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On a blustery September afternoon in Tuam, 20 miles north of Galway, the quiet streets of the Dublin Road estate conceal a harrowing past. Behind the rows of late-1970s terraced houses, a
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Mon dieu! La France has run out of politicians. The Republic of this great democracy has hundreds of professional politicians. In fact, 577 in its National Assembly. Yet it can’t seem to
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Thirteen years after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt at the age of fifteen, Malala Yousafzai is speaking openly about the untold struggles behind her public image. In her forthcoming memoir, Finding My
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There is an unending debate all over the world about which is the best form of governance. Arguments abound in favor of communism, dictatorship, military rule, feudalism, and democracy. Yet, among thought
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The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Extraordinary Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), held from 14 to 17 October 2025 in London, concluded without agreement on the proposed Net-Zero Framework for
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Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy has publicly called on Elon Musk to partner with Russia to build an undersea tunnel connecting Alaska and Russia, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump floated the
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Saudi Arabia is in advanced discussions with the Trump administration over a potential defence agreement that could mirror a recent U.S.-Qatar pact, committing Washington to regard any attack on the kingdom as
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The latest US-Indian fracas over Russian oil has been rather odd with Trump attributing to PM Modi explicitly that India has terminated its imports of Russian oil. Why would Trump bluff? One possibility that
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The Department of Money Laundering Investigation in Nepal has launched a sweeping inquiry into the assets of three former prime ministers and two former ministers over allegations of illegally amassing wealth through
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The number of displaced people in Haiti has reached an unprecedented 1.4 million, marking a 36% increase since 2024, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported. The UN agency described the figure
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Gold may reach unprecedented levels of $10,000 per ounce as it gains renewed popularity as a safe haven, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon predicted this week. The precious metal, traditionally seen as a
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