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
Since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution severed ties with Washington and replaced a U.S.-backed monarchy with an Islamic republic, successive American administrations have pursued a sustained effort to weaken or overthrow Iran’s government.
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China, Russia and Iran on Saturday began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa’s territorial waters, an operation the host nation described as a BRICS Plus initiative aimed at safeguarding
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Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described the current global landscape as “some of the most dangerous times in living memory,” while simultaneously highlighting its transformative potential, in his regular column
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Israel and Hamas are bracing for renewed fighting in Gaza as the Palestinian militant group refuses to fully disarm, a key requirement delaying progress on President Trump’s peace plan, the Wall Street
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Since the ouster of elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on August 5, 2024, Bangladesh has been experiencing political volatility, social turmoil, and an endless spate of violence. With around a month remaining
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History has shown, repeatedly, that tyranny rarely arrives with spectacle. It does not announce itself with fanfare or force its way in overnight. It creeps in quietly—through decrees, enforced silence, and the
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An Iranian-backed hacking operation that breached the phones and messaging accounts of senior Israeli political figures has exposed what security experts describe as an intelligence gold mine, raising alarm over the vulnerability
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South Korea’s special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection, Reuters reports, following a brief but controversial attempt to impose martial
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Pakistan is in the final stages of a $1.5-billion deal to supply weapons and aircraft to Sudan, Reuters reports, according to a former top Pakistani air force official and multiple sources familiar
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Britain is accelerating the development of laser weapons designed to protect military installations and key national infrastructure from drone attacks, The Times has learned. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is investigating how
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US entrepreneur Elon Musk and SpaceX have activated Starlink satellite internet in Iran, providing access to uncensored communications during a near-total government-imposed blackout, according to multiple online reports on January 9, 2026.
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has seen an exponential increase in drug use in recent years. During the first week of 2026, a number of narcotics-related arrests and recoveries in the Union Territory
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Current developments in Venezuela may appear to be unfathomable—until one recalls the long history of imperialist interference in Latin America and the Caribbean. The events of the first week of January constitute
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Former CIA director William Burns, one of America’s most experienced diplomats, has delivered a pointed critique of recent US foreign policy, warning that emulating authoritarian tactics is “not a winning formula” and
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused counter-revolutionary forces of orchestrating violent unrest in Tehran and warned U.S. President Donald Trump to stay out of Iran’s affairs, following a night of disturbances
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