The world is on course to miss its 2030 target for ending extreme poverty, with 826 million people already affected. Experts warn that widening inequality, war, declining aid and political inaction are
China is poised to tighten its economic hold on Africa following the expiration of the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on September 30, a move that ends 25 years of
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In the third quarter-Q3 of 2025, spanning July to September, Pakistan witnessed a dramatic escalation in insurgent and terrorist violence, marking a significant deterioration in its security landscape. According to a report
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On October 6, President Andry Rajoelina appointed Army General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as prime minister, replacing Christian Ntsay (2018-September 29, 2025), to quell escalating mass protests in cities like Antananarivo, Toliara, and
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The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) has issued a stark assessment of Sri Lanka’s handling of enforced disappearances, citing serious gaps in investigations, accountability, and forensic capacity. The findings were
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Tesla Inc. (TSLA.O) is poised to unveil a more affordable version of its top-selling Model Y SUV on Tuesday, in what could be a pivotal moment for the company as it seeks
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang will lead a party and government delegation to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from October 9 to 11 to attend the 80th anniversary celebrations of the
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Japan’s historic decision to elevate Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister has ignited political shockwaves, with ruling coalition partner Komeito now questioning its future alongside the Liberal Democratic Party
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Summary: Widely used to describe global economic and political divides, the terms ‘Global North’ and ‘Global South’ are misleading. They are geographically inaccurate, oversimplify diverse nations, and echo colonial hierarchies. As Martina
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Donald Trump boasted striking small boats off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast to “blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water.” Claiming destruction of enough drugs to kill 25,000, he called the
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Editor’s Note: Excerpts of the following article are adapted from the author’s paper, originally published in CTC Sentinel, a publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Since its inception in
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On October 3, 2025, thousands of protesters, led by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), took to the streets of Malé city in the Maldives, in the year’s largest demonstration against President
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The violent unrest that gripped Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in late September and early October 2025 has once again exposed the deep fissures between the region’s population and the Pakistani state.
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Despite the age of the narrative, wars are won by the side which can wield the big stick and not lofty words. Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President of the United States, from 1901
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Two years after the darkest day in Israel’s modern history, the families of those kidnapped by Hamas have issued an extraordinary appeal to the Norwegian Nobel Committee: award the 2025 Nobel Peace
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Recently, Gao Zhikai, a prominent Chinese scholar and veteran diplomat, suggested in a media interview that China should establish a “Greater China Economic Statistical System” encompassing the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao,
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