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Why the US–Europe relationship still matters in an unstable world

There is no shortage of geopolitical challenges confronting US President Donald Trump as he navigates the second year of his second term in 2026....

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Russia condemns alleged US ‘armed aggression’ against Venezuela as region braces for escalation

Tensions in Latin America escalated sharply on January 3 after Russia’s Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as an act of “armed...

yesterday 10

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M A Hossain

Myanmar’s census may shape the nation’s future more than its election

Myanmar’s planned election has drawn predictable international condemnation. Widely dismissed as a hollow exercise organized by a military regime...

yesterday 10

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Jennifer Hicks

UK’s poorest left worse off under Starmer: Labour’s economic promises collide with reality

When Keir Starmer led the Labour Party back into government in July 2024, the victory was framed as a turning point for Britain’s battered living...

yesterday 10

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Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

FBI foils ISIS-inspired New Year’s terror plot in North Carolina

US federal authorities say they have disrupted a potentially deadly terrorist attack planned for the New Year holiday period by an 18-year-old man...

yesterday 10

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Tajul Islam

Another Hindu burned to death in Bangladesh as Khokon Chandra Das succumbs to injuries

Khokon Chandra Das, a Hindu man who was brutally attacked, stabbed, and set on fire in Bangladesh’s Shariatpur district, has died while undergoing...

yesterday 9

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Tajul Islam

Western Europe’s 2025 collapse and its accelerating march toward self-destruction

If history is unkind to Western Europe’s ruling elites, it will not be because they lacked warnings. It will be because they ignored every single...

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Damsana Ranadhiran

China and the global order in 2026: Stability, governance, and strategic vision

As the international system approaches 2026, it does so amid persistent uncertainty. The past year underscored the fragility of global stability,...

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M A Hossain

How Dhaka banked on an Al Jazeera deep-fake to fuel anti-India hysteria after Osman Hadi’s murder

Following the attack on Osman Hadi, Al Jazeera deep-fake played role behind anti-India and anti-Hindu notoriety although the murder of anti-India...

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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

India seeks ‘neighborliness’ in South Asia as Bangladesh tensions test regional diplomacy

India’s call for renewed “neighborliness” in South Asia has taken on added urgency as diplomatic frictions with Bangladesh unfold against a...

previous day 10

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M A Hossain

Trump calls Ukraine envoy an ‘idiot’: Inside the growing rift over Zelensky and the war strategy

The reported departure of Keith Kellogg, the United States’ special envoy for Ukraine, has exposed deeper fractures within Donald Trump’s...

previous day 10

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Tajul Islam

Self-styled ‘prophet’ arrested in Ghana after failed Doomsday flood prophecy

Ghanaian police have arrested a self-proclaimed prophet who spent months warning followers of an imminent global flood and soliciting donations to...

previous day 10

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Tajul Islam

US freezes child care funding nationwide amid expanding fraud investigation

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has moved to freeze federal child care funding to all 50 states, escalating a growing national...

previous day 10

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Jennifer Hicks

Algiers declaration signals Africa’s legal offensive for colonial reparations

For decades, the demand for colonial reparations in Africa existed in a carefully managed space of Western comfort. It was acknowledged just enough...

previous day 10

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Ten years on Brexit’s economic and political costs still haunt Britain

In 2026, the United Kingdom will quietly pass a milestone that few of its political architects once imagined would be marked by such widespread...

previous day 10

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Suraiyya Aziz

New year as a time for unity, hospitality, and hope in the MENA region

As 2025 gave way to 2026, millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and the wider Arab world marked the transition...

previous day 10

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Suraiyya Aziz

A necessity of the contemporary humanity

In a joint statement with US President Donald J. Trump in October last year, his Egyptian and Turkish counterparts Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Recep...

previous day 8

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Jagdish N Singh

2025 — year of numerous critical strategic successes for Russia

When Moscow launched the special military operation (SMO) to end the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict, very few people thought it would last...

thursday 10

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Drago Bosnic

German prosecutors to drop probe of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov after multimillion-euro settlement

German prosecutors are set to terminate an investigation into Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov after he agreed to make payments totaling...

thursday 10

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Tajul Islam

Multilateralism is not dead yet: Why cooperation still matters in an age of disorder

As the world approaches 2026, optimism is in short supply. Armed conflicts are raging across roughly 50 countries. Trade wars and tariff barriers,...

thursday 10

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M A Hossain

Munich Security Conference reopens door to AfD, testing Germany’s political firewalls

The decision by the Munich Security Conference (MSC) to allow representatives of Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to...

