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India’s heaviest commercial satellite launch signals new phase in global space partnerships

India has taken a significant step forward in its space and commercial launch ambitions with the successful deployment of its heaviest-ever commercial...

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After Assad: Syria’s Captagon empire collapses, but the drug trade adapts

For more than a decade, Syria stood at the center of one of the world’s most lucrative illicit drug trades. Captagon-a powerful amphetamine-like...

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Cryptocurrencies between innovation, speculation, and the public good

Cryptocurrencies between innovation, speculation, and the public good

The global fascination with cryptocurrencies shows little sign of fading. What began as a fringe technological experiment has evolved into a...

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European prosecutors dismantle €2 million illegal cigarette factory in Italy

European prosecutors dismantle €2 million illegal cigarette factory in Italy

European prosecutors, working in close coordination with Italian law enforcement authorities, have dismantled a large-scale illegal cigarette...

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Nepal’s airport corruption scandal exposes deep-rooted governance failures

Nepal’s long-troubled battle against corruption has entered a new and politically sensitive phase with fresh charges filed against senior officials...

19.12.2025 10

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Indian Navy commissions locally built diving support ship, strengthening coastal and underwater capabilities

Indian Navy commissions locally built diving support ship, strengthening coastal and underwater capabilities

In a significant milestone for India’s naval modernization and indigenous defense production, the Indian Navy has formally commissioned the DSC A20,...

17.12.2025 10

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MENA’s water future: Innovation, desalination, and sustainable solutions for scarcity

MENA’s water future: Innovation, desalination, and sustainable solutions for scarcity

Water scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has moved from a long-standing structural challenge to an urgent existential concern....

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UK targets pro-Kremlin influence machine with sweeping sanctions on Dugin, Rybar, and Pravfond

UK targets pro-Kremlin influence machine with sweeping sanctions on Dugin, Rybar, and Pravfond

The United Kingdom has launched one of its most expansive sanctions actions in recent years against Russian propaganda and influence networks,...

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Beijing targets former Tibet leader Qi Zhala as anti-corruption drive intensifies

Beijing targets former Tibet leader Qi Zhala as anti-corruption drive intensifies

China’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign has entered yet another high-profile phase with the announcement that Qi Zhala – a prominent ethnic...

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EU migration plan faces far-right pressure amid US policy influence and challenges

EU migration plan faces far-right pressure amid US policy influence and challenges

Europe is once again at a crossroads on migration policy, grappling with the twin pressures of demographic change and political extremism. The latest...

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Europe’s march toward militarization: Orban warns of EU war preparations by 2030

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has once again thrust himself into the center of Europe’s geopolitical debate, declaring that the European...

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Bankera’s offshore web unravels: Raids, courtroom battles, and investor fallout

The legal and regulatory storm surrounding Lithuanian fintech start-up Bankera has intensified, exposing a tangled web of offshore banking,...

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Niger accuses French nuclear giant of ‘mass crimes’ as Uranium dispute escalates

Niger’s military government has launched an extraordinary attack on the French state-owned nuclear company Orano, accusing it of environmental...

07.12.2025 30

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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...

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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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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 summit...

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South Korea targets expanding ‘Prince Group’ empire with first-ever autonomous sanctions

South Korea has taken an unprecedented step in its campaign against transnational crime by unveiling its first-ever autonomous sanctions targeting a...

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Nigeria’s spiraling security crisis pushes Tinubu to declare nationwide emergency

Nigeria is once again confronting the grim reality of a deepening security crisis, forcing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take the rare step of...

28.11.2025 10

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EPPO uncovers massive €78 million VAT fraud in Croatia and Italy

In a major development highlighting the European Union’s growing resolve against large-scale financial crime, the European Public Prosecutor’s...

27.11.2025 10

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Myanmar junta’s sweeping crackdowns expose the expanding shadow economy of border scam hubs

Myanmar’s military regime has launched one of its largest anti-scam offensives to date, arresting more than 1,600 foreign nationals in a five-day...

