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Rohingya crisis escalates into regional emergency threatening Bay of Bengal stability

Rohingya crisis escalates into regional emergency threatening Bay of Bengal stability

For years, the Rohingya crisis was seen as a sorrow confined within Myanmar’s troubled borders – a humanitarian disaster to be managed through...

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Colonial legacies and cultural resistance fuel Africa’s rising anti-gay laws

As of mid-2025, roughly 31 of Africa’s 54 nations still criminalize same-sex relationships. The latest addition to that list is Burkina Faso, which...

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Sudanese refugees in Uganda find safety opportunity and hope amid war’s turmoil

Sudanese refugees in Uganda find safety opportunity and hope amid war’s turmoil

Uganda has long stood as one of Africa’s most open and compassionate hosts for refugees, a distinction that has gained renewed significance amid the...

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Authoritarian reach expands as UN warns of rising transnational repression against human rights activists

Authoritarian reach expands as UN warns of rising transnational repression against human rights activists

The United Nations’ latest annual report on reprisals has exposed a chilling trend: the growing sophistication and global spread of targeted...

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Inside the Netherland’s data black market fueling explosions and organized crime violence

Inside the Netherland’s data black market fueling explosions and organized crime violence

In recent years, the Netherlands – long known for its progressive policies, efficient governance, and secure digital infrastructure – has found...

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South Africa’s G20 presidency turns solidarity into global food security

South Africa’s G20 presidency turns solidarity into global food security

When South Africa assumed the presidency of the G20 last December, it selected a theme that resonated deeply with the current state of global affairs:...

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Corruption and political paralysis push South Sudan toward renewed conflict

Corruption and political paralysis push South Sudan toward renewed conflict

South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is once again standing on the precipice of chaos. A damning new report by The Sentry, an investigative...

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Russia targets exiled opposition leaders as FSB accuses Khodorkovsky of coup plot

Russia targets exiled opposition leaders as FSB accuses Khodorkovsky of coup plot

Russia’s internal security agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), has launched a sweeping criminal investigation against prominent exiled...

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How the Iran nuclear deal collapsed and revived fears of a regional confrontation

How the Iran nuclear deal collapsed and revived fears of a regional confrontation

When the E3 – the United Kingdom, France, and Germany – notified the United Nations in late August that Iran was in breach of its obligations...

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China draws a red line: Beijing warns Washington against tariff escalation

China draws a red line: Beijing warns Washington against tariff escalation

Recently a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce delivered one of Beijing’s clearest messages yet regarding US trade policy: “Willful...

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Beijing warns of strong retaliation as US escalates tariff threats against China

Tensions between Washington and Beijing have reignited as China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a stern warning against the United States’ latest...

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US ‘war on drugs’ in Venezuela: A regime change operation disguised as counter-narcotics

The United States’ so-called “war on drugs” in Latin America has long been criticized as a geopolitical instrument rather than a genuine effort...

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Ukraine accused of aiding militants in Africa: Moscow alleges covert operations and arms diversion

Ukraine accused of aiding militants in Africa: Moscow alleges covert operations and arms diversion

Russia has accused Ukraine of exporting conflict and chaos beyond Europe’s borders, alleging that Kiev is providing military support-including...

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Europe’s medical oversight crisis: Banned doctors still treating patients across borders

Europe’s medical oversight crisis: Banned doctors still treating patients across borders

A shocking investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), Norway’s VG, and The Times of London has revealed a...

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Israel accepts Trump’s prisoner swap proposal with Hamas amid fragile ceasefire talks

Israel accepts Trump’s prisoner swap proposal with Hamas amid fragile ceasefire talks

In a stunning turn of events, Israel announced on September 4 that it is ready to move forward with a prisoner swap deal with Hamas, based on US...

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Digital ID cards threaten privacy and freedom in the United Kingdom

The UK government has once again revived discussions around the creation of digital identification cards, framing the move as a necessary...

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Europe confronts harsh reality as Ukraine allies face relentless attacks

Europe confronts harsh reality as Ukraine allies face relentless attacks

When US President Donald Trump declared after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN General Assembly that a “total return of land...

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US puts South Africa on human trafficking watch list as tensions with Pretoria deepen

The United States has placed South Africa on its human trafficking watch list, accusing the government in Pretoria of failing to demonstrate...

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Pentagon pushes missile production amid rising China conflict fears

The United States is accelerating its preparations for a potential conflict with China by pressing major defense contractors to ramp up missile...

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Hungary and Ukraine’s diplomatic rift deepens as EU faces pressure over war support

Tensions between Hungary and Ukraine have once again flared into open confrontation after a heated exchange of accusations between senior officials....

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Big powers must reform or humanity will keep suffering endlessly

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York has once again placed the spotlight on the failures of the international system to prevent...

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Zelensky’s promise to step down highlights Ukraine’s mounting crisis of legitimacy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has indicated he is prepared to leave office once hostilities with Russia come to a halt. Speaking in an...

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Arrest in UK over airport cyberattack highlights rising threats to global aviation

The arrest of a man in southern England following a cyberattack that crippled check-in systems at major European airports underscores the mounting...

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America at a crossroads after Charlie Kirk assassination and rising political violence

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University this month was not only a shocking act of violence but also a...

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Solitary confinement in ICE detention surges under Trump’s second term

The use of solitary confinement in US immigration detention has once again come under intense scrutiny, as a new report reveals a sharp spike during...

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Trump declares Antifa a terrorist organization following Charlie Kirk assassination

US President Donald Trump has escalated his campaign against left-wing extremism by officially designating the loose-knit Antifa movement as a...

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Interpol-led operation seizes record $6.5 billion in synthetic drugs

In a sweeping crackdown on the global narcotics trade, an Interpol-led operation has resulted in the largest seizure of synthetic drugs in the...

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Snipers in Nepal: The chilling resurgence of targeted violence in protest movements like Bangladesh

Bengali daily in India, Ei Somoy has published a revealing exclusive detailing suspicious use of sniper rifles – during the regime change operations...

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Murder of Charlie Kirk: Utah Governor reveals suspect’s refusal to cooperate

The shocking murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has rattled political circles across the United States, drawing attention not only because...

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Turkey’s seizure of Can Holding raises alarms over media freedom and state control

On September 11, Turkish authorities seized control of Can Holding, one of the country’s largest media and education conglomerates, citing sweeping...

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US senator pushes legislation to uncover Epstein’s hidden financial network

In a move that could reopen one of America’s most disturbing scandals, Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon has drafted legislation aimed at forcing the...

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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

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

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 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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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 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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