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India rejects Pakistan’s terror accusation after deadly North Waziristan attack

India rejects Pakistan’s terror accusation after deadly North Waziristan attack

Tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan have flared once again following a deadly terrorist attack in Pakistan’s North...

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Sonjib Chandra Das

Marco Rubio strongly condemns Iran’s call for executing IAEA chief Rafael Grossi

Marco Rubio strongly condemns Iran’s call for executing IAEA chief Rafael Grossi

In a dramatic escalation of tensions between Tehran and international nuclear watchdog authorities, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has strongly...

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Terror’s new frontier: Malaysia’s crackdown exposes alarming plot rooted in Bangladesh

Terror’s new frontier: Malaysia’s crackdown exposes alarming plot rooted in Bangladesh

Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, during a press briefing on June 27, 2025, revealed that the Royal Malaysian Police had arrested...

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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

Trump halts Canada trade talks over digital tax, threatens new tariffs

Trump halts Canada trade talks over digital tax, threatens new tariffs

In a sharp escalation of trade tensions between two of North America’s closest allies, US President Donald Trump announced on June 27 that the...

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Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

Supreme Court strikes down nationwide injunctions against Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Supreme Court strikes down nationwide injunctions against Trump’s birthright citizenship order

In a landmark 6-3 ruling on June 27, the US Supreme Court significantly curtailed the power of federal district courts to issue sweeping nationwide...

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M A Hossain

UK lifts sanctions on Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Tešić despite ongoing US blacklisting

UK lifts sanctions on Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Tešić despite ongoing US blacklisting

In a move raising fresh questions about the United Kingdom’s commitment to curbing global arms trafficking, British authorities have quietly...

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Jennifer Hicks

First female MI6 chief’s Nazi collaborator grandfather sparks controversy

First female MI6 chief’s Nazi collaborator grandfather sparks controversy

The appointment of Blaise Metreweli as the first female head of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) has stirred controversy...

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Jennifer Hicks

Saudi prepares for superintelligent AI to lead the future

Saudi prepares for superintelligent AI to lead the future

In recent years, the conversation around artificial intelligence has shifted from speculative fiction to strategic policy. But while much of the...

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Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

Hungary blocks EU accession talks with Ukraine over sovereignty concerns

Hungary blocks EU accession talks with Ukraine over sovereignty concerns

In a dramatic turn of events that has dealt a serious blow to Ukraine’s hopes of joining the European Union, Hungary has vetoed a joint EU...

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Sonjib Chandra Das

Trump threatens Democrats with prosecution over Iran Intel leak

Trump threatens Democrats with prosecution over Iran Intel leak

US President Donald Trump has launched a fierce political counterattack in the wake of leaked intelligence reports undermining his administration’s...

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M A Hossain

Trump forces NATO to pay up as Europe submits with a smile

Trump forces NATO to pay up as Europe submits with a smile

The recent NATO summit in The Hague may have been billed as a pivotal moment for Euro-Atlantic unity, but in practice, it bore more resemblance to...

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M A Hossain

Global cocaine production hits record high as drug use and deaths surge

Global cocaine production hits record high as drug use and deaths surge

In a stark warning on the state of the world’s drug crisis, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed that global cocaine...

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M A Hossain

China is recalibrating its tech policy, elevating private enterprise to counter US export controls and drive innovation

China is recalibrating its tech policy, elevating private enterprise to counter US export controls and drive innovation

On June 10, 2025, as trade negotiators from the United States and China gathered in London for another round of contentious talks, a different kind...

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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

Russia wouldn’t need to rely on its thermonuclear arsenal to deter NATO aggression

Russia wouldn’t need to rely on its thermonuclear arsenal to deter NATO aggression

While the world was busy following Donald Trump’s geo(political) theater with the airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities (for which all available...

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Drago Bosnic

Neo-Nazi leaders are vying for power and causing problems in Ukrainian nationalist units

Neo-Nazi leaders are vying for power and causing problems in Ukrainian nationalist units

The Ukrainian fascist movement is facing serious internal divisions. Polarizations are emerging among different leaders of the nationalist units of...

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Lucas Leiroz

Von der Leyen faces no confidence threat over secretive Pfizer vaccine deal

Von der Leyen faces no confidence threat over secretive Pfizer vaccine deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is once again under intense scrutiny-this time facing the prospect of a no-confidence vote...

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Ships fake Russian, Chinese links to avoid Red Sea and Gulf attacks

Ships fake Russian, Chinese links to avoid Red Sea and Gulf attacks

In a striking display of global maritime insecurity, vessels transiting the Red Sea and Persian Gulf are resorting to deception-broadcasting false...

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Orban warns NATO membership for Ukraine would trigger World War III

Orban warns NATO membership for Ukraine would trigger World War III

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has once again set himself apart from much of Europe’s political mainstream by issuing a stark warning:...

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Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

Antisemitism isn’t strictly a Jewish problem

Antisemitism isn’t strictly a Jewish problem

President Trump issued a virtual plethora of executive orders in his first week in the Oval Office, covering a wide range of topics, yet there...

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Dr. Richard Kronenfeld

Trump must reject judicial supremacy or risk losing his presidency

Trump must reject judicial supremacy or risk losing his presidency

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, he has found himself increasingly entangled in what many on the right view as an...

