Britain is already on the front line of confrontation with Russia, the head of MI6 will warn, as Moscow escalates a campaign of disinformation, sabotage and cyberattacks designed to destabilise the West.
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China’s fossil fuel power plants are on course to record their first annual decline in electricity generation in nearly a decade, as a rapid expansion of renewable energy capacity increasingly meets the
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India is drawing renewed interest from global fund managers seeking to diversify equity portfolios as concerns grow that the global artificial intelligence rally may be losing momentum. According to Bloomberg, several major
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Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying was found guilty on Monday of collusion with foreign forces and sedition in a closely watched national security trial that critics say
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The mass casualty attack that occurred yesterday in Australia represents more than an isolated act of violence; it reflects a dangerous convergence of antisemitism, geopolitical polarisation, and evolving patterns of radicalisation. With
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The involvement of foreign troops in disaster relief efforts in Sri Lanka underscores how real-world circumstances continually shape the dynamics of geopolitics. It also serves as a striking example of how such
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“Inclusion strengthens nations; exclusion strengthens problems.” Sri Lanka’s long-term stability and democratic resilience depend not only on the strength of its security institutions but also on the quality of its inclusiveness. Experience
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A joint investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List has identified Saudi Arabia as the latest country to import grain shipped directly from a Western-sanctioned port in occupied Crimea, underscoring Russia’s continued efforts
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Legal services revenue in the United Kingdom has surged by 65 per cent over the past ten years, with income from British lawyers increasing more than 10 per cent in just the
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor The dissolution of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party marks not just the end of a political organisation, but the symbolic death of institutionalised democracy in the city. After
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Springer Nature, one of the world’s largest academic publishers, is facing criticism after a newly released book on AI ethics was found to contain numerous questionable and potentially fabricated citations. The book,
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Inequality remains deeply entrenched across South Asia and China, according to the recently published World Inequality Report 2026, with vast gaps in income and wealth and persistent gender disparities. In India, inequality
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