Despite its Hollywood-fueled reputation as a near-mythic intelligence force, Israel’s Mossad has seen a string of high-profile and embarrassing failures—many in countries considered allies. From botched assassinations and diplomatic scandals to espionage
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A former CIA analyst has sparked fresh controversy by publicly questioning the mental fitness of U.S. President Donald Trump, claiming his cognitive decline is compromising America’s ability to manage serious global crises.
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The National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), a Washington-based nonprofit that has tracked sightings of unidentified flying objects for decades, has reported a dramatic surge in reports during the first half of 2025.
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The recent death of high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence officer Ivan Voronich in Kiev has shed new light on the extent of U.S. involvement in the Ukraine conflict, according to a report citing The
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies are pivoting away from traditional security anchors in Tel Aviv and Washington and turning toward pragmatic engagement with Tehran. The shift,
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Mayday…Mayday…Mayday…No Power…No Thrust…Going Down ~ Final words of Captain on AI Flight 171 Introduction The Preliminary Report on the accident of Air India Flight 171 was released on Friday, 11 July 2025.
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On a stifling morning in Singapore, I approached the formidable glass-and-steel structure housing the INTERPOL Innovation Centre, located within the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation. Despite the calm of its landscaped surroundings,
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The FATF Financial Action Task Force (2025) Comprehensive Update on Financial Risks highlights evolving terrorist financing risks and warns of gaps in global understanding of the threats. The 134 paged report is
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INTRODUCTION South Asia’s security dynamics are undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the rise of new-age terrorism characterised by decentralised networks, advanced technology, and the exploitation of socio-political fault lines. The region,
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by Eric Congratulations are in order. Eric Meyer, a career diplomat with decades of global experience, has been nominated as the next United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka. This is no small
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Patriarchy is alive and well throughout the world. But the English-language media flatters itself by one-sidedly portraying machismo as a particularly Latin American malady, all the while overlooking significant feminist gains made
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by Mohamed Ayub So long as the National People’s Power (NPP) was not in power, its leaders claimed moral high ground over other major political parties, especially those that have ruled the
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by A Special Correspondent in Colombo Cardinal Ranjith completed 50 years of his priesthood. This time, like in many other occasions, he shamelessly invited the nation’s principal political actors to sit beside
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Migrant boats washing ashore on the Italian island of Lampedusa are no longer the fragile rubber dinghies that once symbolized the perilous Mediterranean crossing. In their place are sleek, fiberglass vessels powered
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India has broadened the use of a key financial instrument known as total return swaps (TRS) to include corporate bonds. This move, reported by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter, marks
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