by Our Correspondent in Doha Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remained in Syria on Friday while members of his family took steps to distance themselves amid mounting regional and military pressures. Reports indicate
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Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has firmly denied recent allegations that liquor licenses issued during his administration were distributed illegally or as bribes. Addressing concerns surrounding the issuance of these licenses,
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Editorial Do you believe justice delayed is justice denied? If so, how do we define what has transpired since the fateful night of December 3, 1984, when a toxic gas leak from
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Syria is the mother of all mysteries. Even the Romans couldn’t figure out all the intrigues, plots, factions, coups and assassinations that were common there. Nor could they understand or deal with its hotbed of
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Yesterday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that he has asked the United States to expedite the declassification of archival records on the 1985 Palace of Justice case. The request is an important
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The U.S. enjoys many strengths that give it an edge over other republics, such as a decentralized and innovative economy that draws global talent and unmatched military strength. Yet the Roman Republic,
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A quiet panic has broken out within immigrant communities across the United States ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025. Mixed-status families are expecting to be separated, DACA recipients foresee their status being revoked,
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“Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.” – Eddie Rickenbacker International Civil Aviation Day, celebrated annually on the 7th of December, commemorates the advancements
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by Luxman Aravind Amidst a nation walking on a knife-edge in terms of its economy, this tear-drop shaped island finds itself ensnared in a troubling paradox: a government wielding an overwhelming supermajority
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India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, emphasized on Friday that the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is growing and evolving into one of the most expansive forms of intergovernmental coordination. Speaking at
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Iran’s military achieved a significant milestone in its space program on Friday with the successful launch of the Fakhr-1 satellite and the Saman-1 orbital transfer unit (OTU) into orbit. The launch, which
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Editor’s Note: The following essay is based on a recent speech by the author at the Oxford Union. When I was young, we were old-style leftists. We thought those in power had
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The Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore celebrated its 50th anniversary three years ago. I was fortunate enough to be part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations being an alumni of the College, on
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Russia increased supplies of platinum to the United States in October to their maximum level in two years – $203 million, which is almost a third of all imports, Sputnik’s analysis of
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The following excerpts are adapted from the author’s book Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery, published by the University of Chicago Press. We are living in a moment in which
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