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Yunus regime orchestrates atrocities against the Christian minority in Bangladesh

Yunus regime orchestrates atrocities against the Christian minority in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, once hailed as a beacon of religious tolerance in South Asia, now stands at a perilous crossroads. The recent resurgence of attacks on...

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M A Hossain

Clearing the ‘mess’ in Russia–US relations under Trump’s new term

As the United States and Russia cautiously step back into diplomatic engagement, both sides appear aware of a sobering reality: the damage...

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Dinosaur skeletons and luxury homes seized in expanding Singapore-linked money laundering probe

Dinosaur skeletons and luxury homes seized in expanding Singapore-linked money laundering probe

When Singaporean police stormed a string of luxury residences across the city-state on August 15, 2023, few could have predicted just how far the...

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Suraiyya Aziz

US realism could offer the Rohingya a future beyond survival

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...

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Tajul Islam

Afghanistan’s opium decline masks a dangerous rise in synthetic drug production

Afghanistan’s opium decline masks a dangerous rise in synthetic drug production

Afghanistan, long synonymous with the world’s largest opium supply, is undergoing a historic transformation-one driven less by economic evolution...

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Abul Quashem Joarder

To actualize Islamic conquest, ‘polygamy squad’ continues entering the West

Europe and the wider West have long believed that their laws, customs and moral grammar would act as an unbreachable sieve: charity for the...

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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

Peace with Morocco will expose Algeria’s fragile regime, not stabilize it

Peace with Morocco will expose Algeria’s fragile regime, not stabilize it

North Africa is approaching a geopolitical turning point unlike anything the region has witnessed in half a century. For decades, a cold, grinding...

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Damsana Ranadhiran

How the world can rescue Sudan from escalating mass atrocities

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...

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Tajul Islam

Is this Luxurious ‘hotel complex’ a future residence for Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko?

In the exclusive Russian ski resort town of Krasnaya Polyana, a sprawling new development is nearing completion, promising luxury, exclusivity, and...

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M A Hossain

US Army-owned ammunition plant fuels civilian market amid rising gun violence

US Army-owned ammunition plant fuels civilian market amid rising gun violence

In the weeks leading up to the tragic Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022, a gunman purchased 2,115 rounds of ammunition for his AR-15-style...

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Anand Sharma

The real ‘dark side’ of Zelensky’s Ukraine: Authoritarianism, corruption, and Western complicity

The Western media, for all its self-professed commitment to liberal democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, has a very peculiar blind spot....

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Suraiyya Aziz

Argentina’s ‘notebook scandal’ returns to court: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner faces new corruption trial

A new chapter has opened in Argentina’s long and turbulent battle against political corruption. On November 6, a federal court in Buenos Aires...

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Sonjib Chandra Das

Lebanon’s historic chance to reclaim sovereignty through peace with Israel

Lebanon’s historic chance to reclaim sovereignty through peace with Israel

For over four decades, Lebanon has lived under the shadow of proxy wars, external manipulation, and internal fragmentation. The turning points that...

07.11.2025 2

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Damsana Ranadhiran

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

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...

07.11.2025 3

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Tajul Islam

Vanuatu revokes Pacific Private Bank’s license after OCCRP investigation exposes crypto scandal

Vanuatu revokes Pacific Private Bank’s license after OCCRP investigation exposes crypto scandal

The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu has revoked the international banking license of Pacific Private Bank (PPB), following revelations that the institution...

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Abul Quashem Joarder

North Korea has revived Jakarta-Pyongyang ties

North Korea has revived Jakarta-Pyongyang ties

Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono landed in Pyongyang this October. It was the first top-level visit from Jakarta in over 12 years. The timing...

06.11.2025 6

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Uriel Irigaray Araujo

Ukraine is on the verge of absolute military collapse

Ukraine is on the verge of absolute military collapse

Radical nationalist groups in Ukraine continue with their war plans against Russia and Russia’s allies. Even with Ukraine devastated by the impact...

06.11.2025 2

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Lucas Leiroz

Trump’s AI-generated video revives nuclear testing threat and sparks global alarm

Trump’s AI-generated video revives nuclear testing threat and sparks global alarm

In a move that has shocked global observers and reignited Cold War-era anxieties, US President Donald Trump has reiterated his intention to restart...

06.11.2025 10

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M A Hossain

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

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...

06.11.2025 5

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Tajul Islam

Zelensky regime escalates bogus victory claim

Zelensky regime escalates bogus victory claim

It’s now common knowledge that the battlefield situation in Eastern Ukraine is catastrophic for the Kiev regime forces. Even the mainstream...

06.11.2025 6

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Drago Bosnic

Global cybercrime crackdown dismantles €300 million credit card fraud network

Global cybercrime crackdown dismantles €300 million credit card fraud network

In a sweeping international law enforcement operation, authorities from across Europe and beyond have dismantled one of the most sophisticated...

06.11.2025 6

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Suraiyya Aziz

Will Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi’s new diplomacy towards the Koreas work

Will Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi’s new diplomacy towards the Koreas work

If Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent policy-related utterances are to go by. She is definitely a person with a strong vision for...

06.11.2025 7

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Jagdish N Singh

Sudanese civil war is one of the greatest tragedies

Sudanese civil war is one of the greatest tragedies

Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, and so far, several rounds of peace talks have been of no avail in bringing an end to the horrific,...

