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

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

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...

28.09.2025 60

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

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...

26.09.2025 50

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

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...

25.09.2025 60

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

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...

25.09.2025 60

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

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

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

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

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...

16.09.2025 70

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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...

15.09.2025 60

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

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

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...

10.09.2025 50

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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...

07.09.2025 60

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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...

06.09.2025 60

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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...

05.09.2025 60

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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’...

04.09.2025 50

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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...

02.09.2025 60

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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...

31.08.2025 60

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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...

26.08.2025 60

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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...

23.08.2025 60

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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...

23.08.2025 50

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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

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)...

07.08.2025 60

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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...

06.08.2025 60

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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...

04.08.2025 60

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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...

01.08.2025 60

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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...

31.07.2025 60

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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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