For an entire generation of Americans, the sight of the Soviet Sputnik satellite passing overhead became a symbol of technological vulnerability. The first artificial satellite launched a space race that ultimately saw
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Four years after seizing control in 2021, the Taliban regime is not consolidating control, it is unraveling from within. Far from the “peace and stability” they promised, Afghanistan today is a pressure
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When one person hurts another, common sense dictates that the person should apologize and, preferably, make amends for the harm they may have caused. Apologize, make amends, and ensure it won’t happen
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The United States may be facing a quiet but consequential strategic vulnerability: a shrinking arsenal of advanced missiles after an intense seven-week military campaign against Iran. According to a recent analysis by
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The International Criminal Court has refused to release former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, ruling that it retains jurisdiction to prosecute him despite his country’s withdrawal from the tribunal. The decision, delivered by
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India is set to import a record 2.5 million metric tons of urea in a single tender, according to government sources, at prices nearly double those paid just two months ago. The
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The United States Navy is undertaking a consequential reassessment of its aircraft carrier strategy, placing its newest and most advanced warships—the Ford class—under intense scrutiny. The review, expected to conclude within weeks,
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A formal appeal submitted to the Speaker of Parliament on 22 April 2026 has intensified scrutiny over an alleged cyber-related financial breach involving the Sri Lankan Treasury, with claims that a $2.5
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M.K. Stalin has cast the upcoming Assembly election as far more than a routine political contest, describing it as a defining confrontation between what he
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The defeat of the National Democratic Alliance government in the Lok Sabha over the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been described as more than a procedural setback. According to a detailed
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Two-thirds of Singapore businesses surveyed by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) say they have been “moderately to severely” affected by the ongoing Iran war, as global geopolitical tensions continue to drive up
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Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has renewed calls for the International Monetary Fund to release approximately $5 billion in frozen Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), originally requested by President Nicolás Maduro in 2020.
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The ongoing controversy over Agriculture, Lands, Irrigation and Livestock Minister K.D. Lal Kantha’s three-storeyed luxury house has intensified pressure on the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) government struggling to
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In the ancient Mediterranean city of Tiro, in southern Lebanon, the atmosphere is thick with anxiety rather than the calm often associated with its seaside landscape and historic ruins. Once known as
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A growing wave of arrests and deportations in Egypt has placed thousands of Sudanese and Syrian refugees in an increasingly precarious situation, according to testimonies from affected families and human rights organizations.
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