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
A new movement has been launched in India recently with a title that includes the term “cockroach”. As is well known, people are repulsed by cockroaches, as cockroaches are primarily associated with
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Russia’s newest defence offers to India arrive at an awkward moment. As New Delhi continues to champion Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) as the foundation of its strategic autonomy, Moscow is proposing deeper
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The Cockroach Party may sound like a satirical stunt, yet it has already captured headlines in international media. At first glance, it is clearly designed to undermine the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
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The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka has issued two statements accusing the European Union of attempting to discredit Russia, rejecting criticism from the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka and alleging that European
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For the principal of a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, the morning began not with the sound of explosions overhead but with a decision to protect her students. Shortly
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Opposition to the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centres is moving beyond local protests and into legislative chambers, online campaigns and, in some instances, threatening rhetoric, according to a year-long assessment
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Foreign correspondents working in China say pressure, surveillance and intimidation have become embedded in their daily work, with nearly all respondents to a new survey concluding that reporting conditions in the country
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When the first image from Taiwan’s newly launched Formosat-8A satellite finally appeared on computer screens inside the Taiwan Space Agency’s control room, it marked the end of years of uncertainty for the
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For millions of internet users, completing a CAPTCHA has become an almost invisible part of daily life. Clicking on images of buses, tractors or traffic lights, sliding puzzle pieces into place, or
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United States President Donald Trump said he would be willing to speak with Hezbollah if requested by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, marking a notable statement as Washington seeks to advance a peace
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The Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan’s choice of the New Indian Express editor Santwana Bhattacharya for his first major media interview after assuming office 50 days ago comes as no surprise. Both
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After weeks of uncertainty, Indian traders have received approval to resume cross-border commerce with Tibet through the Lipulekh Pass from 1 August, ending a delay that disrupted this year’s trading season. Yet
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Former IGP Chandana Deepal Wickramaratne, 63, succumbed to gunshot injury he received at his residence at Parakrama Mawatha, in Thalahena, Malabe, on 17 July. Wickramaratne, the 35th IGP (25 November, 2020, to
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Pacific island nations are struggling to present a unified response following China’s recent missile test near Tuvalu, as analysts say differing national interests and varying relationships with Beijing have complicated efforts to
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The United States has completed its 11th consecutive day of military strikes against Iran as the cost of the conflict climbed to $37.5 billion, while the Trump administration moved to deepen strategic
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