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Satrapi's Persepolis, Sadness as a ScarThe literary world mourns the passing of Marjane Satrapi, the illustrious graphic novel artist, who has departed at age 56. Her journey end...
Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources sayFederal prosecutors in Miami have been instructed to halt criminal investigations into Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, a long...
Mamata Banerjee holds meet with Trinamool Councillors amid chaos at Kolkata Municipal CorporationTrinamool councillors convened a meeting at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation headquarters. This session followed the cancellation of a sch...
PM Modi says Congress has become a ‘parasitic party’ dependent on alliesPrime Minister Narendra Modi labelled the Congress a parasitic party. He stated the Congress betrayed its ally, the DMK, after benefiting f...
Hungary's Peter Magyar sworn in as prime minister, ending Viktor Orban's 16-year ruleHungary inaugurates Peter Magyar as its new prime minister, marking a significant political shift after 16 years of Viktor Orban's rule. Ma...
Hum dekhenge by Iqbal BanoIqbal Bano sang Faiz Ahmed Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' in 1986. This performance occurred during General Zia's rule in Pakistan. Bano wore a sari...
Iran's North American diaspora split over next steps after Trump's ceasefireIranian diaspora in North America is split on U.S. military intervention for regime change in Tehran. Some support continued strikes, while...
Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks and condemns capital punishmentPope Leo XIV calls for renewed talks between the United States and Iran to end the war. He strongly condemns capital punishment and advocat...
Myanmar frees Aung San Suu Kyi ally, stirs faint hopes for democracyMyanmar's military leadership has pardoned former president Win Myint. This move raises questions about the fate of detained leader Aung Sa...
Metro 2039 Returns: Why is this the darkest Chapter yet for the iconic post-apocalyptic shooter series?Metro 2039 is revealed as the next installment in the popular post-apocalyptic shooter series. Players return to the Moscow Metro tunnels. ...
Why Trump’s fondness for Munir runs deeper than geopoliticsTrump's praise for Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir stems from psychological needs. Munir offers Trump validation, mirroring his admirat...
What Trump's Easter rant tells the worldDonald Trump's recent Easter message reveals a significant decline in US political leadership. His communication style, once seen as attent...
Asphyxiate Tehran's brutal regimeIran's government faces severe unrest fueled by economic hardship and sanctions. The regime responds with extreme force, broadcasting image...
Vive la bloodless revolution? Data shows non-violent movements can resolve conflictsHistorical data reveals non-violent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts. Analysis of global campaigns from 1900 to 2...
China opposes 'politicising' technology after JD Vance's AI warningAt the AI summit at Paris this week, US Vice President JD Vance cautioned against cooperation with "authoritarian regimes" in AI, saying th...
'Excessive regulation' could 'kill' AI sector: US VP VanceUS Vice President JD Vance on Monday warned against "excessive regulation" of artificial intelligence at a Paris summit on the technology, ...
Could the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, longtime friend of Bashar al-Assad and an ally of Iran, be the next to fall? Here's what reports are sayingRecent reports has given rise to a certain speculation that following the fall of the long time regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, would i...
Pakistan downgraded to "authoritarian regime", records greatest deterioration in Asia, Australia: ReportNotably, Pakistan's score on the EIU Democracy Index fell by 0.88 to 3.25, resulting in a fall of 11 places in the global ranking table, to...
Digital siege: Internet cuts become favoured tool of regimesIn Uganda, residents couldn't use Facebook, Twitter and other social media for weeks after a recent election. And in Ethiopia's northern Ti...
- Acts of history in Arabia
There is a story about a dissident who, railing against an authoritarian regime in a busy city square, is promptly arrested and put in jail...