For an entire generation of Americans, the sight of the Soviet Sputnik satellite passing overhead became a symbol of technological vulnerability. The first artificial satellite launched a space race that ultimately saw
A two-month negotiating period between the United States and Iran has ended without a final agreement, with the prospects for renewed diplomacy appearing increasingly uncertain. Instead, tensions have intensified over Iran’s nuclear
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French neuropsychiatrist Boris Cyrulnik, one of the leading figures associated with the development of the concept of resilience, has warned that societies facing prolonged uncertainty risk turning towards authoritarian leaders who promise
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China is once again facing uncertainty over preparations for a high-level meeting with US President Donald Trump, with less than six weeks remaining before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington,
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The US Navy’s aircraft carriers have come under renewed scrutiny following complaints about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, the aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East for almost seven months without
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UN experts have warned States against normalising Taliban rule in Afghanistan, saying five years of increasingly entrenched restrictions have demonstrated the need for greater international accountability rather than accommodation of the de
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The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, has warned that a new Russian law imposing sweeping restrictions on Russians living abroad represents an
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UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, has expressed serious concern over what she described as a troubling pattern in Israeli family courts and
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August 13, 2026, marks the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth, recalling the Cuban revolutionary leader who governed the Caribbean nation for nearly five decades and became one of the most prominent
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Elon Musk’s ambitious plan to build what he describes as the largest building on Earth is facing growing concern from residents in Grimes County, Texas, where his Terafab semiconductor facility is already
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China is expanding its scientific collaboration with Iran into the strategically sensitive field of rare earths, including processing technologies that Beijing has increasingly sought to protect from overseas transfer. The National Natural
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Colombia has yet to activate international rescue assistance offered by several countries following Monday’s devastating earthquake, with the newly installed government of President Abelardo de la Espriella declining or delaying requests for
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India has described incidents along its disputed border with China as “most serious”, warning that the condition of the frontier will directly affect the wider relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The
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Myanmar’s military is increasingly using drones, motorised paragliders and other low-cost aircraft to attack civilians, according to United Nations investigators, highlighting the widening use of improvised and inexpensive aerial weapons as the
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Taiwan has condemned planned Chinese navy drills involving an Indonesian warship off its east coast, accusing Beijing of attempting to create a false impression internationally that it exercises jurisdiction over waters east
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North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese authorities said, days before major joint military exercises between
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