India’s freedom struggle produced many extraordinary leaders, but few combined intellectual brilliance, political courage, spiritual depth and an unwavering commitment to Hindu-Muslim unity as profoundly as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. A freedom
They crossed the border from Sudan carrying the consequences of a devastating war, seeking protection from violence that had already forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. But for some Sudanese
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In the vast desert routes connecting Libya and Sudan, a group of fighters searching through documents recovered from an enemy convoy uncovered evidence of a new dimension in Sudan’s civil war. Among
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Europe’s NATO allies are moving to address a new challenge at the heart of the continent’s defence strategy: how to replace key military capabilities that the United States will no longer keep
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Donald Trump’s second term has precipitated a tsunami of criticism from Democrats over his foreign policy. Yet when it comes to Washington’s efforts to dominate Latin America and the Caribbean, the substantive
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Sixty to seventy percent of Mexico’s terrain is classified as arid or semiarid desert, typically with no rain for eight to nine months a year. La pipa, the water truck, brings enough water to
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Deceit, thy name is betrayal—Jamaat-e-Islami and the inexorable judgment of history! History possesses a memory far longer than political expediency and a conscience far sterner than the fleeting passions of the moment.
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Like oil in the twentieth century, lithium is the ‘white gold’ of the twenty-first. Demand for this key element is driving economic growth based on the ‘renewable’ energy provided by lithium-ion batteries.
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that Haiti is facing the most severe humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere, driven by escalating gang violence, mass displacement, widespread hunger and a critically
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Poland has taken a major step toward hosting a permanent United States military base after Prime Minister Donald Tusk authorized preparations for a long-term American deployment, signaling a deeper strategic partnership with
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The Group of Seven summit concluded on Wednesday without a unified final declaration from participating leaders, marking a departure from traditional summit outcomes and highlighting divisions within the bloc. Instead, heads of
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Fiji, the Philippines and Sri Lanka are expanding the use of drones and other unmanned technologies as Indo-Pacific countries seek more cost-effective ways to improve maritime security, surveillance capabilities and emergency response
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Japan is preparing to deepen economic ties with India through a high-level visit to Assam by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, accompanied by executives from more than 50 Japanese companies and organizations seeking
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Who truly emerged victorious in the war between the United States and Iran? The conflict has yielded no clear answers, yet America’s friends have borne the brunt of Washington’s decisions. Iran’s retaliation
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Donald Trump, who managed to evade the draft during the Vietnam War, said recently that he wanted to be a ‘wartime president.’ He was clearly thinking of brass bands, fancy uniforms, medals
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The long-awaited deal, which had been on the horizon, has finally been agreed upon by the US and Iran, with the final MoU due to be signed in Geneva. While the deal
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