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
“Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’” ~ Jesus Christ, in Matthew 9:13 Anura’s JVP-NPP administration will enter history as the one which jailed the highest number of
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Taiwan’s emerging drone industry has been thrown into uncertainty after lawmakers scrapped domestic production funding from a major defense spending package, freezing plans that were intended to rapidly scale up one of
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Pakistan launched a new wave of air strikes inside Afghanistan on Wednesday, ending weeks of relative calm along the countries’ volatile frontier and reigniting tensions between two neighbors whose relationship has been
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Germany’s defense industry is moving swiftly to fill the void left by the collapse of one of Europe’s most ambitious military projects, with an alliance of major aerospace and defense companies proposing
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Anthropic has introduced a new version of its advanced artificial intelligence system designed specifically with safety constraints in mind, responding to mounting concerns within the cybersecurity community over the dual-use potential of
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2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). As one of the world’s largest regional bodies, the SCO spans countries across much of Eurasia, representing nearly half of the
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Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, on June 4, 2026, at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), declared an emerging geopolitical reality, stating that Pakistan would be a natural connector between Belt and Road
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Donald Trump’s war in Iran has been an unmitigated disaster. The conflict has killed thousands, disrupted the lives of millions more, imposed enormous (and rising) economic costs, and yielded no discernible strategic
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by Luxman Aravind It is increasingly evident that the current government is engineering a series of incidents capable of inflaming public sentiment, in an attempt to divert attention from its domestic and
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A sweeping shift in European public opinion toward the United States has been revealed in new survey data highlighted by Die Zeit, capturing what analysts describe as a rapid erosion of trust
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A prolonged political deadlock in the U.S. Congress over immigration enforcement funding ended on Tuesday after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a $70 billion bill to finance U.S. Immigration and Customs
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Asian equities tumbled on Wednesday while oil prices edged higher after a renewed escalation in hostilities between Iran and the United States, raising geopolitical uncertainty and intensifying market focus on upcoming U.S.
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Argentina has officially authorized active-duty military personnel to hold private-sector jobs while continuing their military service, a measure introduced amid a worsening wage crisis affecting the Armed Forces and the broader public
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum held a closed-door meeting with J.P. Morgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon at the National Palace on Tuesday, discussing Mexico’s economic outlook and the future of North American
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More than 95,000 patients in Cuba are currently awaiting surgical procedures, including over 5,000 cancer-related operations, according to figures released by the country’s Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) on Tuesday, highlighting the
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