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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

‘Deal or Total Surrender’: Trump Issues Yet Another Stark Ultimatum to Iran, Claims US Already Owns the Strait of Hormuz

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n what has become the geopolitical equivalent of a broken record stuck on the loudest setting, US President Donald Trump has once again issued a dramatic ultimatum to Iran: take a deal with Washington, or face “total surrender. ”Posting at characteristic length on Truth Social, Trump accused Tehran of classic double-dealing, privately angling for talks while publicly insisting nothing of the sort is happening.Continue Reading

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

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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

INDIA RISES, REELS AND CELEBRATES AS A RESTLESS WORLD EDGES CLOSER TO WAR

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India entered the first evening of August with dramatically contrasting images: a new international airport opening its doors in Andhra Pradesh, floodwaters continuing to ravage Assam, two Indian women standing victorious with Commonwealth Games gold medals, an old Himalayan trade route reopening after six years, and political tremors spreading through DelhiContinue Reading

WAR, MIGRATION, HUNGER AND DISASTER OPEN AUGUST IN TURMOIL

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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