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Yves Goulet is a former public servant whose professional life was deeply enmeshed within Canada’s intelligence architecture for over three decades. He commenced his career in 1994 with the Canadian Security Intelligence
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Ukraine has concluded 10-year defence export agreements with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Qatar. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the development during an interview with Ukraine’s national telethon United News on April
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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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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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