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From decades of Maoist guerrilla warfare and isolation to rebuilding, returning villagers, and expanding state presence, central India’s Bastar region is being reshaped in what officials call the collapse of one of
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In a rare and highly consequential diplomatic moment, Israel and Lebanon held their first official talks since 1993 in Washington on Tuesday, under U.S. auspices. The meeting, convened by U.S. Secretary of
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The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, has issued a forceful warning over escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, describing the situation as a direct challenge to global maritime
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Behind the scenes at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, mounting concerns are reportedly placing Director Kash Patel in a precarious position, with growing speculation in Washington circles that his tenure could be
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As his presidency enters its final months, Gustavo Petro is no longer tempering his words. Facing the end of his term on August 7, Colombia’s first left wing president in decades has
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Less than a day after signaling a reopening, Iran has once again tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most strategically vital waterways on the planet. The abrupt
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José Gil, one of Portugal’s most influential contemporary philosophers, delivers a blunt warning about the future of democracy: without radical reinvention, societies are drifting toward a new form of authoritarian rule shaped
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