Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that Israel will not accept a Palestinian state under any circumstances and insisted that Hamas would be disarmed — willingly or by force. His
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Four armed Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered waters administered by Japan early Sunday, intensifying a diplomatic flare-up triggered by recent remarks from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding Taiwan. Japan’s Coast Guard
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Teaching my course on “Truth and Politics”, I’m struck by how prescient Hannah Arendt was: factual reality is stubborn, but the meaning of facts is endlessly contested. We live inside that contest.
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In March, HK Patil, Karnataka’s state law minister, presented a controversial bill to the legislature that allows the government to seize Bangalore Palace and its 472 acres of prime city-centre land from
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The diamond industry is calling for urgent reform of the Kimberley Process, the international pact created to eliminate trade in conflict diamonds, amid growing criticism from activists who say the system has
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Singapore police have carried out one of the country’s most sweeping financial crime operations in years, confiscating hundreds of millions of dollars in assets — including luxury cars, a yacht and extensive
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) is weighing a move of its Middle East regional headquarters from Beirut to Doha, raising alarm among staff over potential compromises to the UN agency’s independence and
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The National Security Archive (NSA) has released a new tranche of declassified material that it says restores key historical records the U.S. State Department quietly deleted from an official history of the
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Britain announced on Saturday that it intends to revoke statutory duties such as housing and weekly allowances for asylum seekers who are able to work but choose not to, as well as
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The Caribbean Community’s reparations commission will meet British officials and politicians from November 17 to 20, aiming to advance cooperation and promote public education on the reparations agenda. The talks come amid
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Hambantota International Port (HIP) has reported a remarkable surge in cargo volumes, reaching over 6 million metric tons by September 2025, representing a 151 percent increase compared to the same period last
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by Durga Velayudham When Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency on April 12, 1945, it was not simply as Roosevelt’s successor: it was as the man left in the wake of FDR’s
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The event marked the departure of the first ore shipment from the world’s largest known untapped deposit of high-grade iron ore, a major victory for the Simandou consortium. The Chinese delegation, led
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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will celebrate his eightieth birthday next Tuesday. Whether we admire or despise his politics, there is no denying that he decisively shaped the destiny of this island for
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Every few years since 1953, the Chinese government has unveiled a new master strategy for its economy: the all-important five-year plan. For the most part, these blueprints have been geared at spurring growth and
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