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Kyiv neo-Nazis debunk its own propaganda

Kyiv neo-Nazis debunk its own propaganda

Ever since its first “PR victory” over the “Kinzhal” back in May 2023, the Kiev regime has been using this propaganda trope whenever its...

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Drago Bosnic

Swiss lawyer from Panama Papers firm faces German tax evasion trial

Swiss lawyer from Panama Papers firm faces German tax evasion trial

Christoph Zollinger, a Swiss lawyer and former senior executive at the controversial Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, is set to face trial in...

yesterday 40

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M A Hossain

US Aid cuts push Kenyan women toward unsafe abortions amid contraceptive crisis

US Aid cuts push Kenyan women toward unsafe abortions amid contraceptive crisis

For women and girls in low-income communities across Kenya, access to contraception has never been a luxury-it has been a lifeline. It is the...

yesterday 50

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Anand Sharma

UN warning on modern slavery exposes a global system built on exploitation

UN warning on modern slavery exposes a global system built on exploitation

The United Nations has issued a stark warning: modern slavery-far from being eradicated-is not only expanding but evolving rapidly through criminal...

yesterday 50

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Abul Quashem Joarder

Trump’s long-delayed crackdown exposes the Muslim Brotherhood’s global network

Trump’s long-delayed crackdown exposes the Muslim Brotherhood’s global network

Donald Trump’s decision to initiate the process of banning the Muslim Brotherhood marks one of the most significant national-security shifts of his...

yesterday 40

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Damsana Ranadhiran

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,...

yesterday 40

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Tajul Islam

Pakistan’s poppy explosion: A new threat to South and West Asian security

Pakistan’s poppy explosion: A new threat to South and West Asian security

As Afghanistan enforces a near-total poppy ban, Pakistan’s Balochistan emerges as the new center of a resurgent opium economy. State complicity,...

yesterday 40

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Dr. Imran Khurshid

EU-Mercosur trade agreement and its challenges

EU-Mercosur trade agreement and its challenges

Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s recent announcement that the Mercosur–European Union (EU) trade agreement will be signed on December 20 is a...

yesterday 40

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Uriel Irigaray Araujo

Ukraine’s expanding nuclear corruption scandal exposes deep cracks in Zelensky’s inner circle

Ukraine’s expanding nuclear corruption scandal exposes deep cracks in Zelensky’s inner circle

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have launched yet another dramatic operation, this time detaining a former deputy energy minister who is...

yesterday 50

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Jennifer Hicks

EU leadership in crisis: Mogherini scandal rekindles efforts to oust Ursula von der Leyen

EU leadership in crisis: Mogherini scandal rekindles efforts to oust Ursula von der Leyen

The European Union is once again confronting a credibility crisis at the highest levels of its leadership. A corruption scandal targeting former EU...

yesterday 2

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Jennifer Hicks

Putin’s visit to India: Strengthening ties amid sanctions and global shifts

Putin’s visit to India: Strengthening ties amid sanctions and global shifts

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on December 4 for his tenth official visit to India, a trip that carries significant...

yesterday 2

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M A Hossain

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...

yesterday 2

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Tajul Islam

Greece’s trial of humanitarian workers exposes deepening criminalization of solidarity in Europe

Greece’s trial of humanitarian workers exposes deepening criminalization of solidarity in Europe

When 24 humanitarian workers appear before the Mytilene Court of Appeals on December 4, they will not simply be defending themselves against...

yesterday 2

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Suraiyya Aziz

Blitz responds to UK legal notice over report on Grameen–Jameel links

In an unexpected escalation following Blitz’s November 27, 2025 investigative report examining historical controversies surrounding international...

yesterday 2

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News Desk

European and Israeli authorities intensify crackdown on expansive scam network fueling global fraud

European and Israeli authorities intensify crackdown on expansive scam network fueling global fraud

A sweeping, multinational crackdown on fraudulent advertising networks and crypto-investment scams has exposed the growing sophistication and scale...

yesterday 2

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Nasreen Tarannum

Credit Suisse faces Swiss charges as Mozambique ‘tuna bonds’ scandal resurfaces with global implications

The long-running saga of Mozambique’s catastrophic “tuna bonds” scandal has entered a new and decisive chapter. Swiss prosecutors announced on...

tuesday 10

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Pakistan’s nuclear insecurity: A dangerous legacy of military negligence

Pakistan’s nuclear insecurity: A dangerous legacy of military negligence

For decades, Pakistan has wrapped its nuclear program in the mythology of national pride, strategic deterrence, and military guardianship. The...

