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
Japan has embarked on the most significant restructuring of its intelligence and national security system since the end of World War II, approving the creation of a central intelligence agency designed to
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Powerful wildfires intensified across France and Spain on Saturday, forcing authorities to expand evacuation orders affecting more than 300,000 people as emergency services struggled to contain rapidly spreading blazes driven by strong
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A U.S. federal appeals court on Saturday ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot implement major parts of an executive order aimed at tightening mail-in voting procedures in 23 states, leaving in
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Russia is seeking to bring an additional 30,000 North Korean troops into its war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed, describing the reported move as a significant expansion of Pyongyang’s involvement
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to consider freezing the war in Ukraine and returning to a revised version of the 2022 Istanbul peace negotiations, making a rare
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A relationship that began with hopes of commerce and mutual opportunity has evolved into one of the defining geopolitical rivalries of the 21st century. Historians say the United States’ long-held ambitions to
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A Canadian woman of Chinese origin undertaking an internship at NATO’s strategic military headquarters in Belgium has been placed in pre-trial detention as Belgian authorities investigate allegations of espionage for the benefit
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After getting stuck in the fog of war in the Middle East with Iran, the US is again playing a brinkmanship card in the region that will only fan the flames. Recently,
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The violent clash between two groups of Chinese nationals at the Colombo Port City premises, the abduction of injured individuals, and the recovery of firearms—including a Glock pistol loaded with live ammunition—along
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During the 13th round of Staff Talks between Sri Lanka and India, the atmosphere was optimistic. Both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening ties, collaborating on maritime security, enhancing cyber cooperation, and
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Jantar Mantar in New Delhi is no longer merely an 18th-century astronomical observatory, built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1724 to track the stars using massive stone instruments. For more
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On July 24, 2026, at least 15 terrorists, 12 Army personnel, two Policemen, a former Forest Department official, were killed during a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attack on a joint Security Forces (SFs)
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Sri Lankan investigators say the killing of a Chinese national allegedly linked to an international cybercrime network was orchestrated by a criminal syndicate following a dispute over the distribution of illicit proceeds.
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A ruling by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has revived the case of an Afghan woman promised protection under a German admission programme, delivering a legal setback for Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. As
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From Judith Butler’s standing-room-only appearance in Madrid to the enduring influence of figures such as Slavoj Žižek, Byung-Chul Han, Thomas Piketty and Yuval Noah Harari, a growing group of contemporary thinkers has
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