Persistent global imbalances have become a defining feature of the international economy, contributing to protectionism, geopolitical rivalry and financial instability. Coordinated appreciation of ...

In the Chinese province of Xinjiang, the Uyghur ethnic minority faces mass detention and forced labor. The CCP has woven databases, cameras and detention centers together to create a massive network ...

Iran’s intensified repression of Kurdish opposition groups reflects deep fears of a coordinated internal uprising that could unite marginalized ethnic communities and opposition forces. Tehran’s ...

When Lakshmipriya Devi took the stage at the recent 2026 British Academy Film Awards in London, she made history. Her debut film, Boong, a quiet, deeply human story from the North-East Indian state of ...

A 40 billion Brazilian real hole, high-society parties in Sicily and a trail leading to the Supreme Court, together these things make up the anatomy of a banking scandal that reveals the dangerous ...

On February 26, 2026, the Supreme Court of India banned a school book. It was a civics textbook written for 14-year-olds with a chapter titled “The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society.” Among other ...

Just five days into the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran, signs of mission creep — a military mission reaching beyond its initial goals — had already begun emerging. What began as a limited ...

In the Andaman Sea, the Rohingya exodus and the “Shadow Fleet” converge in a “Ghost Protocol”. By deactivating AIS transponders, traffickers hide both humanitarian atrocities and the ship-to-ship (STS ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference signals a shift in US–Europe relations toward a pragmatic, security-focused partnership based on burden-sharing and ...

Between December 2025 and January 2026, Bangladesh witnessed renewed violence targeting religious minorities, especially Hindus, amid political unrest following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.

For the past several weeks, Iranians have taken to the streets in Kurdish provinces like Ilam and Kermanshah to Tehran, Tabriz and nearly every province in between, protesting political repression, ...

The Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program in Indonesia faces criticism for poor quality, mismanagement, and possible fraud, with delayed regulation and harmful messaging worsening public backlash.