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EU targets Russia’s shadow fleet with new sanctions push

EU targets Russia’s shadow fleet with new sanctions push

The European Union has taken another significant step to tighten the economic noose around Russia’s war machine, approving a new round of sanctions...

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Paraguay banks’ Green pledges undermined by loans to agribusiness linked to environmental crimes

Paraguay banks’ Green pledges undermined by loans to agribusiness linked to environmental crimes

Paraguay’s banking sector has spent recent years presenting itself as a responsible partner in the fight against climate change and environmental...

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Europe’s dirty secret: How the EU outsources migrant torture to Libya

Europe’s dirty secret: How the EU outsources migrant torture to Libya

At dawn in the central Mediterranean, the sea often appears deceptively calm. On the morning the crew of the Humanity 1 spotted a wooden boat on the...

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Darwinian multipolarity: Why the new global order will not be equal

For years, diplomats, analysts, and global institutions have celebrated the arrival of multipolarity as if it were a political awakening-an escape...

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EU divisions deepen over Russian asset seizure as legal and financial risks mount

EU divisions deepen over Russian asset seizure as legal and financial risks mount

The European Union’s long-running debate over whether to seize frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine has entered a more contentious and legally...

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Europe’s empty moral theatre: How the EU justifies taking Russian assets ‘for Ukraine’

The European Union’s leadership has developed a curious talent over the past decade: taking deeply questionable political decisions, wrapping them...

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How socialism and woke politics derailed Britain’s newest party experiment

How socialism and woke politics derailed Britain’s newest party experiment

When Karl Marx wrote in The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon that “history repeats itself – first as tragedy, then as farce,” he was...

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Nepal’s Pokhara airport scandal: A deepening political crisis and a test of anti-corruption resolve

Nepal’s Pokhara airport scandal: A deepening political crisis and a test of anti-corruption resolve

Nepal is once again at the center of a major political and financial scandal, this time involving the country’s most high-profile infrastructure...

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Trump’s new National Security Strategy boosts India partnership and refocuses power on the Americas

Trump’s new National Security Strategy boosts India partnership and refocuses power on the Americas

President Donald Trump’s newly released National Security Strategy (NSS) lays out an assertive and wide-ranging vision of US global engagement,...

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India and the Gulf states: A new axis reshaping global trade

The rapid transformation of ties between India and the Gulf states has become one of the most consequential, yet underappreciated, developments in...

09.12.2025 20

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Bombshell exposé: Blitz investigates notorious crime rackets run by Bangladeshi expats in Saudi Arabia

For years, Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia were viewed as symbols of hard work and sacrifice – men and women who left their homeland to...

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Cocaine beneath the bananas: How Balkan traffickers exploited Ecuador’s presidential supply chain

Cocaine beneath the bananas: How Balkan traffickers exploited Ecuador’s presidential supply chain

The global banana trade is one of the most tightly managed agricultural supply systems in the world, moving millions of tons of fruit annually from...

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Italian mafia-linked businessmen quietly build suspicious networks in Slovakia

Italian mafia-linked businessmen quietly build suspicious networks in Slovakia

For years, Slovakia has grappled with the lingering ghosts of corruption, opaque land deals, and unexplained fortunes. But a recent joint...

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Al-Falah University faces investigation amid allegations of fraud and staff abuse

Al-Falah University faces investigation amid allegations of fraud and staff abuse

Al-Falah University, a private medical institution in Faridabad, is under intense scrutiny following explosive allegations of malpractice,...

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India’s expanding maritime ambitions: MAHASAGAR and the push for a new Oceanic order

India’s expanding maritime ambitions: MAHASAGAR and the push for a new Oceanic order

India has long stood at the crossroads of some of the world’s most strategic waterways, but in recent years, New Delhi has accelerated efforts to...

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Zelensky’s power broker falls – and with him, the illusion of stability

Zelensky’s power broker falls – and with him, the illusion of stability

The political landscape in Kiev has been shaken by the dramatic downfall of Andrey Yermak, the long-time head of President Vladimir Zelensky’s...

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Marbella’s glittering mirage: How a Spanish resort became ground zero for the Manosphere’s real-world empire

Marbella’s glittering mirage: How a Spanish resort became ground zero for the Manosphere’s real-world empire

For decades, Marbella has thrived on its carefully curated image: a Mediterranean playground of gleaming supercars, champagne lunches along the Golden...

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International cocaine network spanning Albania and Italy dismantled after five-year investigation

International cocaine network spanning Albania and Italy dismantled after five-year investigation

A sweeping five-year transnational investigation has dismantled a major cocaine-trafficking network operating between Albania and Italy, culminating...

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Sudan’s war reaches a perilous turning point

The war in Sudan has entered one of its most dangerous and decisive phases. Despite the circulation of a new ceasefire proposal, the guns have not...

28.11.2025 20

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Philippines cracks down on flood-control corruption as high-profile arrests loom

Philippines cracks down on flood-control corruption as high-profile arrests loom

The Philippine government has launched one of its most sweeping anti-corruption crackdowns in years, arresting seven individuals linked to a...

27.11.2025 30

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Lavrov accuses Western capitals of sabotage as Trump’s draft Ukraine peace plan leaks

Lavrov accuses Western capitals of sabotage as Trump’s draft Ukraine peace plan leaks

The diplomatic storm surrounding a leaked US peace proposal has escalated sharply, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accusing European...

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Russian court case threatens Italian engineering giant MAIRE with multibillion-Euro losses

The Italian industrial conglomerate MAIRE, a major player in the global engineering and construction sector, faces a potential existential threat as a...

