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Nepal plunged into crisis as Prime Minister Oli resigns amid deadly protests like Bangladesh

Nepal plunged into crisis as Prime Minister Oli resigns amid deadly protests like Bangladesh

Nepal has been thrown into a new era of political turmoil after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on September 9, just hours after nationwide...

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UN report reveals SAF and RSF deliberately targeting civilians in Sudan conflict

UN report reveals SAF and RSF deliberately targeting civilians in Sudan conflict

A new report by the United Nations’ Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan has delivered a grim verdict on the ongoing conflict...

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US rename Pentagon ‘War Department’ signaling return to aggressive militarism

On September 5, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War, sparking intense...

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China’s WWII commemoration exposes EU hypocrisy and Kallas’s historical distortions

China’s WWII commemoration exposes EU hypocrisy and Kallas’s historical distortions

When the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, recently declared that China was standing...

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Peru’s endless corruption saga: Alejandro Toledo’s latest sentence deepens political crisis

Peru’s endless corruption saga: Alejandro Toledo’s latest sentence deepens political crisis

Peru’s political establishment has once again been shaken by the echoes of the Odebrecht scandal, one of the largest corruption cases in Latin...

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China’s new ‘global governance’: Blueprint for a multipolar future

The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin may very well be remembered as a pivotal moment in the global power shift now...

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The hidden costs of Britain’s seasonal worker scheme: Extension without reform

The hidden costs of Britain’s seasonal worker scheme: Extension without reform

When the Labour government announced in February 2025 that the UK’s Seasonal Worker Scheme would be extended for another five years, the decision...

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Putin and Xi unite in preserving WWII legacy amid shifting geopolitics

Putin and Xi unite in preserving WWII legacy amid shifting geopolitics

On September 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a joint statement in Beijing, stressing their nations’...

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Iran’s protests expose deepening economic crisis and systemic failures

Iran’s protests expose deepening economic crisis and systemic failures

For weeks, Iran has witnessed a surge of protests across major cities, with demonstrators rallying against corruption, unpaid wages, and the steady...

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The Sahel’s descent into extremism and global counterterrorism failure

The Sahel’s descent into extremism and global counterterrorism failure

The Sahel, a vast belt of land stretching across Africa just south of the Sahara, has in recent years become the epicenter of global terrorism. In...

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FBI and Dutch police dismantle global fake ID marketplace VerifTools

FBI and Dutch police dismantle global fake ID marketplace VerifTools

In a coordinated international crackdown, the FBI and Dutch police have dismantled one of the world’s largest fake ID marketplaces, known as...

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Georgian government freezes NGO accounts amid escalating crackdown on civil society

Georgian government freezes NGO accounts amid escalating crackdown on civil society

In a move that has deepened political tensions and raised fears about the erosion of democratic space in Georgia, the prosecutor’s office has frozen...

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Trump envoy sets deadline for Ukraine peace as negotiations intensify

Trump envoy sets deadline for Ukraine peace as negotiations intensify

The United States under President Donald Trump is signaling an ambitious new push to end the war in Ukraine, with Trump’s special presidential envoy...

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Belarusian weapons helped Azerbaijan down Armenian drones, leaked records reveal betrayal

Belarusian weapons helped Azerbaijan down Armenian drones, leaked records reveal betrayal

A trove of leaked corporate records has revealed that Belarus, despite being a formal military ally of Armenia through the Russian-led Collective...

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The Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions: What we know two years later

The Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions: What we know two years later

In September 2022, mysterious underwater explosions ripped through the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, sending shockwaves across...

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‘No one is above the law’: FBI raids John Bolton’s home amid classified documents probe

The political establishment in Washington was rocked once again on August 22 as federal agents raided the home of former National Security Advisor...

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The Nord Stream mystery: Italian media links seven-man Ukrainian group to pipeline sabotage

The Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, one of the most consequential acts of infrastructure destruction in modern European history, continues to generate...

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Bangladesh faces escalating security crisis following government collapse in August 2024

Bangladesh faces escalating security crisis following government collapse in August 2024

Bangladesh is facing one of the most severe security crises in its modern history, following the collapse of its government in August 2024. The...

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US ‘drug war’ in Latin America: Bolivia’s President exposes Washington’s hidden agenda

The rhetoric of the so-called “war on drugs” has long served as one of Washington’s most consistent justifications for military presence and...

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Sudan’s war shatters healthcare system and dignity amid humanitarian collapse

Sudan’s war shatters healthcare system and dignity amid humanitarian collapse

The war in Sudan has unleashed a catastrophe that extends far beyond the destruction of infrastructure and the tragic loss of life. It has stripped...

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EU security guarantees expose Europe as bankroller of America’s war machine

EU security guarantees expose Europe as bankroller of America’s war machine

The spectacle of European leaders shuttling off to Washington to plead for “security guarantees” has become a grimly familiar ritual. What once...

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Ukrainian tycoon Dyminskyy flees justice, gains Greek residency and Serbian citizenship

Eight years ago, a tragedy on a Ukrainian highway changed the course of one oligarch’s life – and exposed the loopholes in Europe’s residency...

