Donald Trump, whose war on Iran is the greatest strategic blunder in United States history, is not responsible for triggering the decline of the American empire, but he is responsible for its fatal denouement.
In a lecture hall at Shanghai’s Fudan University, the traditional classroom is being turned upside down. To ace the final exam in a data mining course, students aren’t solving algorithms—they are tasked
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An international dialogue titled “Democratic Transition, Human Rights, and Geopolitics in South Asia: Challenges and Future Perspectives” was organized at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The event, co-organized by the Hand-in-Hand
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The US and Iran are back at war. On Monday, President Donald Trump announced the United States would reimpose its naval blockade of Iran, effective Tuesday afternoon. Iran responded by declaring the
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It is 19 April 2025. A 12-year-old girl and her 3-year-old brother are playing in front of their house in the village of Bert-Furik. A group of Israeli settlers kidnaps them. At
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When Vladimir Lenin wrote about imperialism and considered it the highest stage of capitalism, he was tracking the moment capital shifted from the space of free competition into the world of monopoly, where banks merged with
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On 4 March 2026, a US military vessel torpedoed and sunk the unarmed Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The illegal strike killed over 80 and injured over 30
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Deep within the vast expanse of China’s remote Taklamakan Desert, thousands of kilometres from the nearest coastline, a striking military landscape has been taking shape. According to an investigation by Telegraph UK
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Israel’s decision to recognize the Armenian genocide has reignited a debate that extends far beyond the events of 1915, placing renewed attention on the relationship between historical memory and international diplomacy. More
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Twenty years after Twitter first appeared online with the promise of short, fast-moving conversations, the platform now known as X stands as one of the world’s most influential and contested digital spaces.
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Pressure is mounting on Israel over the treatment of Palestinian detainees held in its prison system following the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, as allegations of physical abuse, inadequate medical care,
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The United States has expanded the United Arab Emirates’ access to advanced American artificial intelligence chips following the Gulf state’s military support during the recent conflict involving Iran, marking a significant shift
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China’s growing use of export controls on critical minerals has transformed a long-running supply chain issue into a strategic contest involving governments, manufacturers and defence industries, according to a Financial Times report
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A gambling and real estate empire owned by a prominent Cambodian businessman leased buildings that were later used as the base for large-scale online fraud and human trafficking operations, according to a
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Oracle has emerged as the leading contender to provide Japan with top-secret cloud computing services, according to a Financial Times report citing multiple people familiar with discussions, as the United States intensifies
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Ukraine will be permitted to use part of a European Union defence loan to purchase Chinese drone components after securing a special exemption from procurement rules, according to a Financial Times report,
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