The global news cycle on Thursday was dominated by a striking mixture of geopolitical confrontation, natural disaster, public-health anxiety and political upheaval, from the disputed islands of the North Pacific to the shattered cities of Colombia and the increasingly dangerous standoff between Washington and Tehran.Continue Reading

August 11: India ended another turbulent day with Parliament struggling under political confrontation, states battling weather emergencies and education remaining at the centre of a growing national debate. Beyond India’s borders, a devastating earthquake in Colombia, mounting tensions between the United States and Iran and continuing wars in Europe and the Middle East kept the global picture deeply unsettled.Continue Reading

MIDDLE EAST ON TENTERHOOKS: GAZA BURNS AS DIPLOMACY STRUGGLES TO HOLD THE LINE AT HORMUZ

In Gaza City, Israeli military strikes continued to exact a heavy toll. Palestinians rushed to extinguish a burning vehicle after a strike on Sunday, August 2, as smoke rose above streets already scarred by months of conflict. Elsewhere, residents picked through shattered apartments, salvaging whatever possessions remained after overnight bombardment.Continue Reading

WAR, MIGRATION, HUNGER AND DISASTER OPEN AUGUST IN TURMOIL

GLOBAL DESK, AUGUST 1: The world entered August under extraordinary strain, as a massive migration crisis exploded on the frontier between Africa and Europe, wars burned across the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine, and earthquakes, wildfires and deadly accidents brought fresh devastation across continents. The most dramatic scenes unfolded atContinue Reading

BADAKHSHAN BURNS: Taliban Faces Deep Fractures, Mutiny and a War for Afghanistan's Mineral Wealth

: Afghanistan’s mineral-rich northeastern province of Badakhshan is rapidly descending into one of the gravest security crises since the Taliban seized power in 2021. What was once considered a distant mountain stronghold has become the epicentre of a deadly convergence of armed resistance, internal Taliban mutiny, ethnic tensions, and an escalating battle for control of vast mineral wealth.Continue Reading