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
Oxfam has been investigated over major failures in its staff vetting processes, eight years after the charity was engulfed by the Haiti sexual abuse scandal that forced it to promise sweeping reforms.
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The European Union and India have agreed what leaders on both sides are calling the largest trade deal ever concluded between them, a sweeping agreement that cuts billions of euros in tariffs
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has delivered a stark assessment of Europe’s security ambitions, warning that the European Union would be unable to defend itself without the United States even if member
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An Iranian oil tanker masquerading as hundreds of kilometers away while loading jet fuel has emerged as a key link in a covert supply chain fueling Myanmar’s escalating air war against civilians,
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Ukraine’s political establishment has been shaken by fresh allegations of systemic corruption after the country’s top anti-graft prosecutor said dozens of lawmakers had been implicated in vote rigging inside parliament. Speaking to
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Japan has discreetly asked some of its fishermen to stay away from the disputed Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, reflecting growing concern in Tokyo that even minor maritime incidents could
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said Britain will not be forced to choose between the United States and China as he prepares for a landmark visit to Beijing this week, arguing that
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President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would raise tariffs on a range of South Korean imports to 25%, escalating trade tensions with a key Asian ally as he
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A new study from the University of Oxford has found that nearly 3.8 billion people worldwide could face extreme heat by 2050, highlighting a climate threat that will hit tropical nations hardest
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The UK government has unveiled plans to dramatically expand the use of artificial intelligence in policing, including the deployment of online chatbots to handle non-urgent public enquiries and a major increase in
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On January 25, 2026, Security Forces (SFs) killed three terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Panjgur District of Balochistan. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “On January 25 (Sunday), security
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Maldives recorded no terrorism-linked fatality in 2025. The abduction and killing of blogger Yameen Rasheed by a local affiliate of Al-Qaeda on April 23, 2017, was the last terrorism related incident in
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This article comprises three-parts. Part 1 focuses on the electoral mandate of the National People’s Power (NPP) in Sri Lanka, the paradox of continuing IMF policies despite campaign promises, achievements and challenges
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President Xi Jinping has assumed unchallenged control over China’s military following the abrupt purge of General Zhang Youxia, the country’s most senior uniformed officer, in a move that underscores the president’s tightening
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What does it mean when a defence strategy announces itself as a triumph before it has even articulated a problem? What kind of naval order is being imagined when a state declares,
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