Former US president Joe Biden says Donald Trump should be haunted for the rest of his life by the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol, describing his predecessor and successor
When street violence is mistaken for popular will, a small but determined mob can acquire influence far beyond its numbers. The challenge for democracies is to protect the right to peaceful protest
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Former Sri Lankan parliamentarian Gevindu Cumaratunga has called on the government to explain the objectives of its proposed new Constitution, questioning what Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya means by an “all-inclusive” constitutional framework
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The killing of nine people at a Greek Orthodox funeral in southern Jordan has turned an occasion of mourning into a test of national unity. With the perpetrators’ identities and motives still
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Introduction On Friday, October 23, 2026, Islamic State terrorists attacked a church in the Kingdom of Jordan. The Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in the village of Hamoud, is located in
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Moktar is 21, a university student from a modest Tunisian family, and one of thousands of young people who feel that France has closed the door on their future. He lives with
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“We have brought clay and made a figurine and are planning to stick uguressa thorns and other poisonous thorns into it… I will murmur a spell… We have prepared an offering to
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned that Sri Lanka risks losing its place in the emerging international order unless it accelerates technological modernisation, expands its
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Milan deployed 500 paratroopers to reinforce security across the city centre on Saturday as Italian authorities prepared for possible renewed unrest following a demonstration against the cost of living that descended into
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared himself confident of victory on the eve of the country’s presidential runoff, rallying supporters in Rio de Janeiro as he prepared for a closely
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France’s escalating unrest is intensifying investor concerns over public finances and economic growth, as the government faces mounting pressure to deliver budget savings amid political divisions and further planned demonstrations. The yield
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Ukraine’s campaign of long-range strikes against Russian military and industrial targets has expanded rapidly, with specialised drone units using increasingly sophisticated weapons, intelligence networks and detailed mission planning to hit facilities deep
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an unannounced visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong over the weekend, marking a significant anniversary in relations between the two countries as Beijing
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When an earthquake struck northern Venezuela on 24 June, several 12-storey apartment blocks in OPP Caribe, a state-backed housing settlement on the coast near La Guaira, swayed before collapsing into piles of
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Dr. Muhammad Yunus and the perils of a nation’s broken trust! Betrayal is among the most devastating crimes against public confidence. It does not always arrive with drawn swords or marching armies.
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Gardiner Harris, a former pharmaceutical industry reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, has accused Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of a pattern of misconduct spanning decades, arguing that
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