Ursula Kemp was a strong-willed woman. That may have been one reason she eventually ended up on the gallows. A midwife and healer in the small English village of St Osyth, Kemp
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga – who celebrates her 80th birthday on 29 June 2025 – made history in November 1994 when she was elected as Sri Lanka’s first female executive president. Kumaratunga known
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Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah and self-styled crown prince, has declared that the Islamic Republic is on the brink of collapse, warning that the regime is confronting its “Berlin
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“A war on Iraq is a good choice, the right choice…” ~ Benyamin Netanyahu (Testimony before the US Congress – 12.9.2002) “A forever war is beneficial to Netanyahu. People feel like they
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It is popularly said in this country that a politician out of power is like a ‘banana without skin’. These days, we see several such politicians being escorted in and out of
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In a stunning turn of events, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has released prominent opposition leader Sergei Tsikhanouski and more than a dozen political prisoners and journalists in a deal brokered by former
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Editor’s Note:As the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies and Trump escalates pressure, Chinese strategist Chen Jing goes bold: If Iran pulls through, China and Russia could back it—just like they did with Vietnam. Iran
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Donald Trump may be about to cross a line he drew less than a week ago. Barring an Iranian capitulation on nuclear enrichment that no one anticipates, the president is likely to
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South Korea’s recently elected left-leaning president Lee Jae-myung has taken his first major step toward resetting inter-Korean relations by ordering an end to provocative loudspeaker broadcasts along the heavily militarized border. The
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A dramatic shift in Mongolia’s leadership is raising concerns about the country’s democratic future, as President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, a former military officer and noted ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, appears to
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