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Pakistan’s Hardening Line on Terrorism

August 1, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

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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From Berlin Neighbourhood Boy to Islamic State Attacker

July 30, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

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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Europe Faces Renewed Counterterrorism Test as Islamic State-Linked Plots Expose Security Gaps

July 30, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

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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New Book Reveals How YMCA in Sri Lanka Betrayed Its Moral Values

July 30, 2026
Book Reviews/New Books/Sri Lanka

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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UN Experts Raise Alarm Over Alleged Torture and Persecution of Bahá’í Minority in Iran

July 30, 2026
Human Rights/Iran/World

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 Says Procurement Reforms Led to His Dismissal

July 30, 2026
Ukraine/World

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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US Releases $600 Million for Global Vaccine Alliance After Funding Dispute

July 30, 2026
United States/World

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 Sues Telegram Over Alleged Failure to Remove Terrorist Content

July 30, 2026
Australia/World

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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Why Fools Rule The World

July 30, 2026
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

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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Ecuador: Noboa’s Ballot-Free Path to Power

July 30, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

President Daniel Noboa governs Ecuador with increasingly authoritarian methods. Elected in 2023 and reelected in 2025, he has concentrated power in the executive branch, clashed with the Constitutional Court, abused states of emergency,

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Sri Lanka: A Judiciary in Disarray After Years of Neglect

July 30, 2026
Judiciary/Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan government argues that one immediate strategy to make some reduction in the massive court case backlog, is by utilizing the expertise of senior legal minds serving as judges now

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The Real Cost of Every Monsoon

July 30, 2026
Columns/Social

Pakistan is once again facing the formidable challenge of the annual monsoon season. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 109 people have lost their lives and hundreds more have been

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Jihang Shipping Makes Waves In Colombo

July 30, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

The Port of Colombo witnessed a landmark development in Sri Lanka’s maritime sector with the historic maiden call of MV JI ZHE 6, operated by Hongkong Jihang International Shipping Co., Ltd, at the Colombo International

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Hasina’s Last Shield Falls

July 30, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

On July 24, 2026, Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin resigned from office after weeks of political uncertainty. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram accepted the resignation at 5:01 pm, making it effective immediately

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I Came, I Smiled, I Thought I Would Die Before I Saw This — Arundhati Roy

July 29, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics/Human Rights

by Our Correspondent in New Delhi The morning after India’s education minister resigned, Arundhati Roy returned to Jantar Mantar, where, only days earlier, one of the most remarkable protest movements in recent

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Kabul’s Denials, Pakistan’s Demands

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India’s Global Power, Its Accountability Problem

India’s growing global influence faces a difficult test as international

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As South Asian diplomacy evolves, Bangladesh faces a fundamental question:

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