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What began as a routine Texas traffic stop unravelled a multi-state fraud empire: counterfeit U.S. passport cards, stolen identities of over 80 people, and more than $8 million siphoned from roughly…
A 72-year-old Christian man has spent over three decades in a Pakistani brick kiln, unable to escape a debt he can never repay —…
Nearly 99% of new food chemicals in the US are approved by the companies that make them — not the FDA. A Congressional hearing on…
A US congressional hearing on 30 April laid bare a stark partisan divide: Republicans citing data showing widespread student…
Former Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar said on Thursday, 30 April that the global order is undergoing sweeping…
Afghanistan's 2026 press freedom score ticked up slightly, but the numbers mask a devastated media landscape: 43% of media houses…
Pakistan's Freedom Network has documented 129 verified violations against journalists in just 12 months, with state authorities…
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has put the world on notice: Tehran intends to rewrite the rules governing the Strait…
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday, 30 April raised serious alarm over a new analysis by the United Nations…
