Militias and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed massacres, ethnically targeted killings, and gang rapes, according to two reports released Wednesday by leading human rights organizations. Human
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U.S. equities tumbled this week, with the S&P 500 shedding roughly $1 trillion in market value as a tech-driven selloff intensified ahead of anticipated Federal Reserve guidance on interest rates. The S&P
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Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide, we believe that human beings are rational and are made to seek the truth.~ Timothy Radcliffe Prolegomena
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For much of the last three decades, China’s rise in Africa has been defined by economics. Its footprint has been visible in the bridges, highways, ports, and power stations financed and constructed
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The Czech general election this autumn, once seemingly a smooth path to victory for billionaire politician Andrej Babiš, has been thrown into unexpected turmoil by an extraordinary scandal involving a plot to
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Microsoft Corp. has curtailed Chinese companies’ access to early notifications about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its software, amid concerns that leaks may have contributed to recent hacking campaigns targeting its SharePoint and Exchange
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Russia’s oil production and exports are projected to remain stable this year, even as the industry faces its most difficult period since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Moscow-based Kasatkin Consulting. The firm
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Blackstone Inc.’s head of secondaries, Verdun Perry, called the buying and selling of existing private assets “the most underutilized tool” in private markets, forecasting that secondaries deal volume could surge to $400
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Tibet (Xizang) on Wednesday to attend landmark events marking the 60th anniversary of the region’s establishment as an autonomous area, becoming the first Chinese president to
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Editor’s Note: This column, first published in The Indian Express, examines the growing friction in U.S.-India relations and warns against a pressure-driven approach that risks alienating a vital strategic partner. It highlights
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