Japan announced Tuesday that it plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles to Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture, just 110 kilometers east of Taiwan, by fiscal 2030, signaling a major expansion of its
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The Central Intelligence Agency’s rare public appeal in Farsi this week calling on Iranian anti‑regime protesters to contact the agency securely online marks an extraordinary moment in U.S. foreign intelligence communications. In
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United Nations experts have called on governments to ensure that any emerging regulations on deep seabed activities, including potential mining codes, are firmly anchored in international law and guided by the precautionary
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Government officials, development experts, business leaders, and civil society representatives gathered in Bangkok for the 13th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, issuing an urgent call to accelerate action on water security, clean
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The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV warned Spanish bishops last November about the risk of extremist groups attempting to manipulate the Church and influence Catholic voters. The advisory, first reported
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The killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”, in a February 23, 2026, security operation in Jalisco marks one of the most consequential blows against a Mexican
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The long-standing Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) insurgency in India, once described as the nation’s “greatest internal security threat,” has reached a historical inflection point. On February 22, 2026, Thippari Tirupati aka Devji aka Devuji aka Deoji aka Sanjiv aka Sanjeev aka Chetan aka Ramesh aka Kumma aka Shankar aka Sheshu aka Jagan aka Sudharshan aka Devanna (60),
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un used a major political gathering in Pyongyang to reaffirm his authority and set out a new five-year strategy aimed at consolidating the country’s economic foundations, tightening
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The recent invitation by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Austrian companies to invest in citrus value addition, mining, and renewable energy in Pakistan is a significant move toward enhancing economic diplomacy and
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In early February 2026, the Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi shocked the nation with the announcement of an interim India–US trade framework. The deal has sparked widespread outrage, particularly among
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