by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS leaders and other delegates attending the Summit in New Delhi
The beaches of San Antonio in the Philippine province of Zambales are usually alive before dawn. Fishing boats return with fresh catches, villagers crowd the shore and traders prepare for another day’s
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The following excerpts are adapted from the author’s recent book, Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi’s New Republic, published by Verso Books. The unification of the repressive apparatus for the first time since 1952
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The United Nations Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk, has issued a stark warning over the escalating use of armed drones in Sudan, describing the conflict as being on the verge of entering
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A major diplomatic controversy has erupted after Colombian President Gustavo Petro made a highly provocative statement comparing Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sparking outrage and political friction
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The Spanish government has begun using a debt conversion programme with Cuba to fund humanitarian support, including the delivery of food to the island’s population amid a severe economic and social crisis.
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A growing wave of historical revisionism in Russia is raising alarm among historians and human rights advocates, as the government under Vladimir Putin intensifies efforts to reshape public understanding of Soviet-era repression.
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China is positioning Spain as a central manufacturing hub for its expanding presence in the European automotive market, according to reporting based on industry sources and analysis of ongoing negotiations. The shift
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As Donald Trump prepares for a closely watched visit to Beijing, public reactions across China reveal a strikingly divided perception of the former US president and the broader relationship between the world’s
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A series of disturbing incidents involving Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon has sparked renewed international concern over conduct in occupied villages, particularly those with historic Christian communities. Reporting drawn from El País
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Chandrasekar Joseph Vijay has achieved his chief ministerial dream in Tamil Nadu, with the help of some other parties, including the Congress. His meteoric rise to power
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On May 7, 2026, Leilma, an Ismaili woman and wife of Salam Maftoon, a local singer, was killed at the Ishkashim Bazaar in the Ishkashim District of Badakhshan Province. The attacker used
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There is an inimitable French expression — ‘ennui’. I first came across it while reading Jean-Paul Sartre as a university student in Thiruvananthapuram in the mid-sixties. It roughly translates as a feeling
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The brief but intense India–Pakistan confrontation of May 2025 will likely be remembered not only for military exchanges or cross-border strikes, but for something equally significant: the contest over narrative, credibility and
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In the refined idiom of jurisprudence! The term “shall” wields commanding authority of the highest order, elevating a mere expression into an obligatory mandate. More clearly, in legal parlance, the word “shall”
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In the realist tradition of international relations, regimes driven by ideology and internal consolidation often transform into sanctuaries for non-state actors. They provide safe havens to aligned militant groups as proxies for
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