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Libyan Presidential hopeful accused of squandering sovereign wealth funds: Leaked records deepen scrutiny of Abdelhakim Baayo

When Abdelhakim Baayo registered to run in Libya’s first planned presidential election in 2021, he presented himself as a businessman eager to help...

25.11.2025 10

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Zelensky’s signals on Trump’s peace plan suggest a historic turning point for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s latest ten-minute address has triggered an extraordinary wave of speculation among diplomats, analysts, and...

23.11.2025 10

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Berlin turns to Russophobia as last weapon against rising political opposition

Germany is entering a new era of political fragility-one in which its ruling establishment appears increasingly unable to counter domestic dissent...

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Spain arrests Ecuador’s most wanted gang leader in major security breakthrough

Ecuador’s long and grueling battle against spiraling cartel violence reached a watershed moment this week when Spanish authorities, working in close...

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Turkey’s longest political trial: İmamoğlu faces over 2,000 years in prison

In one of the most explosive political and judicial confrontations in modern Turkish history, prosecutors have demanded a staggering 2,430 years of...

14.11.2025 10

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China’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ platforms deepens as Apple removes top gay dating Apps

China’s quiet yet decisive removal of its two largest gay dating platforms-Blued and Finka-from the Apple App Store marks the latest escalation in...

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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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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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Bulgaria restricts fuel exports to EU states amid Lukoil sanctions fallout

Bulgaria has partially restricted the export of fuels to other European Union (EU) countries following new US sanctions targeting Russia’s oil giant...

03.11.2025 10

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US sanctions Mexico-based transnational human smuggling network with ties to Sinaloa Cartel

In a sweeping move targeting one of the most sophisticated human smuggling rings in the Western Hemisphere, the US Department of the Treasury has...

02.11.2025 10

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New Delhi and Moscow deepen military ties ahead of Putin’s India visit

India and Russia are reinforcing their decades-long strategic and defense partnership with a renewed focus on technology transfers, joint...

01.11.2025 10

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Poland moves to indict ex-Justice Minister for misuse of funds to buy spyware

Poland’s political landscape was shaken this week as prosecutors moved to lift the parliamentary immunity of former Justice Minister Zbigniew...

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Gen Z leads nationwide protests in Morocco to free jailed activists

A new wave of defiance is sweeping through Morocco as young people, led largely by Generation Z activists, take to the streets to demand the release...

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India expands defense ambitions with $8.8 billion acquisition drive

India has approved yet another multi-billion-dollar defense procurement package as part of its ongoing effort to modernize its armed forces and...

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Myanmar’s military raids massive cybercrime compound, seizes Starlink devices and arrests over 2,000

In one of the largest crackdowns on cyber fraud in Southeast Asia, Myanmar’s military has arrested more than 2,000 people and seized dozens of...

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Brazil’s refugee crisis legal rights economic challenges and racial labor inequality

Brazil is increasingly emerging as a key destination for the world’s asylum seekers. Between 2015 and 2024, the country received over 454,000...

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Britain losing control of its borders, Home Secretary warns of eroding trust

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has issued a stark warning that Britain is losing control over its borders amid a sharp rise in illegal immigration...

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Zelensky sees hope in Gaza ceasefire as Trump faces pressure to deliver Ukraine peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on October 13 hailed the recently brokered Gaza ceasefire as an “extraordinary” diplomatic breakthrough,...

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Interpol identifies ‘Woman with the German keys’ after 21 years

After more than two decades of uncertainty, the mystery of the “Woman with the German keys” has finally been solved. The woman whose lifeless body...

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Cyprus court case exposes tax evasion network linked to Abramovich’s superyacht empire

A long-simmering tax scandal tied to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s vast superyacht fleet reached a new phase this week, as a Cypriot court...

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AI deepfakes drive global surge in online child abuse, experts warn

The rise of artificial intelligence has brought extraordinary opportunities to the world – from revolutionizing healthcare to transforming education...

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Turkey’s outreach to Haftar rekindles rivalries in the eastern Mediterranean

The Eastern Mediterranean, long a stage for competing territorial claims, ideological rifts, and energy politics, is once again at the epicenter of...

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