’s strategic orbit? A significant rift emerged in August 2024 when Sheikh Hasina—long the political cornerstone
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Nearly sixty years ago, in January 1966, hundreds of revolutionaries from across the Third World gathered in Havana, Cuba, for the First Solidarity Conference of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin
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The alarming eruption of violence, lawlessness, and social breakdown in Bangladesh cannot be separated from the conduct of the unlawful and puppet interim regime led by Dr Muhammad Yunus and the network
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A passage from Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale haunts me often: “That was when they suspended the Constitution… There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home… watching television… There wasn’t even
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On December 23, 2025, two persons were killed and several were injured, including 48 Police personnel, as fresh violence erupted in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong District, marking a serious escalation in a
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On December 21, 2025, a Taliban fighter, identified as Amanullah was killed in the Jurm District of Badakhshan Province in an intra-Taliban skirmish, when a confrontation broke out between individuals affiliated with
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Russia has announced ambitious plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2036 to support its lunar space program and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as global powers intensify
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan found himself at the center of a political storm earlier this year when U.S. President Donald Trump publicly criticized him on Truth Social, calling for his immediate resignation
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The unfolding political violence in Bangladesh is no longer a purely domestic matter. It is increasingly a regional security concern with direct implications for Sri Lanka, particularly in relation to maritime security,
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China’s air force is emerging as an increasingly influential force within the People’s Liberation Army as sweeping anti-corruption investigations weaken the standing of senior officers from other branches, reshaping the balance of
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