The planned withdrawal of nearly all remaining US troops from Iraq by the end of September is leaving Washington’s Kurdish allies facing what the prime minister of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region describes
The UN General Assembly turns 80 this week, and the mood is grim. It’s not just the awful motorcade traffic in New York (do yourself a favor, walk or take the subway).
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor There is a certain poetic irony in the life of Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor. A man who, when our nation teetered on the
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A series of technical mishaps during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to the United Nations has fueled speculation that UN staff may have deliberately embarrassed the U.S. president. The incidents began when
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by Our Correspondent in new York City President Donald Trump delivered a blistering critique of the United Nations on Tuesday, accusing the global body of failing to address wars, migration, and humanitarian
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As reported on September 17, 2025, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Levies Force, Frontier Corps Balochistan, and Police destroyed poppy cultivation in 33,000 acres of land in the Killa Abdullah, Chaman, Pishin, Duki,
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The Gaza Sumud Flotilla sails from Tunis toward the waters around Palestine. The word Sumud in Arabic means Resilience. It is the feeling at the heart of the hundreds of people from forty-four countries on the
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Traditionally and culturally, by and large, Indians have held in high respect those who make personal sacrifices for the sake of social upliftment, with a focus on the national cause and public
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor In Colombo today, Maldivian officials visiting from Malé convened a press briefing at the High Commission to present the objectives of the recently enacted Media and Broadcasting
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Summary: In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, America faces a crisis unlike any in its history—more precarious than the Civil War, World War II, Vietnam, the civil rights movement, or 9/11.
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Editor’s Note: China’s State Council Information Office on Friday released a white paper titled “China’s Achievements in Women’s Well-Rounded Development in the New Era.” The following article is based on excerpts adapted
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God giveth and God taketh away, the Bible says. The US State Department announcement to reimpose sanctions on India’s Chabahar Port project in Iran fits into the Biblical maxim, although from a theological viewpoint,
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International law now grants rights to all human beings, not only to citizens. ~ Kofi Annan International law? I better call my lawyer; he didn’t bring that up to me. ~ George
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Some two decades ago, I was invited to be the keynote speaker at a major Islamic conference. Instead of uttering the usual platitudes about Muslim unity, I rebuked the Muslim World for
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“The proper way to respond” to white supremacist fascism “is to have a backbone,” says Tariq Khan, a historian and lecturer at Yale University, in an interview on September 17, a week after the assassination
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On September 17, 2025, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This pact elevates their longstanding
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