Iran’s economy is under severe strain, but its military apparatus remains capable of continuing the war. That contradiction is central to the country’s current position, according to an analysis published by Die
The question now is what the EU intends to do with the opening Carney has created. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had offered Canada an “assoziierte Mitgliedschaft” — an “associated
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For more than seven months, the military confrontation between the United States and Iran has transformed parts of the Middle East into a zone of heightened geopolitical tension. Yet the consequences have
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The Palk Strait has long been a source of tension between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, but the growing drug threat offers an opportunity to build practical cooperation. By sharing intelligence, strengthening
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The Pinglu Canal is more than a shortcut to the sea. By cutting over 560 kilometres from inland shipping routes, it could lower transport costs, strengthen China–ASEAN trade, support cross-border manufacturing and
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Thirty-four new U.S. Peace Corps Trainee Volunteers have arrived in Sri Lanka this week, beginning preparations for two years of service focused on American English-language education in Sri Lankan communities. The new
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The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13, occurred amid an exceptional intensification of international contradictions. Wars in West Asia, unilateral sanctions, tariff barriers, and the weaponisation of finance and
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The emerging maritime partnership between Pakistan’s Gwadar Port and Oman’s Sohar Port deserves attention far beyond the language of bilateral diplomacy. Pakistan and Oman are discussing an arrangement that would designate Gwadar
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The war between Iran and a US-Israeli-led coalition, which began on 28 February 2026 with strikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
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The offer was blunt: $25,000 to track and kill a person in the Lithuanian capital who, according to U.S. prosecutors, was “telling lies about Russia”. The alleged approach came last year from
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In 2024, after Anura Kumara Dissanayake became President, the Russian Ambassador met with him and delivered a special message from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The message included an invitation to attend the
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Editorial Today is Narendra Modi’s birthday, and we believe it is important to write a few words about a political figure whose influence now extends far beyond the borders of India. Modi
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After Venezuela and Cuba, will the Trump administration turn its spotlight onto Nicaragua? Secretary of State Rubio has just finished a tour of three Latin American countries now allied with Trump –
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At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed worldwide in 2025, according to Global Witness, bringing the number of documented killings and long-term disappearances since 2012 to more than 2,375. The
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That new route arrives as China’s trade with Southeast Asia continues to expand. According to China’s General Administration of Customs, bilateral trade between China and ASEAN reached about 4.34 trillion yuan, or
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Five years after returning to power, the Taliban controls Afghanistan more firmly than many expected. Yet territorial control has not translated into the elimination of militant networks operating from Afghan soil. That
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