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The Dalai Lama's nephew Khedroob Thondup has issued a sharp critique of the Tibetan leadership's four-decade-old strategy, arguing that appealing for sympathy has run its course and that only a pivot…
UNIFIL's mandate runs out at end of 2026 — and with over 1,800 peacekeepers already gone since late 2025, southern Lebanon's…
The country that tried — and failed — to broker peace between Iran and the US is now being offered mediation by Iran itself, in…
Nirmal Purja — the man who climbed all 14 eight-thousanders in six months — died chasing an even bolder record: doing it twice,…
Khartoum's war-damaged power grid is failing its residents at the worst possible time — in peak summer heat, with outages lasting…
A Media India Group report makes a stark argument: the Indus Water Treaty cannot be revived on its old terms, and normal water…
An estimated 60,000 migrants crossed into Spain's Ceuta enclave from Morocco in 24 hours, killing at least 57. Portugal is…
Kuwait's armed forces destroyed hostile drones for the third consecutive day, with the IRGC claiming strikes on US military…
China publicly champions open-source AI as a global outreach tool — but behind closed doors, the Communist Party fears the same…