06.11.2025 4

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Dr. Alon Ben-Meir

Why majority of Jews in NYC elected an Islamist, socialist Jew-hater

Why majority of Jews in NYC elected an Islamist, socialist Jew-hater

On (and before, thanks to early voting) November 4, blue-state America abandoned the Constitution, Judeo-Christian values, morality, parental...

06.11.2025 10

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Dr. Richard Kronenfeld

Europe’s hidden cocaine crisis: Why drug gangs are burying their profits underground

Europe’s hidden cocaine crisis: Why drug gangs are burying their profits underground

In the quiet town of Coria del Río, on the tranquil banks of Spain’s Guadalquivir River, the morning calm was shattered one December dawn by the...

05.11.2025 2

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Sheikh Hasina’s regime exploited Narayanganj ‘seven-murder’ case for political gain

Sheikh Hasina’s regime exploited Narayanganj ‘seven-murder’ case for political gain

Few cases in Bangladesh’s modern history have been as politically charged or as cynically exploited as the Narayanganj Seven-Murder case. What...

05.11.2025 2

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Sonjib Chandra Das

Ghana and Trump accused of bargaining human lives for visas and economic gains

Ghana and Trump accused of bargaining human lives for visas and economic gains

The US-Ghana deportation deal has sparked a wave of anger and moral outrage across Ghana and among its diaspora, as accusations of human rights...

05.11.2025 10

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M A Hossain

India defies Western pressure as Russian oil imports rise despite sanctions

India defies Western pressure as Russian oil imports rise despite sanctions

India’s appetite for discounted Russian crude oil shows no sign of waning despite intensified Western sanctions and tariff pressure from the United...

05.11.2025 4

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Anand Sharma

Ukraine’s judicial harassment of anti-corruption activist sparks outrage among rights groups

Ukraine’s judicial harassment of anti-corruption activist sparks outrage among rights groups

Ukraine’s ongoing war against Russia has brought global sympathy, military aid, and a renewed emphasis on democratic resilience. Yet, behind the...

05.11.2025 3

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Anita Mathur

ASEAN and India: Shaping the Asian century together

ASEAN and India: Shaping the Asian century together

Recently, the 47th ASEAN Summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 26th to 28th this year. The ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast...

05.11.2025 3

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Sirsha Gupta

German fraud suspect arrested in Georgia Amid expanding investigation into global scam network

German fraud suspect arrested in Georgia Amid expanding investigation into global scam network

A German national alleged to be part of a sprawling international scam operation run out of Georgia has been arrested in Tbilisi and now faces...

05.11.2025 2

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Suraiyya Aziz

Poland’s SuperGrosz loan platform hacked: Massive data breach exposes sensitive personal information

Poland’s SuperGrosz loan platform hacked: Massive data breach exposes sensitive personal information

A major cyberattack has rocked Poland’s financial technology sector after hackers breached the systems of SuperGrosz, one of the country’s most...

05.11.2025 9

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Renuka Patnaik

Europe-wide crackdown targets 600 million euro crypto fraud network

Europe-wide crackdown targets 600 million euro crypto fraud network

A sweeping law enforcement operation across Europe has led to the dismantling of one of the continent’s largest cryptocurrency fraud and money...

05.11.2025 6

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Jennifer Hicks

India emerges stronger as strategic defense ties with Israel deepen

India emerges stronger as strategic defense ties with Israel deepen

India has taken a decisive step toward cementing its status as a global military and technological power by signing a landmark defense cooperation...

05.11.2025 3

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Damsana Ranadhiran

France puts cement giant Lafarge on trial for allegedly financing ISIS

France puts cement giant Lafarge on trial for allegedly financing ISIS

A French court has begun one of the most significant corporate trials in recent history, placing multinational cement producer Lafarge in the dock...

05.11.2025 10

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M A Hossain

UN’s major achievements must be recognized and appreciated worldwide

UN’s major achievements must be recognized and appreciated worldwide

Every year on October 24, the world celebrates United Nations Day, marking the anniversary of the day in 1945 when the UN Charter came into force....

05.11.2025 6

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Vijaya Laxmi Tripura

Trump’s nuclear gamble: A dangerous precedent that threatens global stability

Trump’s nuclear gamble: A dangerous precedent that threatens global stability

President Trump’s decision to resume nuclear testing marks a grave setback for global stability and nuclear restraint. By discarding decades of...

05.11.2025 3

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Dr. Imran Khurshid

Alliance in disarray: RJD–Congress rift hands BJP the edge in Bihar

Bihar’s political theatre has once again demonstrated a familiar truth of Indian elections: alliances win only when they remain intact. The...

05.11.2025 6

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Aparna Jha

Russia and China deepen strategic partnership with new roadmap for multipolar cooperation

Russia and China deepen strategic partnership with new roadmap for multipolar cooperation

In a move underscoring their ever-closer strategic alignment, Russia and China unveiled a new roadmap for bilateral cooperation on November 4,...

05.11.2025 2

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Suraiyya Aziz

J. M. W. Turner’s The Lake of Zug at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

J. M. W. Turner’s The Lake of Zug at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum’s Allegory and Abstraction offers a compelling rotation from the Department of Drawings and Prints, bringing forward how...

05.11.2025 2

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Dr. Sam Ben-Meir