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The people of Pakistan-administered Jammu Kashmir are facing one of the bloodiest episodes of state repression in recent history. A mass movement…
Can all the people be fooled all the time? Can a country with a population of a billion-and-a-half be dragged around like…
The debate over who will replace the recently retired founder of the Japanese progressive party Reiwa Shinsengumi Yamamoto Taro has brought a…
On Tuesday, as American aircraft struck Iran for a tenth consecutive night, Iranās interior minister Eskandar Momeni flew to Islamabad. He was carrying…
On 20 July, thousands of young people attempted to march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament. They carried placards, shouted slogans, and demanded…
He has never been able to accept it, but even after winning the 2024 US presidential elections, Donald Trump continued to fixate…
HR staff claimed the tiny cameras affixed to each tailorās head would mean prospective clients saw the quality of their products and…
Damning evidence of the culture of Britainās special forces, from their training camps in Herefordshire to the battlefields of Afghanistan, was released…
On March 4, 2026, a U.S. warship torpedoed and sank the unarmed Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The…
On 4 March 2026, a US military vessel torpedoed and sunk the unarmed Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of…
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