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The Silent Reckoning: Has Antarctica Already Passed a Point of No Return?
Imagine standing on the frozen edge of the world, where the wind slices like a blade and the ice stretches endlessly toward a horizon that seems to touch another planet. Beneath your boots lies not just snow and ancient ice, but a vast, hidden system that has shaped Earth's climate for millions of years. Here, in West Antarctica, scientists are listening to the ice groan and crack as warm ocean waters eat away at its foundations from below. What they are finding is unsettling: parts of this colossal ice sheet may already have crossed critical thresholds, setting in motion changes that could reshape coastlines for centuries to come. The Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by around 58 metres if it were to melt…
Why Colombia has plunged into violence ahead of its presidential election
With the presidential election just weeks away on 31 May, Colombia finds itself confronting a sharp deterioration in security that has thrust the failures of the past four years into the spotlight. While the government’s “total peace” strategy promised dialogue and an end to decades of conflict, independent assessments show it has instead allowed armed groups to regroup, expand and grow stronger — setting the stage for the current surge in violence. President Gustavo Petro’s flagship policy, launched in 2022, involved offering simultaneous negotiations and ceasefires to a wide array of rebel factions, guerrilla remnants and criminal organisations. The intention was ambitious: to bring peace through dialogue rather than sustained military pressure. In reality, the approach has produced what analysts call the “total peace paradox” — a reduction in direct…
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View AllKing Charles III Urges Unity in Address to U.S. Congress During Historic State Visit
Standing before a joint meeting of the United States Congress on Tuesday, Charles III used a rare appearance by a…
Violence surges in Colombia’s southwest as rebel attacks intensify before presidential poll
A series of explosive and drone strikes in Colombia’s volatile southwestern departments has left at least 21 people dead and…
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View AllDivided on the Hill: How America Views Trump’s Handling of the West Asia Crisis
With a fragile ceasefire in the West Asia conflict hanging by a thread and US negotiators preparing for another round…
The deadly shadow market feeding the world’s weight-loss drug obsession
They were supposed to be miracle injections: weekly shots that could tame type 2 diabetes and melt away stubborn kilograms…
India in a Time of Global Energy Uncertainty: Confidence, Caution, and Course Correction
The global economy today stands at a critical inflection point. Geopolitical tensions, particularly in keyenergy-producing regions, have once again exposed…
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India notifies new rules to regulate online gaming
The Indian government has notified fresh rules that will bring greater oversight to the country’s booming online gaming industry, aiming to protect players — especially…
India’s parliamentary revolution
In the world’s largest democracy, where women make up half the electorate but have long been sidelined in the halls of power, a quiet constitutional…
India launches its largest-ever census, reopening a century-old debate over caste and equity
More than three million enumerators fanned out across India this week to begin the monumental task of counting the country’s roughly 1.4 billion people, launching…
Indonesia launches gradual ban on social media access for children under 16
Indonesia began phased implementation on Saturday of a new government regulation that bars children under 16 from creating or maintaining accounts on major social media…
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Nepal’s Rapper Prime Minister Faces First Tests: Arrests, Reforms and the Hard Reality of Power
Barely three weeks after being sworn in as Nepal’s youngest-ever prime minister on 27 March 2026, Balendra Shah – the 35-year-old former underground rapper known…
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View AllIndian authorities warn travellers of harsh new drug penalties in Maldives, including possible death sentence
India's Narcotics Control Bureau has issued a strong advisory cautioning citizens travelling to the Maldives that even small quantities of…
A bumpy ride ahead
As summer 2026 looms, the travel industry is confronting an uncomfortable truth. Jet-fuel prices in America averaged $8.63 a gallon…
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The Silent Reckoning: Has Antarctica Already Passed a Point of No Return?
Imagine standing on the frozen edge of the world, where the wind slices like a blade and the ice stretches endlessly toward a horizon that…
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View AllFrom Workshop to Encrypted Chat: How Four Ordinary Men Allegedly Built a Toy Car Bomb Plot Targeting India’s Heart
In the dim glow of a private automobile workshop on the outskirts of Thane, just north of Mumbai, Mosaib Ahmad…
India’s Digital Underworld: How Jailed Gangsters Run Transnational Crime Empires via WhatsApp and Instagram
In a brick-kiln office on the outskirts of Jind in Haryana, businessman Anup Chaudhary was reviewing accounts on the afternoon…
Ground mishap at Delhi airport leaves two Boeing 737s damaged as safety questions linger
A routine afternoon on the tarmac at one of the world’s busiest airports in New Delhi turned into an embarrassing…
Seaplane Ambition on the Ganga Faces Pushback Over Threat to Endangered Wildlife and Sacred Waters
In the shadow of the Himalayas, where the Ganga flows past the pilgrimage town of Rishikesh, a sleek 19-seater seaplane…
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View AllIndia and South Korea chart a “futuristic partnership” as they target $50bn trade by 2030
In the polished halls of Hyderabad House in New Delhi on 20 April 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung sat…
