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 Our Correspondent in New Delhi India is considering a bailout exceeding 1 trillion rupees ($12 billion) for its financially struggling state-run power distribution companies, Reuters reports. The proposed plan links access
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On October 27, 2025, hackers stole INR 490 million from the Moneyview app within three hours, breaching its Application Programming Interface (API) – the digital link that connects apps with banks and
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Unfortunately, the Budapest summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was cancelled. The reason for this is that Moscow insisted on several demands that cannot be fulfilled in
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On 26 October, Caroline Willemen of Médecins Sans Frontières stated that Israel continues to use the need for humanitarian aid in Gaza as “means of pressure”. “The humanitarian situation in Gaza has not improved significantly”,
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An alarming new Oxfam report warns of an ever-deepening divide between Asia’s rich and poor. The wealthiest 10% capture 77% of the region’s income, while over half a billion people survive on
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On October 24, the Federal Interior Ministry notified the ban on the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), declaring that the Federal Government had “reasonable grounds” to believe the religio-political party was connected to terrorism.
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“The transnationalization of crime can itself be the product of state foreign and migration policies.” ~ Michael Ahn Paarlberg (2022) The recent targeted killing in Fresno, California, United States (US), linked to
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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would only meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin once the terms of a potential deal were clear. Moscow agrees that such a meeting
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I recently returned from speaking at major events in Tbilisi, Georgia, and Istanbul, Turkey, and Nashville, Tennessee. Georgia and Turkey are two nations with long histories of authoritarian rule. Georgia, once part of the
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Massive “No Kings” protests across the USA a few days back, opposing Trump’s policies and style of functioning, have not come as a surprise to discerning observers around the world. The scale
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On October 27, 1947, Kashmiris worldwide observe Black Day as the beginning of India’s unlawful occupation of the region. The occupation, which included human rights violations, was imposed under oppressive laws. On
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The Central Bank bond scandal of 2015 remains Sri Lanka’s most notorious financial fraud, and its transnational ramifications continue to test the limits of international law. Despite Sri Lanka’s decade, long pursuit
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The CIA reportedly sought to enlist British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill to deliver broadcasts on Radio Liberty during the 1950s, aiming to destabilize the Soviet Union, according to a report by
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U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia early Sunday, launching his first Asian tour of his second term with a packed agenda centered on trade, energy, and security — and capped by
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In an essay published in The Times UK, historian and political commentator Niall Ferguson warns that the latest escalation in the struggle between the United States and China is not being fought
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