Why are we so obsessed with a group of prehistoric humans who disappeared some 40,000 years ago? Ever since the discovery of the first named Neanderthal fossils in 1856, scientists have struggled
Germany’s nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD), long in opposition and labeled “right-wing extremist” by the country’s domestic intelligence agency, is positioning itself to take power in state governments for the first time,
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Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s fixer, has entered the Iran mess and is now talking to Iran’s leaders. This is a very bad sign for the Iranian revolution, because Witkoff’s approach is to
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Over the weekend, White House envoy Steve Witkoff held a secret meeting with exiled former Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi to discuss the ongoing protests across Iran, a senior U.S. official told
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When Yoweri Museveni marched into Kampala in 1986 after a brutal bush war, he presented himself as the antidote to Africa’s curse of strongmen who clung to power. “The problem of Africa
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney departs for Beijing on Tuesday for high-stakes talks on trade and international security, marking a rare diplomatic engagement at a moment of mounting uncertainty in Ottawa’s relationship
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convened ministers from key partner and allied nations in Washington on Monday, urging them to strengthen supply chain resilience and reduce dependence on China for critical minerals,
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The United States Embassy in Sri Lanka today announced an additional $2 million in humanitarian assistance to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, bringing the total U.S. contribution to $4 million. This
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The Department of War formally launched its long-anticipated Artificial Intelligence Acceleration Strategy on Monday, signaling an ambitious drive to secure American dominance in AI-enabled military operations. Mandated by President Trump, the initiative
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Editorial We read him, we learned from him. He was perhaps one of the last men of the fourth estate to place unshakable trust in verifiable sources while sustaining the highest calibre
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On January 9, 2026, sixty-three cadres of the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist), 36 of whom carried cumulative rewards worth INR 11.9 million, surrendered in Dantewada District in the Bastar division of
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In early 2026, Punjab witnessed a spate of targeted killings and gang-related murders, with at least six incidents reported in the first eight days, reflecting a deterioration in law and order and,
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Editor’s Note: This investigation is published in collaboration with CIAGtate, a collective of voluntarily-based investigative researchers dedicated to exploring contemporary geopolitical issues. The report represents months of research, cross-verification, and analysis of
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Read Part One of this series The correct title for the proposed bill mentioned in the first part of this article should be “Protection of the State from Terrorism Act – PSTA,”
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In these early days of January, we have had to witness what hoped never to see, though it comes as no surprise: the kidnapping of a legitimate sitting president through a criminal
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On January 3, 2026, the United States did not merely bomb a sovereign country and capture its president. It displayed, in the most unambiguous terms, a total defiance of the post-War international
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