Editor’s Note: This week’s dispatches provide insight into pivotal global events. In Bangladesh, the arrest of Workers Party leader Rashed Khan Menon amid quota reform unrest raises allegations of political revenge. In
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The mysterious sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines has all the elements of a Hollywood crime drama: conspiracy, cover-up – and betrayal. A new series of revelations from the German police, published
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Monsters of History Defy Truth, Justice, and Humanitarian Values The Israeli-American fraudulent ceasefire ended in Cairo without any agreeable outcome. There was nothing new but wasted time and missed opportunities to restore
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The countdown for the prestigious SAHA EXPO International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition has officially begun. The event, one of the world’s leading defence industry showcases, is set to take place from October
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A bizarre geopolitical thesis in the Indian media last week characterised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent 7-hour trip to Ukraine via Poland as part of an effort “to plug a missing link — Central
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo has issued a strong condemnation of a new Ukrainian law, alleging it is a deliberate move to undermine Christianity. The press release highlights the recent adoption by
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by Ren Yaoting Inspired by Marco Polo, who traveled to China along the ancient Silk Road more than 700 years ago, Italian traveler Vienna Cammarota set off from the legendary explorer’s hometown
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U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will begin his inaugural visit to China in his current position on Tuesday for a new round of strategic communication between China and the United States.
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by Misbah Saba Malik At least 53 people including security personnel were killed and scores of others injured in a series of attacks in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Monday, officials said.
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The Israeli Defense Ministry said on Monday that since the beginning of its military operations in Gaza, the country has received more than 50,000 tons of military equipment and ammunition. “The equipment
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A good deal of analysis of the recent political upheaval in Bangladesh has focussed on the high-handedness and authoritarianism of Sheikh Hasina’s government; it has either missed altogether, or generally underplayed, the
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by Mathalee Our politics is reminiscent of Slavoj Žižek’s parable of red ink. Žižek recounts an old joke from the German Democratic Republic: a worker is sent to Siberia and, knowing his
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From its beginnings, the capitalist economic system produced both critics and celebrants, those who felt victimized and those who felt blessed. Where victims and critics developed analyses, demands, and proposals for change,
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Editor’s Note: Jakarta has been engulfed in fiery unrest in recent days, as thousands of protesters attempted to storm parliament in response to controversial changes to election laws. In September 2023, MintPress
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