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Damsana Ranadhiran

War-torn Sudan sees gold mining boom amid prolonged conflict

Despite being engulfed in one of the most devastating conflicts in its modern history, Sudan has recorded a remarkable surge in gold production,...

thursday 10

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Sonjib Chandra Das

Can Lebanon function better without a state? Rethinking governance after collapse

For more than six years, Lebanon has lived through what would normally be considered an impossible experiment: a society operating with a...

thursday 10

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Suraiyya Aziz

Federal agents launch sweeping probe into alleged Minnesota childcare fraud scheme

Federal law enforcement agencies have launched a sweeping investigation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, following explosive allegations that a network...

31.12.2025 20

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Sonjib Chandra Das

Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack on Putin’s residence, threatening peace talks

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated sharply on December 29–30 after Moscow accused Kyiv of attempting a drone strike on one of President...

31.12.2025 20

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Jennifer Hicks

Bondi Beach shooting: Heroism, hate, and the urgent need for societal change

On December 14, 2025, a horrific act of violence shook Australia when two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, leaving 15...

31.12.2025 30

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M A Hossain

Why the US and China must confront the growing risks of AI

Artificial intelligence has moved from the realm of science fiction to the core of global power politics. What once seemed like a purely...

31.12.2025 20

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Abul Quashem Joarder

China’s naval doctrine demonstrates strategic symbiosis with Russia

The history of thalassocracies has always been one of sea dominance, as the name itself implies. However, whenever they become too powerful, they...

31.12.2025 20

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Drago Bosnic

India clears $8.8 billion defense buys as regional security pressures mount

India has approved a fresh round of defense acquisitions worth approximately $8.8 billion, underlining New Delhi’s determination to rapidly...

31.12.2025 10

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Kiev allegedly sacrificing commanders as ‘scapegoats’

Recently, Russian forces liberated the strategic city of Seversk in the Donetsk People’s Republic. On December 11th, Russian military sources...

31.12.2025 10

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Lucas Leiroz

Bush–Putin talks reveal US pursuing smaller nuclear bombs: Docs expose origins of Russia–West breakdown

A number of long-classified NSA files were recently made public, following a lawsuit that forced the declassification of memoranda of conversation...

31.12.2025 10

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Uriel Irigaray Araujo

Trump warns Hamas of ‘hell to pay’ as fragile Gaza ceasefire faces new pressure

US President Donald Trump has issued one of his starkest warning yet to Hamas, threatening the Palestinian militant group with severe consequences...

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Tajul Islam

Turning points in 2025: The future trajectory of Xi Jinping’s Diplomacy

As 2025 draws to a close, China’s Diplomacy can be read not only as the projection of a “new China,” but also as an attempt to outline a new...

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Dr. Fakhrul Islam Babu

China’s mediation in the Cambodia–Thailand conflict: A new paradigm for regional peace

The recent ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand marks a critical turning point in one of Southeast Asia’s most serious armed...

29.12.2025 10

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Starmer’s Britain: Criminalizing dissent and normalizing police-state repression

Starmer’s Britain: Criminalizing dissent and normalizing police-state repression

Britain is undergoing a profound political transformation, one that is both alarming and historically consequential. Under Prime Minister Keir...

29.12.2025 4

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Jennifer Hicks

Minnesota fraud scandal reignites debate over oversight, immigration, and national security

Minnesota fraud scandal reignites debate over oversight, immigration, and national security

A renewed political and legal storm is gathering over Minnesota after allegations of a massive fraud scheme involving more than $110 million in...

29.12.2025 8

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Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

Lavrov blames EU for blocking Ukraine peace, signals cautious reset with Washington

Lavrov blames EU for blocking Ukraine peace, signals cautious reset with Washington

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the European Union of emerging as the primary obstacle to a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine...

29.12.2025 20

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Suraiyya Aziz

UK imposes visa curbs on DR Congo as migration dispute deepens

UK imposes visa curbs on DR Congo as migration dispute deepens

The United Kingdom has imposed new visa restrictions on citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), escalating a diplomatic...

29.12.2025 10

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Abul Quashem Joarder