by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS leaders and other delegates attending the Summit in New Delhi
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States and Iran could sign a peace agreement as soon as this weekend, a deal he said would reopen the Strait of
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The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast to 2.5% for this year, marking the slowest pace of expansion since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Thursday. The downgrade
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Religious ideological terrorism is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous forms of terrorism because it is driven by a belief system that can be used to justify violence. Concepts such
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The climate crisis is worsening many of the economic and social inequalities already faced by women and girls, making it harder to access health care, education, employment, and other necessities. Women in
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In the 1950s and 1960s, a massive wave of underground humor swept across the USSR and the Eastern Bloc featuring a fictional broadcaster called Armenian Radio (known in the West as Radio
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On the early morning of June 10, 2026, Pakistani military aircraft launched a series of cross-border airstrikes, targeting civilian and residential areas in the eastern Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar, and Paktika.
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A State of Contradictions Startling contradictions define Pakistan’s posture today. To the outside world, Islamabad parades as a peace broker—courting Washington and Tehran with the language of diplomacy. Yet at home, the
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Water lies at the heart of South Asia’s economy and security. The Indus Basin supports approximately 300 million people and irrigates nearly 26 million hectares of agricultural land, making it one of
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From 29 to 31 May, forces of the South African left gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the Conference of the Left. It is important to understand the context for this meeting.
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Reliable government sources have indicated that a former President may be arrested as a suspect in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks, intensifying scrutiny around a case that continues to reverberate through
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Seventeen years after the cessation of open conflict, the north of Sri Lanka still carries the physical memory of war in its soil like an unspent sentence. Jaffna does not present itself as a
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Chinese firms have unveiled artificial intelligence-enabled policing technologies capable of analysing suspects’ physical health, mental condition and perceived behavioural risk, according to demonstrations presented at a law enforcement equipment exhibition in Beijing.
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The Philippines’ plan to raise bilateral trade with Vietnam to US$10 billion by 2026 is facing mounting pressure from policy instability in Manila, where shifting rice import rules and tariff uncertainty are
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Europe continues to describe China in familiar categories: partner, competitor, and systemic rival. Yet behind this triad, a growing number of analysts argue that the continent still lacks a coherent strategy for
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A United States congressional delegation has visited the Parliament of Sri Lanka as part of a coordinated technical assistance program aimed at strengthening the legislature’s ability to independently analyze government spending, economic
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