Pakistan is home to a diverse mosaic of religious communities, including Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Kalash, Bahai, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians, all of whom coexist alongside the Muslim majority. From the very inception of
Sheffield Hallam University’s decision to halt a major body of research into forced labour in China — first revealed in materials obtained by Professor Laura Murphy and originally reported by The Times
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Comrade Rohana Wijeweera, the founder of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), was arrested and subsequently murdered 36 years ago on November 13. His disappearance in 1989 symbolised the turbulent end of the
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Ten of India’s largest trade unions condemned the government’s rollout of new labour codes on Friday, calling the overhaul “a deceptive fraud” against workers. The unions, aligned with parties opposing Prime Minister
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Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of Bishop Rafael Zornoza of Spain, who is under investigation for an alleged sexual abuse case involving a teenage boy in the 1990s. The bishop, who
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On Friday, 17 October 2025, the UN Development Programme released the 2025 edition of its Multidimensional Poverty Index Report. For the first time, the report directly evaluates their multidimensional poverty data against climate
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Artificial intelligence may be reshaping not just how we solve problems but how we evaluate our own abilities — and not necessarily for the better. A new multinational study led by Finland’s
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The Caribbean Community’s reparations commission will meet British officials and politicians from November 17 to 20, aiming to advance cooperation and promote public education on the reparations agenda. The talks come amid
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) is weighing a move of its Middle East regional headquarters from Beirut to Doha, raising alarm among staff over potential compromises to the UN agency’s independence and
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Teaching my course on “Truth and Politics”, I’m struck by how prescient Hannah Arendt was: factual reality is stubborn, but the meaning of facts is endlessly contested. We live inside that contest.
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The 252 Venezuelan migrants were deported to El Salvador in March and April 2025, accused of alleged gang membership. They were immediately placed under the “State of Exception,” a legal framework allowing
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