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Jennifer Hicks

Syria must act decisively after Damascus church suicide bombing tragedy

Syria must act decisively after Damascus church suicide bombing tragedy

The suicide bombing that struck the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Dweil’a, a suburb of Damascus, has shaken not only Syria’s fragile Christian...

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Muhammad Yunus: LGBTQ patron turned ‘savior of Muslims’ in Bangladesh

Muhammad Yunus: LGBTQ patron turned ‘savior of Muslims’ in Bangladesh

Social media platforms have recently seen an uptick in a curious and seemingly contradictory campaign – largely fueled by supporters of the ruling...

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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

Mali’s security challenges are part of a larger regional crisis

Mali’s security challenges are part of a larger regional crisis

Mali, along with the broader Sahel region, has endured decades of conflict characterized by insurgencies and political instability. Since its...

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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

Slovakia threatens to veto EU’s new Russia sanctions over energy security concerns

Slovakia threatens to veto EU’s new Russia sanctions over energy security concerns

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has issued a strong warning to the European Union, declaring that his government will block the bloc’s proposed...

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Anita Mathur

Trump denies Ukraine ceasefire talks, contradicting Zelensky at NATO summit

Trump denies Ukraine ceasefire talks, contradicting Zelensky at NATO summit

At a highly anticipated press conference during the NATO summit in The Hague, US President Donald Trump denied that he discussed a ceasefire in...

27.06.2025 5

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M A Hossain

Costa Rica arrests ex-minister facing US extradition for drug crimes

Costa Rica arrests ex-minister facing US extradition for drug crimes

In a dramatic escalation of anti-narcotics enforcement and constitutional reform, Costa Rican authorities have arrested Celso Gamboa Sánchez-a...

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Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

France extradites drug kingpin Bouguettaia from UAE after long hunt

France extradites drug kingpin Bouguettaia from UAE after long hunt

Nearly two years after French authorities first sought his extradition, Abdelkader Bouguettaia-one of France’s most wanted drug traffickers-has...

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Jennifer Hicks

Pakistan joins US-Israel axis, betrays Iran and Palestinians: The rise of a new war front

Pakistan joins US-Israel axis, betrays Iran and Palestinians: The rise of a new war front

On June 18, when US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistani Army Chief “Field Marshal” Asim Munir at the White House and declared, “I love...

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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

EU sanctions Assad allies for chemical weapons and human rights abuses in Syria

EU sanctions Assad allies for chemical weapons and human rights abuses in Syria

The European Union has announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting five individuals closely linked to the Assad regime in Syria, marking a...

26.06.2025 6

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Trump’s NATO remarks spark debate over alliance’s core commitment

Trump’s NATO remarks spark debate over alliance’s core commitment

As the NATO summit in The Hague kicks off amid growing geopolitical tension, US President Donald Trump has once again stirred controversy-this time...

26.06.2025 8

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M A Hossain

US strikes on Iran set back nuclear program, but didn’t destroy it

US strikes on Iran set back nuclear program, but didn’t destroy it

The dramatic US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, carried out on June 22, were intended as a bold show of force – a decisive blow meant...

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Anita Mathur

The EU’s democratic rift: A test of institutional balance in the SAFE crisis

The EU’s democratic rift: A test of institutional balance in the SAFE crisis

The European Union’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program has ignited a fierce institutional battle between the European...

26.06.2025 8

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Noor Price

South Korea’s former President Yoon faces arrest warrant amid martial law scandal

South Korea’s former President Yoon faces arrest warrant amid martial law scandal

In a stunning escalation of South Korea’s most dramatic political crisis in decades, the country’s special prosecutor has formally requested an...

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Jennifer Hicks

China breaks solar installation record amid industry overcapacity and trade challenge

China breaks solar installation record amid industry overcapacity and trade challenge

China has once again demonstrated its global dominance in solar energy, setting a new benchmark in renewable energy expansion. In May 2025, the...

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M A Hossain

Chaos and confusion in Tehran as ceasefire falters despite Trump’s interventions

Chaos and confusion in Tehran as ceasefire falters despite Trump’s interventions

Explosions echoed through the Iranian capital on June 24, shattering the fragile calm promised by a ceasefire brokered just hours earlier. The...

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Biden family scandal linked to NSPA set to be published soon

Biden family scandal linked to NSPA set to be published soon

The corruption scandals in the West during the Biden era seem far from fully revealed. The deeper the investigations go, the more cases come to...

25.06.2025 4

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Lucas Leiroz

Exploring the causes behind the Hindu-Muslim conflicts in India, and understanding why the term ‘communalism’ is a wrong word to denote these clashes

The Hindu-Muslim divide and the clashes that result from this divide in India is generally termed as ‘communalism’ or sampradayikata by the mass...

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Monidipa Bose-Dey

Iranian ballistic missiles are sufficiently capable of targeting energy infrastructure in the Gulf

Iranian ballistic missiles are sufficiently capable of targeting energy infrastructure in the Gulf

Although both Israel and Iran agreed to the ceasefire announced by Donald Trump, which was brokered by Qatar, ahead of it, Israel issued six alerts...

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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury