Christa Pike's survival has exposed a contradiction that capital punishment normally conceals. The state can declare a life forfeit, but when its machinery of death fails, it suddenly becomes responsible for keeping
An extensive investigation by the Lebanese human rights organisation Legal Agenda, conducted alongside international monitors Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, argues that the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was not
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Iran’s strategy in its confrontation with the United States has evolved beyond conventional military deterrence into a broader effort to reshape the regional balance of power by imposing economic and strategic costs
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Scottish historian Iain MacGregor revisits the first atomic bombing of Hiroshima through the lives of five men whose decisions, experiences and sacrifices shaped one of history’s darkest moments. As the world marks
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The Cuban government has signalled an unprecedented willingness to consider a proposal for a luxury resort carrying the Trump name, underscoring the country’s increasingly urgent search for foreign investment as it confronts
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More than three years after civil war broke out in Sudan, the southern Egyptian city of Aswan has become a place of prolonged uncertainty for thousands of Sudanese refugees who remain stranded
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The European Union is preparing to introduce landmark legislation that would give preference to European-made products and services in public procurement, marking a significant shift in the bloc’s industrial policy as governments
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Negotiations aimed at paving the way for a political transition and future elections in Venezuela are resuming this week as representatives of the government and opposition return to the negotiating table under
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The United States has refunded approximately US$100 billion in tariffs collected under measures later struck down by the US Supreme Court, according to a court filing, marking a significant development in the
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We are living in complex times in which U.S. imperialism is manifesting itself in an extremely aggressive manner, with greater violence and disregard for international law and the sovereignty of peoples, but
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For Souleymane Griene, Europe began not with opportunity but with survival. After escaping death in the waters separating Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the 20-year-old climbed into an Islamic cemetery
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It has been seven years since Article 370 and 35A were read down and the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into the Union Territories of J&K (with a legislature)
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A sustained Ukrainian campaign targeting Russia’s oil refining capacity and fuel distribution network has intensified economic pressure inside Russia, exposing the growing domestic costs of the war even as political support for
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In an interview economist Igor Lipsitz argues that Russia’s worsening fuel shortages and broader economic pressures reflect mounting structural challenges created by the war in Ukraine. While he believes these difficulties will
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today, Wednesday, delivered a virtual address to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC), South Asia, ahead of her announced return to
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Military researchers say the submarine cable network carrying 99 per cent of global intercontinental data traffic and supporting an estimated US$10 trillion in daily cross-border financial transactions is becoming increasingly vulnerable as
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