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Russia has declared a 72-hour ceasefire in its war with Ukraine timed to Victory Day — the politically charged commemoration of Soviet triumph in World War II. The pause comes amid escalating…
Pakistani security forces have forcibly disappeared five more Balochistan civilians — including two teachers — in a single week,…
Operation Sindoor didn't just strike terror infrastructure — it rewrote the rules of India-Pakistan engagement. Combined with the…
A new report by the Afghan Diaspora Network concludes that Operation Sindoor didn't just strike Pakistani airfields — it…
A hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship MV Hondius has gone global: WHO has confirmed five cases, suspects three more, and has…
A year after Operation Sindoor, Afghanistan's Khaama Press has published a rare third-party doctrinal assessment concluding that…
South Korea's push to reclaim wartime command of its own forces — held by the US since the Korean War — enters a critical phase…
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has put the country's 2028 presidential elections in doubt, warning that M23's grip on North and…
A Pakistani think tank has put hard numbers on a scenario most analysts have only gestured at: a prolonged Strait of Hormuz…
