Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure within Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of poor regional election results, with senior figures in the party calling for changes to its
The developments of April 2026 mark a decisive turning point in Mizoram’s internal security landscape, with the surrender of 43 cadres of the Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) on April 30, 2026, and
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Kerala effectively consolidated its Maoist or Naxalite (Left-Wing Extremism, LWE)-free status in 2025, recording zero incidents and marking a decisive end to insurgent activity that had peaked during the third phase of the movement
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In Tamil Nadu’s unfolding election results, early trends showing Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) performing strongly have triggered bold claims from within the party. TVK national spokesperson Felix Gerald said on Monday that
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Paushali Lass is a transnational consultant, writer, and speaker whose work bridges geopolitics, culture, and identity across India, Germany, and Israel. Born in Kolkata and raised in New Delhi within a strongly
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Along the tense frontier between Israel and Lebanon, a new form of warfare is rapidly redefining the balance between technological superiority and tactical improvisation. As reported by Times UK, Hezbollah’s increasing use
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In a world marked by geopolitical disorder and growing democratic fatigue, Belarusian Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich offers a stark and unsettling diagnosis of the present. Speaking from her exile in Berlin,
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Asia is increasingly confronting a severe economic strain as the ongoing conflict involving Iran continues to disrupt global energy and trade flows. Countries across the region, heavily dependent on imported fuel from
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Counting of votes has begun across five key regions in India, marking a pivotal moment in one of the country’s most extensive electoral exercises in recent years. The elections, held across West
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In a packed federal courtroom in Oakland, California, one of the most consequential battles in modern technology is playing out—not just between two billionaires, but over the very future of artificial intelligence.
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Deep inside Ukraine, far from the front lines but central to the country’s war effort, a new generation of weapons is being designed, built, and deployed with increasing speed and ambition. As
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John Pederson thought he had found a way out. Injured in a car crash and unable to work, the former line cook from Outback Steakhouse turned to prediction markets in a bid
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Air forces are the primary military branches responsible for conducting air warfare, securing air superiority and projecting power through fighters, bombers and reconnaissance platforms. In contemporary air warfare, victory is no longer
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Hannah Arendt raises the question of solidarity against the backdrop of a broken world. In the wake of totalitarianism, she insists, the Western tradition itself is irretrievably broken. That tradition began, as
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In a landmark development for regional trade, Pakistan has formally operationalised a new overland transit corridor with Iran, allowing third-country goods to move through Pakistani territory to Iran and onward to Central
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Most religions, other than Buddhism, aver that there is a Creator of the cosmos (universe) that includes the earth, sun, moon, stars, as well as water, fire, and so on, apart from
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