Russia rewrites history: What Putin's bet on Taliban meansRussia has formally recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, a significant shift driven by security concerns and regional influenc...
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As protests rage against President of Serbia, Donald Trump Jr. paid a surprise visit to the country; here's the main reason why he went thereDonald Trump Jr.’s Serbia trip fuels ethical debates as protests mount and a $500M Trump hotel project on a historic NATO-bombed site faces...
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Move over Dollar, is Japanese Yen the new safe haven currency? Here's what a strategist saysDavid Roche of Quantum Strategy believes that the Japanese yen is now the new safe-haven currency, surpassing the US dollar, because of wor...
10 Mar, 2025, 06.01 PM IST
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first monthPresident Trump's first month of his second term has seen major shakeups in federal employment, social policy, and economic measures. Thous...
15 Feb, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
Burevestnik nuclear missile: Russia is developing 'invincible' weapon capable of evading radars, missile systems9M370 Burevestnik Missile: Russia's experimental Burevestnik missile, known as SSC-X-9 Skyfall by NATO, has raised global concerns due to i...
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Biden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024's rare contest between two presidentsJoe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents who have tasks left incomplete and a strong desire to complete them. Their histories and prop...
05 May, 2024, 08.07 AM IST
Why Israel's approach to Gaza could backfirePresident Joe Biden's efforts to convince Israelis to consider the implications of an invasion of Gaza have not been successful. If Israel ...
21 Oct, 2023, 11.01 AM IST
Kinzhal Missile System: All about Russia's game-changing hypersonic weapon that Putin has deployed in the Black SeaThe Kinzhal missile system represents a significant advancement in military technology, with its hypersonic missiles reshaping the landscap...
19 Oct, 2023, 06.03 PM IST
US, China aircraft carriers sail near TaiwanThe Taiwanese defence ministry said a Chinese naval fleet led by the Shandong aircraft carrier passed through the Bashi Channel - which run...
06 Apr, 2023, 06.04 PM IST
View: Twenty years later, the Taliban are more confident, and the West weaker in its resolveLast Friday, US President Joe Biden was a casualty of a sub-editor’s creative ingenuity. Reporting his much-awaited announcement on Afghani...
11 Jul, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as United States withdrawsThis series of targeted killings, which haven't been previously reported, illustrate what U.S. and Afghan officials believe is a deliberate...
09 Jul, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
Kurdish leader Lahur Talabany says he fears Islamic State comeback in IraqOriginally an offshoot of al Qaeda, Islamic State took large swathes of Iraq and Syria from 2014, imposing a reign of terror with public be...
05 May, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
What I read this week: The scared new world and new wealth creation dynamicsIs global free trade at risk? Had it been Hillary Clinton at White House, would she too have ended the global system one way or the other? .
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US doesn't have the stomach to deal with Pakistan in a realistic fashionAmericans and the Chinese have been playing along for their own reasons even as Afghanistan struggles against Taliban "peaceniks," promoted...
12 Aug, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
Marines issue bilateral: says UN chief Ban Ki-moon; fury in ItalyUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Rome to resolve the marines issue with India bilaterally.
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