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Tokayev Urges Putin to Freeze Ukraine War and Revisit Istanbul Draft Deal
At an Omsk forum, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Vladimir Putin the Ukraine conflict should be frozen, citi...
Concorde Founder Jaksity: Hungary Needs a Moral Reckoning to End Crony Culture
In a sweeping interview, Concorde founder György Jaksity calls on voters and businesses to confront their own ethical fa...
South Korea’s Ruling Party Moves to Strip Prosecutors of All Investigative Power
A decades-long drive to dismantle the prosecution’s investigative authority is entering its final stage, fuelled by hist...
Foreign Lobbying Becomes a Flashpoint in Nigeria's 2027 Presidential Race
Atiku Abubakar's lobbying firm distributes decades-old U.S. court records about President Tinubu, provoking a political ...
Pause in US-Iran Fighting Fuels Hope for Talks, but Path to De-escalation Remains Uncertain
After nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, the US has halted airstrikes on Iran while diplomatic efforts seek to av...
Delhi Returns to Normal as CJP Protest Ends; Metro, Internet Restored After Pradhan Exit
Clearance operations began at Jantar Mantar after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its month-long agitation fo...
SC Justice Bhuyan: Eating chicken biryani on the Ganga isn’t a crime – but jailing dissenters increasingly is
Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan warned that peaceful protests are being treated as crimes, citing the case of youths ...
Russia Extends Fuel Export Ban Amid Escalating Refinery Attacks, While Raytheon Eyes Ukraine Missile Production
Moscow prolongs gasoline export ban through year-end and suspends diesel exports following Ukrainian strikes on refineri...
Trump at Press Gala: Media Would Be 'Bankrupt' Without Him
In his first speech at the capital's press gala dinner, President Trump blasted 'fake news' but also claimed media compa...
Texas Democrat James Talarico Woos Border Hispanics Who Swung to GOP in 2024
Democrat James Talarico campaigns along the Texas border, trying to reverse a dramatic Hispanic shift that helped Trump....
Trump Re-election Could Derail California’s $85bn High-Speed Rail Project
A $4.7 billion funding hole and the threat of renewed federal grant cuts under a second Trump presidency cast fresh doub...
US Slams ‘Baseless Lie’ as Brazil Bars Diplomats Over Election Integrity Concerns
The US State Department rejected accusations that a planned diplomatic mission to Brazil was a maneuver to undermine ele...
Trump Tells DC Press They'd Go Bankrupt Without Him as He Makes Combative Gala Debut
In his first presidential address at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Donald Trump mixed media attacks with self-...
NATO Espionage Probe: Canadian Intern Arrested at SHAPE Headquarters
A Canadian intern was arrested at NATO’s military command in Belgium, accused of spying for a third country. The alleged...
Liberia Declares July 26-27 Holiday for 179th Independence Day Celebrations in Buchanan
President Joseph Boakai proclaims Sunday July 26 as Independence Day, with official events in Buchanan under a theme of ...
From Bismarck to the Berlin Republic: The Evolution of Germany's Auswärtiges Amt
A look at the German Foreign Office’s 150-year history, from its imperial origins and Nazi-era complicity to its post-wa...
Flávio Bolsonaro Named Presidential Candidate by Father's Party in Brazil
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro will carry the far-right torch in the 2026 election, with his father Jair under house arrest an...
Flávio Bolsonaro Posts Video with Milei, Promises to ‘Fight Terrorism’ Together
Brazilian senator and presidential pre-candidate Flávio Bolsonaro released a video with Argentina’s President Javier Mil...
Nigeria's Amnesty Debate Heats Up as Cleric Pushes for Boko Haram Talks, Lawmakers Push Back
A renewed call by cleric Ahmad Gumi for dialogue with Boko Haram reignites a policy battle over whether negotiation or p...
India’s Education Minister Resigns as Youth ‘Cockroach’ Movement Claims Victory
Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after weeks of nationwide protests over a leaked entrance exam scandal, with the satirical...
Anna Hazare: 'Violence Never Solves Problems'; CJP Ends 37-Day Protest After Talks
Social activist Anna Hazare urged non-violent dialogue to resolve public grievances as the Cockroach Janata Party called...
Milei Honored with Order of Ipiranga as Brazil-Argentina Trade Grows 23%
Argentine President Javier Milei received the highest honor of the state of São Paulo in a closed ceremony, while bilate...
Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns as India’s Education Minister After Youth-Led ‘Cockroach’ Movement Protests
Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation marks a victory for the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, a movement born from exam leak...
The Real Barrier to African Progress Isn't Intelligence — It's an Interrupted Accumulation of Wisdom
A new analysis contends that Africa's failure to develop sustainably stems from a 'civilisational confidence crisis' cau...
Pradhan Quits as India’s Education Minister, Blames ‘Anti-National’ Exploitation of Exam Protests
Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union Education Minister, citing the risk that protests over alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper l...
Japan's Diet Session Exposes Friction Between Ruling Bloc's Speed and Opposition's Absence of Alternatives
The special Diet session, Prime Minister Takaichi's first, ended with all 64 government bills passed but drew criticism ...
Trump Returns to WHCA Dinner with Jokes About Security After April Attack
Almost three months after an assassination attempt disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Donald Trump return...
Iran Threatens U.S. Forces with 'One-Way Ticket to Hell' as Trump Weighs Deal or Escalation
A senior Iranian commander vows to kill one American soldier for every Iranian killed, while President Trump signals ope...
US Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid to Revive $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
A federal court deals a blow to the administration's plan to dramatically raise costs for skilled foreign workers, affir...
US Justice Official to Lead APEC Forestry Push Against Illegal Timber Trade
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson will head the U.S. delegation at an APEC forestry ministerial...