Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday criticised a diesel supply agreement between the United States and Russia, calling it a “very risky choice” that could undermine international efforts to pressure Russian
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has called on Canada to strengthen protection for Sikh activist Moninder Singh following repeated official warnings of credible threats to his life. The
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Singapore is grappling with an accelerating wave of youth radicalisation, with authorities warning that the time it takes for young people to embrace extremist ideologies has halved over the past decade as
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A nationwide survey indicates that a majority of Indians are dissatisfied with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to examination paper leaks that triggered nationwide student protests and political upheaval. The findings suggest
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As the People’s Liberation Army approaches its centenary in 2027, retired senior colonel Zhou Bo says China’s long-term objective is to build a military capable of standing “neck and neck” with the
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Morocco has for the first time officially addressed the mass arrival of migrants at the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, attributing the unprecedented movement of people to what it described as
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Spain said overnight migrant crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta had fallen to virtually zero after authorities moved swiftly to reinforce border controls following an unprecedented mass crossing that claimed
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Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey has become more than one of the year’s biggest cinematic events. It has also sparked an unusually wide-ranging cultural debate about how classical literature should be
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A package of laws modelled on Russian legislation has sharply curtailed the activities of non-governmental organisations in Georgia, prompting warnings from civil society leaders that democratic institutions and the rule of law
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China has strongly criticised the United States after Washington expanded restrictions on imports from dozens of additional Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, rejecting the allegations as
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Chinese military researchers have used outputs from leading artificial intelligence models developed by US companies OpenAI and Anthropic to train domestic AI systems aimed at strengthening China’s defence capabilities, according to a
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Singapore’s annual number of births fell below 30,000 for the first time since independence in 1965, underscoring mounting demographic pressures as one of Asia’s fastest-ageing societies grapples with declining fertility, a shrinking
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United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concern over allegations of arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, torture and other forms of ill-treatment targeting members of Iran’s Bahá’í religious minority, warning that several
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Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said his dismissal from office was primarily driven by his efforts to overhaul Ukraine’s military procurement system, arguing that reforms aimed at increasing transparency and
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The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funding for vaccines benefiting the world’s poorest countries, reversing a decision to withhold the money over
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Australia’s internet safety regulator has launched legal proceedings against messaging platform Telegram, alleging the company failed to remove terrorist content from its service despite being placed on notice, marking a significant escalation
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