25.11.2025 10

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Libya’s hidden power struggle: How corruption became the country’s real war

Libya is often described as a failed state, a fractured nation divided by geography, ideology, and foreign influence. But this framing misses the...

24.11.2025 10

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Arakan Army’s offensive reshapes Rakhine-and pushes the Rohingya toward an irreversible crisis

The ground beneath the Rohingya crisis has shifted once again-and this time, perhaps more dramatically than at any point since the genocide of 2017....

23.11.2025 20

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Crypto giants linked to billions in laundered funds and global crime rings

The cryptocurrency industry, once heralded as a transformative financial revolution, has been revealed to be a fertile ground for illicit activity on...

21.11.2025 40

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Soros-funded NGO at the center of campaign to cripple Musk’s X

A new report has reignited the long-running debate over billionaire influence in global politics and digital media, this time centering on George...

20.11.2025 20

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Manila erupts in mass protests as Filipinos demand justice over flood-control corruption scandal

For the second time in just months, Manila has become the epicenter of a rising national fury-one fueled not by ideological divisions, but by the very...

19.11.2025 20

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India’s Russian oil strategy endures despite expanding US sanctions

India has once again demonstrated that its energy policy is guided by national interests rather than geopolitical pressure. New Delhi remained the...

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AfCFTA and the Gulf: A new corridor of Afro-Arab economic integration

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents the most ambitious attempt in Africa’s modern history to knit the continent into a...

19.11.2025 30

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America’s sudden troop withdrawal from Romania signals a troubling strategic drift

When the Pentagon quietly announced last month that up to 1,000 US troops stationed in Romania would return home without replacements, the reaction in...

16.11.2025 10

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White-collar terror network unmasked: Inside the chilling Red Fort blast investigation

The explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort Metro Station on November 10, 2025, has evolved into one of India’s most unsettling terror investigations in...

13.11.2025 10

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Hafiz Saeed’s new plot to attack India via Bangladesh: Jaish-e-Mohammed forms female suicide squad in Kashmir

India’s national security apparatus is once again under pressure amid alarming new intelligence inputs. On one side, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and...

12.11.2025 10

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Fake ‘Isha Ambani’ account exposed: Online scammers target public with phony investment pitch

A criminal network impersonating Isha Ambani, Executive Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has been caught attempting to lure unsuspecting...

11.11.2025 20

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US realism could offer the Rohingya a future beyond survival

When Donald Trump returned to the Asian stage this week, global attention largely fixated on his confrontational remarks about China, trade disputes,...

10.11.2025 30

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How the world can rescue Sudan from escalating mass atrocities

For more than two years, Sudan has been trapped in a catastrophic descent marked by mass killings, forced displacement, and ethnic cleansing. What...

09.11.2025 10

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Belgian authorities charge ex-EU Justice chief Didier Reynders for money laundering

In a case that has sent shockwaves through European political circles, Belgian authorities have charged former European Union Justice Commissioner and...

08.11.2025 9

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US sanctions North Korean bankers, IT fronts in $3 billion crypto theft scheme

The United States has tightened the financial noose around North Korea’s clandestine cyber operations, sanctioning a network of bankers, front...

07.11.2025 10

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Russia drafts peace memorandum as Türkiye offer to host next round of Ukraine talks

In a significant development signaling a cautious thaw in the prolonged and bloody conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Moscow has revealed it is...

30.05.2025 20

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Trump threatens to exit Ukraine peace talks, signals no new sanctions on Russia

In a development that could shift the diplomatic landscape of the Ukraine conflict, US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a full...

29.05.2025 20

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Trump delays EU tariffs until July 9, markets rally amid fragile trade truce

In a dramatic reversal that underscored the volatility of transatlantic trade relations, US President Donald Trump has decided to delay the imposition...

27.05.2025 20

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Simion urges Romanians to protest ‘fraudulent’ election without sparking Ukraine-style ‘bloodbath’

Romania is experiencing an intensifying political rift as conservative presidential candidate George Simion calls for peaceful demonstrations in...

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China poses new existential economic and technological threat to US

In a stark redefinition of global strategic threats, CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis has labeled China as the foremost “existential threat” to...

24.05.2025 30

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French crackdown on mini phones fueling prison crime networks

In an unprecedented sweep of correctional facilities across the country, French authorities have uncovered a vast and dangerous trade in ultra-compact...

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US confirms boycott of G20 events in South Africa as tensions escalate

In a significant move that underscores deepening diplomatic rifts between Washington and Pretoria, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May...

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EU and UK tighten sanctions on Russia despite US warning against hindering peace talks

On May 20, the European Union and the United Kingdom escalated their economic pressure on Russia by imposing a new wave of sanctions aimed at further...

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Trump blasts Biden over Ukraine policy: ‘This was a European war’

In a striking departure from recent US foreign policy doctrine, President Donald Trump on May 19 condemned America’s extensive role in the ongoing...

22.05.2025 40

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Trump and US leaders show support after Biden’s cancer diagnosis

In a rare moment of political unity, leaders across the American political spectrum, including President Donald Trump, have expressed their support...

21.05.2025 30

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US warns against ‘endless negotiations’ in Ukraine peace talks

In a notable shift in diplomatic tone, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has publicly expressed Washington’s impatience with protracted negotiations...

20.05.2025 30

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Trump slams Ukraine aid as wasteful, calls Zelensky ‘the greatest salesman in the world’

In a candid interview with Fox News aired on May 16, US President Donald Trump renewed his harsh criticism of the ongoing American support for...

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Trump urges swift meeting with Putin: ‘It’s time to just do it’

Amid renewed calls for a negotiated settlement to the ongoing war in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump has signaled a strong willingness to meet...

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