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Serbia engulfed in turmoil as protests escalate into violence

Serbia has been plunged into its most severe political unrest in years, with protesters attacking government and ruling party offices, sparking fiery...

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Serbia plunged into political turmoil as nationwide protests turn violent

Serbia is facing its most turbulent political crisis in years as nationwide protests demanding government accountability have escalated into violent...

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Albania’s anti-corruption unit shakes political elite, challenging decades of impunity

In Albania, a country where public skepticism toward politics has long been matched only by cynicism about justice, a new player has entered the stage...

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G7 at fifty challenges and changes in global economic and security cooperation

This summer, as the global stage has been dominated by contentious issues ranging from trade tariffs under US President Donald Trump to mounting...

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Kyrgyzstan adopts controversial media law amid fears of press suppression

Kyrgyzstan has recently taken a significant and contentious step in reshaping its media landscape by passing a new media law that grants the...

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Lebanon’s historic move to disarm Hezbollah: Challenges and hope for sovereignty

The Lebanese Cabinet’s recent decision to task the national army with drafting a comprehensive plan to manage all weapons within Lebanon marks an...

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India responds to new US tariffs calling them unfair and threatening energy security

India has strongly denounced the latest round of tariffs imposed by the United States, describing the additional 25% levy on its imports as “unfair,...

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Bosnia moves to remove Serb leader Dodik amid rising political tensions

The political landscape of the Western Balkans took a dramatic turn this week as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission (CEC)...

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Can Hezbollah lay down its arms and allow Lebanon to reclaim its state?

Lebanon remains suspended between the shadows of its past and the uncertainties of its future. While the country has long been wracked by political...

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The BRICS push back: Trump’s gamble and the limits of American power

In his second term, US President Donald Trump has brought a fresh wave of disruption to the global order-an order already fraying under the pressures...

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Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs over ‘anti-US’ agenda and dollar challenge

US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh economic offensive against the BRICS coalition, announcing sweeping tariffs on India and Brazil while...

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FBI director uncovers ‘burn bags’ of russiagate documents suggesting internal conspiracy

In a stunning development that could rewrite the narrative surrounding the Trump-Russia collusion investigation, FBI Director Kash Patel has...

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Obama administration orchestrated Russia collusion hoax against Trump in 2016

In a dramatic turn of events that continues to upend the narrative surrounding the 2016 US presidential election, recent revelations suggest that the...

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Houthis escalate naval campaign: All ships linked to Israel now targets

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have declared an aggressive new phase in their campaign against Israel, vowing to target any vessel owned by companies doing...

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Trump claims immigration is ‘killing’ europe amid rising tensions over migration policy

During a visit to Scotland focused on his business holdings, including golf resorts, US President Donald Trump ignited international controversy by...

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Poland warns Ukraine over anti-corruption rollback as Zelensky faces domestic and international blowback

Poland has issued a pointed warning to the Ukrainian government amid mounting international criticism and nationwide protests over controversial legal...

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Russiagate’s fallout: Revenge, deception, and America’s deeply corrupt power structure

The myth of American democracy, long bolstered by soaring rhetoric and moral posturing, is today little more than a polished illusion. The saga of...

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Trump accuses Obama of treason over alleged Russiagate ‘Coup’

In a bombshell series of statements delivered from the Oval Office on July 22, US President Donald Trump accused his predecessor, Barack Obama, of...

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Sudan’s gold trade: Fueling war, smuggling, and humanitarian collapse

As Sudan’s devastating civil war stretches into its second year, a sinister transformation has occurred in the nation’s economy. Once hailed for...

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Leaked files expose Russian cultural center in Spain as Kremlin proxy

A trove of leaked documents has revealed that a prominent Russian cultural center in Spain has played a covert role in advancing the Kremlin’s...

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Danish-affiliated firm linked to Russian grain exports from occupied Ukrainian ports

In the shadow of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a quiet but significant form of economic exploitation is unfolding in the occupied...

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Hezbollah’s arms threaten Lebanon as regional militancy era comes to end

In a Middle East shifting steadily from insurgency to statehood, the imagery of PKK fighters setting fire to their rifles resonated well beyond the...

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Interactive brokers to pay $11.8 million in US sanctions settlement over compliance failures

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced an $11.8 million settlement with Interactive Brokers LLC (IBKR),...

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UK’s secret Afghan resettlement scheme unveiled: A lifeline or looming threat?

In a dramatic disclosure on July 15, the British government revealed that thousands of Afghans-many of whom worked with UK forces during the...

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Lebanon must disarm Hezbollah now or face another devastating war

Lebanon stands on a precipice. The warning issued by US Ambassador Tom Barrack during his recent trip to Beirut was blunt and urgent: the region is...

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Paraguay’s hidden runways: Inside the Chaco’s Cocaine superhighway

On an unusually hot morning in June 2024, deep in the Chaco region of northern Paraguay, a small expedition set out on a mission few dare to...

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Germany pressures Trump for more Patriot missiles for Ukraine

In a bold and high-stakes diplomatic move, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly called on US President Donald Trump to authorize additional...

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India-Russia ties reinvented: Enduring trust in a changing global order

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his upcoming visit to India for the 23rd bilateral summit later this year, both countries are...

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