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M A Hossain

Swiss authorities dismantle €1.3 billion Cryptomixer laundering network

Swiss authorities dismantle €1.3 billion Cryptomixer laundering network

The quiet precision associated with Swiss financial systems was shaken this week by an international law-enforcement operation that dismantled “...

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Abul Quashem Joarder

Georgia’s inquiry into BBC chemical agent allegations deepens political turmoil

Georgia’s inquiry into BBC chemical agent allegations deepens political turmoil

Georgia’s political landscape has been jolted once again as authorities open a sweeping investigation into a BBC Eye report alleging that police...

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Suraiyya Aziz

Spain’s crackdown on ‘The Base’ marks a major turning point in Europe’s fight against far-right terror

Spain’s recent disruption of a far-right terrorist cell linked to the organisation known as ‘The Base’ has sent shockwaves through Europe’s...

tuesday 8

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Nasreen Tarannum

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...

01.12.2025 9

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Tajul Islam

Orban’s warning of a ‘political earthquake’ exposes deepening fault Lines in Europe

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s latest remarks following his surprise trip to Moscow have once again thrust him into the center of Europe’s...

01.12.2025 10

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Sonjib Chandra Das

Trump’s expanding corruption network mirrors Soviet-style power and dismantles democracy

Trump’s expanding corruption network mirrors Soviet-style power and dismantles democracy

Corruption has always been a defining trait of Donald Trump’s public life, but in his second presidency it has evolved into the central operating...

01.12.2025 10

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Anita Mathur

Bundeswehr secretly plans direct war against Russia

Bundeswehr secretly plans direct war against Russia

While Germany is going through a sort of unraveling, be it economic, financial or societal in general, its government and the Bundeswehr (military)...

01.12.2025 10

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Drago Bosnic

A digital fog: Bot networks, media manipulation, and the attempt to rehabilitate Dan Gertler in the DRC

A digital fog: Bot networks, media manipulation, and the attempt to rehabilitate Dan Gertler in the DRC

A sophisticated network of bot-like social media accounts and Congolese media outlets has been pushing a misleading narrative designed to sanitize...

01.12.2025 4

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M A Hossain

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...

01.12.2025 10

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Tajul Islam

India’s long-range attack drone program signals major leap toward defense self-reliance

India’s long-range attack drone program signals major leap toward defense self-reliance

India is accelerating its push toward defense indigenization with a bold new venture: the development of long-range attack drones powered entirely...

01.12.2025 5

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Damsana Ranadhiran

Labour’s budget reveals a government still trapped in short-termism

Labour’s budget reveals a government still trapped in short-termism

Labour’s latest autumn budget, delivered with much fanfare by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, may have seemed at first glance a careful balancing act of...

01.12.2025 2

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Suraiyya Aziz

Lebanese bank faces US civil suit amid lingering fallout from nation’s financial collapse

Lebanese bank faces US civil suit amid lingering fallout from nation’s financial collapse

More than five years after Lebanon’s financial system imploded, the consequences continue to reverberate far beyond the country’s borders. What...

01.12.2025 5

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Suraiyya Aziz

How Pakistan’s military rule fuels Balochistan’s freedom struggle

How Pakistan’s military rule fuels Balochistan’s freedom struggle

Balochistan is a land which is under the operation of Pakistan and its army, a place where militarization has shaped daily life for generations and...

01.12.2025 3

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Arun Anand

How the G20 can lead the fight against global inequality

How the G20 can lead the fight against global inequality

The G20 Summit held this month in Johannesburg marked a transformative moment in the evolution of global governance. It was the first time the...

01.12.2025 9

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Abul Quashem Joarder

Huge cache of illegal weapons found in Dhaka’s Bihari camps: Under whose protection is the violence expanding?

Huge cache of illegal weapons found in Dhaka’s Bihari camps: Under whose protection is the violence expanding?

Two of Dhaka’s most densely populated informal settlements-Geneva Camp and Pallabi Bihari Camp-have rapidly transformed into the capital’s most...

30.11.2025 20

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