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China has successfully tested a groundbreaking satellite refueling system in low Earth orbit, demonstrating capabilities that could transform space operations and commercial satellite servicing. The Hukeda-2, also known as Yuxing-3 06, carried
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China has escalated its dispute with the United States over artificial intelligence by urging scientists and tech researchers to boycott one of the world’s leading AI conferences after its organizers barred submissions
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Editorial The United Nations has finally said something that should never have been controversial: the transatlantic slave trade was the most serious crime against humanity. For over 400 years, millions of Africans
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Wars often begin with confidence in distance—precision strikes, remote control, minimal exposure. It is a familiar American instinct, visible from the early days of the Gulf War to the opening phases of
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Afghanistan today is no longer defined merely by instability; it has evolved into a dense convergence of militant networks, ideological extremism, foreign fighters, and illicit economies. This convergence has created a volatile
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This article is a critical examination of the 2026 US–Iran conflict, its humanitarian toll, and the enduring struggle for self-determination. The Opening of a New Front On 28 February 2026, United States
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In a time when oil prices are soaring to frightening levels all over the world and supply chains are stretched to the breaking point, the ongoing conflict with Iran has played out
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The latest escalation in the Middle East has brought global energy markets back to a familiar point of strain: the vulnerability of supply routes concentrated in a handful of geopolitical chokepoints. At
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For 48 hours, the global economy teetered on the edge of a “quagmire.” With Brent crude hitting $119 and a U.S. ultimatum for the “obliteration” of Iranian energy infrastructure ticking toward zero,
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Pakistan once again engages in a pointless spectacle that emphasises nuisance over substance. The propaganda-driven diplomacy aimed at preserving its declining strategic importance and handling backlash is nothing new. The current instance
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United Nations “experts” on Nicaragua, working to sanitize the effects of a failed, U.S.-inspired coup attempt, have not visited the country since the violence occurred eight years ago. Yet, for them, Nicaragua
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Sri Lanka’s position in the Indian Ocean has long been described as strategic. Yet, the true test of a nation is not in possessing geographic advantage, but in how effectively it translates
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“It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there.” ~ President Donald Trump The Overview The contemporary tensions in
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