A rise in mob violence has occurred in India during the recent years of the Modi government. Factors contributing to this trend include heightened religious tensions (particularly surrounding cow protection), the influence
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Despite ongoing efforts to resolve tensions and stabilize Sudan, longstanding divisive issues remain largely unresolved, and civil war persists. Achieving a sustainable and lasting peace remains challenging. It is crucial to quickly
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In an unprecedented situation in Europe during the last several years, mob violence and riots have now taken place in Leeds, UK, with mobs burning buses and damaging public property. Particularly shocking
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“Democracy must fall because it will try to tailor to everyone: the poor will want the wealth of the rich, and democracy will give it to them. Young people will want to
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Little would change for U.S. intelligence should Kamala Harris win the Democratic nomination for president and prevail in the November elections. President Biden, wracked by plunging polls and mounting pressure from Democratic
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“The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government.” – George Washington Recently, I wrote two articles in this journal. One was on the ongoing saga of a manufacturer
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In my first analysis of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania I pointed out the possibility of a second shooter. Since my essay was published last Monday,
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“I like the politicians who tell the truth – so that’s none of them.” ~ A British voter (The Guardian – 19.6.2024) Two years ago, on 20th July 2022, Lankan parliament voted
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Karwar, India – A newbuild containership chartered by Maersk has encountered a significant cargo fire in the Arabian Sea, approximately 50 nautical miles off the coast of Karwar, India. The Indian Coast
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When President Joe Biden said in a phone call to MSNBC’s Morning Joe recently, “I’m getting so frustrated with the elites… the elites of the party. I don’t care what the millionaires
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At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington, the focus was on Ukraine. In the Washington Declaration, the NATO leaders wrote, “Ukraine’s future is in NATO.” Ukraine formally applied to join NATO in
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Palm oil is one of the most used vegetable oils in the world and is found in a large variety of packaged products, from shampoos and lipstick to cookies and frozen pizza. Unfortunately, the
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“A week is a long time in politics,” said former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson in the 1950s. Labour’s recent election victory in the UK, along with the elections in France and
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Companies, banks, and airlines around the world have been hit by a massive IT outage linked to Microsoft services. The incident has left businesses grappling with significant disruptions, causing widespread inconvenience and
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A wave of student protests in Bangladesh has led to more than two dozen deaths, exposing severe discontent with the government and deep-seated economic issues in the world’s second-largest garment exporter. The
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