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
The main news item in African media this past week has been the controversy surrounding a proposed U.S.-funded Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya. What began as a public health initiative has rapidly
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At a time when the international system is being tested, dialogue has the power to reunite us for a more just and more peaceful world. ~ Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations June
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How the Navy’s secret evacuation plan saved President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Aragalaya stormed the President’s House. The moment President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decided to take up residence at the President’s House (Janadhipathi
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Two back-to-back visits from Nepal’s top leaders last week demonstrated Delhi’s proactive diplomacy. For Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane, the visit was godsend, even if it was party-to-party, as he
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The June 5-7, 2026, visit of Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal to India, the first ministerial-level visit from Prime Minister Balen Shah’s government since it assumed office in March 2026, marked an
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At the time of writing, Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is on boil. Once again, serious unrest has had with authorities launching a widespread crackdown on protesters and opposition leaders, with sharp
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In the southern suburbs of Beirut known as Dahiye, war has become less an event than a condition of daily life. As described in reporting by El País, the densely populated district
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OpenAI has formally entered the process of going public, filing confidential paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in a move that signals the next phase of a rapidly intensifying race
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The Human Rights Institute of the Central American University (Idhuca) has documented 569 human rights violations in El Salvador in 2025, according to a report released this week, raising renewed concerns about
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Peru’s progressive presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez has taken a narrow lead in the ongoing vote count, holding an advantage of more than 27,000 votes as rural ballots continue to arrive at counting
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Sovereign bonds may be on the verge of regaining their traditional safe-haven status if geopolitical tensions linked to the Iran conflict escalate further, according to fund managers and analysts cited by Reuters.
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In an unprecedented situation, ceasefire prospects have been further complicated, and the risks and regional anxiety of a complete collapse of the ceasefire or of the deal on the table have heightened.
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The United States has escalated its scrutiny of Chinese technology and industrial firms, adding some of the country’s most prominent companies—including Alibaba, Baidu, BYD, CATL, Unitree, Huawei, and chipmaker CXMT—to a Pentagon
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The recent incident in Rawalakot can be seen as one of the most disturbing incidents for the political landscape of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in recent times. Starting off as a political
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by Our Special Correspondent in Rome Claims by sources familiar with church affairs have reignited debate over how opportunities are distributed within Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church, with allegations that some promising priests
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