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‘India’s Positioning Is Very Distinct’

Will Donald Trump become President of the United States again? What are the real issues for the American voter? Are we really ready for multilateralism? Why is everyone suddenly wooing the Global South? Those are some of the questions we asked Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme; Chair of Faculty, Queen Elizabeth […]Read More

Court Indicts Imran Khan, Wife in Graft Case

A Pakistani court has indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a graft case for allegedly receiving land as a bribe during his time in office, Geo News, a Pakistani news channel reported. Khan is in jail in three separate cases ranging from corruption to breaking Islamic law. The latest […]Read More

Joe Biden Hopes For Early Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

US President Joe Biden has said that he is hopeful of a ceasefire coming into place by next Monday as warring parties Israel and Hamas appear close to an agreement, Reuters reported. Biden hoped for the ceasefire to start soon. “Well I hope by the beginning of the weekend, by the end of the weekend,” […]Read More

Hungary Parliament Approves Sweden’s Nato Bid

Hungary’s Parliament has ratified Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). Hungarian MPs voted unanimously in favour of the resolution – 188 to 6. The vote brought to an end months of delays and came following a visit by Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson during which both the countries also signed an […]Read More

Palestinian Govt Quits As Israel Plans Offensive To Purge Hamas from Rafah

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Dr Mohammad Shtayyeh, who formally announced his government’s resignation on Monday Under intense US pressure to reform, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and his government submitted their resignations Monday. In a post on Facebook, Shtayyeh said that “I would like to inform the honourable council and our great people that […]Read More

US Airman Self Immolates Near Israeli Mission in Washington

A TV screengrab of US airman Aaron Bushnell walking towards the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC., where he set himself ablaze while shouting ‘free Palestine’ on Sunday. A US Air Force staffer who set himself ablaze while shouting “free Palestine” outside the Israeli embassy in Washington on Sunday afternoon, died early Monday morning. US Secret […]Read More

Ahead Of Polls To Parliament, Maldives Ex-Minister Calls Out President Muizzu’s ‘Lies’

Campaigning has begun today for Maldives parliamentary election to be held on March 17th. President Mohamed Muizzu will be hoping his party (PNC-People’s National Congress), improves its position so he is able to pursue his legislative agenda. Currently, the 93-member parliament is dominated by the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) of former president Ibrahim Solih. The […]Read More

Parties And Politicians Seek ‘Return To Hindu Rashtra’

Sixteen years after Nepal became a secular nation, discarding a Hindu tradition going back to 2000 BCE, demands that the country return to its saffron roots are being heard. Some members of the Nepali Congress (ruling in alliance with the Maoists), launched a signature campaign with the aim of winning the backing of the Mahasamiti, the […]Read More