On July 29, 2026, the US District Court for the Western District of New York (Buffalo, New York), convicted an American national, Hadi Matar, of Lebanese descent on charges of federal terrorism
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On July 29, 2026, the last known active Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘Politburo’ member, Misir Besra aka Sunirmal aka Sagar Da aka Bhaskar Da (65), carrying a cumulative reward of over INR 22 million, was arrested along
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A nominal ceasefire reached in April 2026 has done little to halt the escalation in the Persian Gulf. After Iran’s “attempted surprise attack” against US forces on July 28, the US retaliated by launching
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As we move toward the end of the Trump era, we need to reckon with the changes his administration has wrought in the American system of government. The most significant is the
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A senior Israeli official, likely Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, recently briefed the Israeli press delegation who traveled to Washington in support of Netanyahu’s White House visit, regarding plans for Israel to build a domestic stealth fighter plane and an
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While Western collector car cultures have spent over a century maturing into multi-billion-dollar industries, China’s story is just getting started. As the world’s largest auto market shifts from raw volume growth to
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Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) laid out what it described as one of the most extensive counterterrorism campaigns in the country’s recent history at a press conference held in Rawalpindi on July
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DER SPIEGEL’s reconstruction of the life of Abdul Ballout reveals how a Berlin-born German citizen, known to authorities long before the attack, progressed from local football pitches to violent Islamist extremism, exposing
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A succession of terrorist plots, arrests and deadly attacks across Europe has reignited scrutiny of the continent’s counterterrorism architecture, exposing the complex challenges posed by online radicalisation, youth recruitment and fragmented intelligence-sharing.
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The release of Under the Red Triangle by Susil Hettiarachchi, former General Secretary of the Dehiwala YMCA, could hardly have come at a more symbolic moment. As more than 1,300 delegates gathered
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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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There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ― Soren Kierkegaard The Human Mindset The paradox of
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