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Zohran Mamdani’s shaky politics has come home to bite

The Israel-Palestine question appeared to be the one area where he apparently refused to soften his views. And that refusal is now colliding with the...

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Iran now looks closer to rupture than reform. Foreign powers will try to seize opportunity

In power for 36 years, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has governed through a rigid adherence to a theological ideology and an absolute...

17.01.2026 20

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Iran now looks closer to rupture than reform. Foreign powers will try to seize opportunity

In power for 36 years, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has governed through a rigid adherence to a theological ideology and an absolute...

17.01.2026 10

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Attack on Hindus, Khaleda’s death & Jamaat—Bangladesh is grappling with crises on many fronts

As everyone welcomed the new year, a 50-year-old Hindu man was set on fire in Bangladesh—the fourth such attack in two weeks. The foothold of their...

03.01.2026 40

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Battle over Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is a geopolitical contest with global implications

China views control over the Dalai Lama as critical to cementing its authority over Tibet. While he has long advocated a ‘middle way’ seeking...

05.07.2025 20

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Parents think we turn kids gay, says Anjali Gopalan after winning Franco-German award

Naz Foundation founder Anjali Gopalan received the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law this week. She is the first Indian to win...

12.04.2025 5

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