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The glaring differences between the United States and Iran notwithstanding, the talks beginning in Islamabad tomorrow have a fairly good chance of being a success. There is too much at stake, and
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North Korea has carried out a series of advanced weapons tests, unveiling new electromagnetic and so-called “blackout” bombs as part of efforts to strengthen its military arsenal. According to state media reports,
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Donald Trump has declared the start of a new “golden age” in the Middle East after announcing a ceasefire with Iran. The war, at least for now, has been paused. And while predictions are
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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has strongly condemned Israel, calling it “evil and a curse for humanity” as violence escalates in Lebanon despite ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring peace. His
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The Iran war has granted airports in China and India a rare chance: the opportunity to anchor global travel, as reported by the Financial Times. Before the conflict began in February, one
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Residents of Tehran emerged on Wednesday to their first day in nearly 40 without the sound of explosions, as reported by the Financial Times. But the city they encountered was deeply scarred
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Editorial The language of peace, when deployed by states long entangled in cycles of militarisation and geopolitical opportunism, often invites not admiration but scrutiny. Pakistan’s latest overtures towards peace, accompanied by the
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Standing in the dust of Çatalhöyük—a 9,000-year-old Neolithic site known to archaeology since the 1960s, yet virtually non-existent in discussions about political science and law—a question haunted me: “How come no one told
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