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
Taiwanese authorities have searched dozens of locations and questioned more than 100 people as part of an investigation into 17 Chinese companies suspected of illegally recruiting semiconductor and other high-technology talent on
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A potential opening for political dialogue is emerging in Myanmar after more than five years of devastating civil conflict, driven by shifting battlefield conditions and increasing regional diplomatic pressure, according to Reuters.
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A mysterious folded note handed to Mexican singer Chalino Sánchez during a concert in Culiacán became the haunting prelude to one of the most enduring mysteries in Latin American popular music. More
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A rapidly escalating diplomatic dispute between the United States and Brazil has intensified just weeks before Brazilians head to the polls, with visa cancellations, accusations of electoral interference, tariff disputes, and growing
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Passenger transport in Sri Lanka shifted from British double-decker buses to Indian Ashok Leyland and Tata buses in the 1960s. Until then, the backbone of Sri Lanka’s passenger transport system had been
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Five years after sealing itself off from the world during the coronavirus pandemic, North Korea has emerged with a stronger economy, deeper strategic partnerships, and a more confident international posture. The country’s
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As terrorist violence continues to exact a devastating toll across Africa, governments and international partners are relying increasingly on airstrikes to contain militant networks. While critics argue that aerial campaigns cannot dismantle
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Each year on 5 August, Pakistan observes Youm-e-Istehsal, a day of solidarity marking the anniversary of India’s 2019 decision to revoke Article 370 of its constitution, the clause that had granted Indian-administered
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In Part I we introduced the man and the five weapons of his analytical grammar — colonisability, the civilisational triad, globalism, the ideological struggle, and the pipeline of betrayal. In Part II
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Before the end of his term, President Maithripala Sirisena appointed a Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on 21 September 2019, headed by Supreme Court Justice Janak de Silva, following a request by
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This may seem like a slightly belated reaction to India’s President’s visit to Macedonia 20-23 July. Yet the event deserves a brief reflection through a gender lens. The real inspiration comes from my engagement
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Europe’s prolonged spell of extreme heat and drought is inflicting severe disruption across the continent as historically low water levels in the Danube and Rhine rivers undermine electricity generation, interrupt commercial transport
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On Angola’s South Atlantic coast, a new US$900 million Chinese-backed port project is reinforcing Beijing’s long-standing dominance in African infrastructure at a time when the United States is seeking to strengthen its
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The apparent start of China’s annual closed-door Beidaihe retreat has once again drawn attention to one of the country’s most secretive political traditions, as heightened security, an extended absence of senior leaders
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A reported internal email circulated by the US military seeking “new, creative and unconventional” ways to increase pressure on Iran has highlighted the mounting challenges facing Washington as its conflict with Tehran
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