A personal reflection on Moon Over Wuyi, exploring how art transcends language and opens a window into Zhu Xi's philosophy, Chinese intellectual heritage and the enduring relationship between knowledge, nature and human
India is marking Republic Day 2026 today with a blend of patriotic ceremony and high-stakes diplomacy, as European Union leaders attend the national parade in New Delhi. The celebration, traditionally centred on
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Editorial Today, on India’s 77th Republic Day, the nation stands taller in global rankings than ever before — yet the Republic’s original promise remains incomplete, and its darker compromises are still being
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by Eric “This is a violation of the given word and an act against the rights of man and international morality.”“No ruler, no matter how exalted, stood above the will of the
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Every time the Chinese New Year approaches, I find myself paying closer attention to the animal of the year. Not just the symbolism, but the stories behind it, where those meanings came
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For decades, Cuba’s official narrative has been anchored in a story of resistance: a small island standing firm against the most powerful nation on Earth. This January 8, however, that story was
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In the decades before the storming of the Bastille, France did not simply move toward revolution because of bad harvests, economic collapse, or the glaring inequality between Versailles and the starving streets
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Long before stock markets and mutual funds, the wealthy of ancient Greece and Rome were already practicing sophisticated investment strategies that would look familiar to modern financiers. A new feature in Live
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Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. — Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail Rationality Martin Luther King Jr. Day – A Federal holiday in the United States – is observed
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Newly uncovered documents released by the National Security Archive expose how a little-known set of secret legal opinions authored in 1989 quietly rewrote the limits of U.S. presidential power. At the center
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In a 2009 interview with Voice of America’s Ukrainian Service, conducted by Myroslava Gongadze, Zbigniew Brzezinski ( 1928-2017) offered a penetrating assessment of United States policy towards Eastern Europe and Ukraine at
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Summary: The relationship between Cuba and Venezuela transcends traditional diplomacy; it is a phenomenon of direct confrontation against imperialism and a model of cooperation between peoples that has transformed the geopolitics of the
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During the height of the 1973 oil crisis, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, issued a stark warning: if the United States attempted a military intervention to seize Saudi oil, the
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A new study led by researchers at Imperial College London has found that same-sex sexual behaviour is a recurring feature of primate life, challenging the long-held notion that sex among animals is
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The Indian government has banned the bandhgala, a jacket introduced during British rule for senior railway staff, in a move that reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing campaign to eliminate colonial influences
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Newly declassified transcripts of private conversations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush provide an unprecedented window into the early months following the September 11 attacks, exposing a
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