United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance and detention of six Egyptian journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the independent investigative media platform Matsadaash, warning
The world is moving deeper into a sustained and expanding military buildup, according to data and analysis presented ahead of the annual NATO summit scheduled to take place in Turkey next week.
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South Africa’s manganese-rich Kalahari basin has become the center of a rapidly expanding mining boom driven by global demand for materials critical to the energy transition, even as local communities report environmental
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China is preparing to expand its presence in global marine infrastructure markets by exporting advanced robotic systems designed to locate and protect undersea communication and power cables, according to state media reports.
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For centuries, Afghanistan’s educational institutions stood at the crossroads of faith, scholarship, and intellectual inquiry, producing generations of jurists, poets, philosophers, scientists, and religious scholars whose influence reached far beyond the country’s
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Germany’s governing coalition led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz has reached agreement on a broad package of reforms after months of internal disputes that had strained relations between its governing parties and raised
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The Argentine judiciary has annulled a decree issued by President Javier Milei that sought to restrict the granting of Argentine citizenship to foreign nationals, ruling that the measure exceeded executive powers and
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Taiwan should transform itself into a “hornet’s nest” of drones to deter conflict and strengthen security, the top U.S. diplomat on the island said on Thursday, underscoring Washington’s support for Taipei’s expanding
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Russia authorized covert military training involving Chinese forces at the highest levels of its defense establishment, with multiple senior generals participating in exercises that included chemical, biological, and radiological warfare instruction, according
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe has warned that artificial intelligence-powered cyberoffensive tools are becoming comparable to “digital nuclear weapons,” cautioning that the technology could significantly intensify global competition and reshape the balance of
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German prosecutors have reclassified the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a “war crime,” according to local media reports, marking a significant legal shift in one of Europe’s most
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Cuba has officially established a new government institution tasked with leading the transformation of the country’s state enterprise system, creating a central body responsible for improving the operation, organization and development of
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China has introduced a broad new overseas investment regulation aimed at protecting national interests, responding to foreign trade barriers and controlling the transfer of sensitive technologies abroad, a move analysts say could
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The Communist Party of China (CPC) has surpassed 101 million members as it marks its 105th anniversary, expanding its organizational network across Chinese society and reinforcing its central role in the country’s
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The United States military has established a significant relief operation in Venezuela following two major earthquakes last week, deploying more than 900 personnel inside the country and hundreds more at regional bases
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Taiwan’s main opposition party has proposed a NT$240 billion (US$7.5 billion) plan to expand the island’s drone industry, just days after delaying consideration of a similar initiative put forward by President Lai
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