A shirtless, masked young man standing above a São Paulo metro station, waving Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s flag alongside a Palestinian flag, became one of the defining images of
The widening conflict in the Middle East is increasingly revealing a complex intersection of military strategy, financial interests and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. As missiles fly across the region and global markets react,
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President Lee Jae Myung has publicly acknowledged for the first time that elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, widely known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), deployed in
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Tankers carrying liquefied natural gas from the United States and other suppliers are increasingly diverting from Europe toward Asia as spot prices surge amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The redirection
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As many as 150 United States troops have been wounded so far in the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters. The figure
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Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar recognised Hambantota harbour as a Chinese military facility that underlined intimidating foreign military presence in the Indian Ocean. Jaishankar was responding to queries regarding India’s widely
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The United States Navy has declined near-daily requests from the international shipping industry to provide military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, citing an
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North Korea on Wednesday publicly declared its support for the Iranian people’s decision to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new Supreme Leader, following the death of his father in the initial
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We are not facing separate crises, but the simultaneous collapse of multiple historical orders unfolding in the present. Not only international relations and political science scholars but also the broader communities of
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China and Iran have signed a highly significant, comprehensive 25-year cooperation agreement, which includes military cooperation. I emphasize that all of this is publicly available information; anyone can verify it. As a
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President Donald Trump telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, March 10. In the hour-long conversation the two leaders discussed the Iran and Ukraine conflicts. Trump told Putin he wants to see
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The global economy is currently facing a moment of profound peril as one of its most critical arteries, the Strait of Hormuz, has been effectively severed by a rapid military escalation. A
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In September 2003, a confidential diplomatic cable from the United States Embassy in Colombo compiled detailed biographical sketches of several emerging Sri Lankan political figures who were seen at the time as
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In a striking analysis published in Haaretz, economist Eran Yashiv of Tel Aviv University warns that the escalating confrontation between the United States and Iran may ultimately be shaped less by military
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The idea of war carries a strange rhythm. For long stretches, it moves slowly, almost invisibly, as tensions accumulate beneath the surface of ordinary life. Then, at moments that appear sudden and
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When U.S. President Donald Trump vowed in January to intervene militarily in Iran in support of anti-government protesters, many citizens initially welcomed the prospect. Sorour, a clerk in Tehran, recalled feeling that
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