A new biography of Stephen Hawking presents the renowned physicist not simply as a scientific celebrity who overcame severe disability, but as a researcher whose relationships, intellectual clarity and determination were central
What happens when a country wins a war but fails to resolve the reasons that produced the war in the first place? Can a military victory over an armed movement create lasting
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After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, two concepts entered common political usage, the “war of necessity” and the “war of choice.” The first meant territorial defense and national survival and the second, a war
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As Ukrainian drones continue striking oil depots, refineries and infrastructure inside Russia, the attacks have renewed debate over Moscow’s resilience and military capacity. Fuel shortages have emerged in some areas, while President
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The children of women confined in Brazil’s infamous Barbacena Hospital-Colony are pursuing legal action against the state, reopening a chapter of institutional history marked by mass deaths, forced confinement, and the separation
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At a time when the United States is commemorating 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a reflective feature published by El País examines the condition of the American
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Sri Lanka’s military went through its bloodiest month in July 1996, thirty years ago. I lost two good friends, one in the Navy and one in the Army Special Forces, during “Operation
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The coming months could bring South Asia and the wider On a humid June evening in Washington, five elderly gentlemen stood quietly beyond the White House gates, watching crowds gather beneath floodlights
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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus The Mystery There are certain questions that accompany humanity from the cradle to
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The Government of the Netherlands has formally apologized to mothers who were forced to give up their children for adoption between 1956 and 1984, acknowledging what it described as a painful historical
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The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka commemorated America’s semiquincentennial—250 years of independence—with Chief Guest Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa and hundreds of Sri Lankan partners, government officials, business leaders, diplomats and friends of the United States at
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Bow your head before you read further. What follows is not an anniversary tribute. It is an accounting. For one hundred and thirty-two years, from the Mediterranean shore to the deepest Sahara,
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The Communist Party of China (CPC) has surpassed 101 million members as it marks its 105th anniversary, expanding its organizational network across Chinese society and reinforcing its central role in the country’s
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A congressional hearing on the CIA’s Cold War-era MKUltra program is set to renew attention on one of the most controversial chapters in American intelligence history, but questions remain over whether the
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While discussing about the progress of civilization, the question arises as to what should be the criteria for evaluating the progress or otherwise of civilization. Should civilization assessment be made on the
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More than seven decades after the fall of Nazi Germany, questions surrounding Josef Mengele’s escape from justice continue to resurface through fragments of forgotten records and unresolved investigations. One of the latest
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