India and Pakistan are actively preparing for the next possible military confrontation, stockpiling weapons, adopting emerging technologies, and leaning heavily on their foreign defence partners — a development that analysts say raises
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A damning new report has accused senior Cambodian politicians of supporting and profiting from a vast criminal industry that uses trafficked forced labour to run online scam centres targeting lonely individuals in
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Air India has been ranked the worst airline for flight delays departing from UK airports in 2024, with passengers facing average delays of nearly 46 minutes per flight, according to an analysis
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Chinese robotics company UBTech Robotics Corp. is preparing to launch a $20,000 humanoid robot designed for home use later this year, as it moves to expand beyond its current focus on industrial
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Congestion at major European ports is worsening, raising concerns about a ripple effect across global supply chains as trade tensions, labor shortages, and shifting tariff policies disrupt maritime operations, according to a
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Saudi Arabia is making a bold push to transform its modest golf landscape into a luxury-driven sporting destination, partnering with Canadian tech entrepreneur and BlackBerry co-founder Jim Balsillie in a $100 million
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The decade-long shale boom that made the United States the world’s top oil producer is showing signs of faltering as Donald Trump’s renewed trade tariffs and falling crude prices squeeze the industry’s
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Diplomatic tensions between Uganda and Germany have sharply escalated after Uganda’s military abruptly suspended all defence and military cooperation with Berlin, accusing Germany’s top envoy in Kampala of engaging in “subversive” activities
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For decades, institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have operated under the guise of global development and stability — but their deeper function has often been to
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“What sheer unfeeling idiocy”. ~ Rolf Hochhuth (The Deputy) May 2024 marked the 15th anniversary of the ending of the long Eelam War. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardana presided over the annual ‘war-heroes’
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The Liberian-flagged container vessel MSC Elsa 3 capsized 38 nautical miles off the coast of Kochi on Saturday, triggering a large-scale rescue and emergency response operation across Kerala’s coastal districts. All 24
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor In the oft-quoted words of Lenin, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” The sixteen hours between May 6 and May
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Alas, Bangladesh! We won you through rivers of blood in 1971—a nation born of sacrifice and unyielding resolve. Yet today, brought low by the colossal misdeeds of Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and
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