A federal court in Alabama delivered an unexpected rebuff to Republican mapmakers on Tuesday, blocking a congressional redistricting plan that would have pared back Black electoral influence in a state long defined by its racial and partisan divides. The unanimous…
As Marco Rubio, America’s Secretary of State, began his four-day ramble through India on 23 May 2026—starting with a pious stop at Kolkata’s Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity before descending upon the capital—the exercise carried all the hallmarks…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sweden has elevated bilateral relations to a full Strategic Partnership, underpinned by an ambitious Joint Action Plan for 2026–2030. This upgrade reflects a maturing alignment between the world’s fastest-growing major economy and one of…
The Pentagon this week deepened its embrace of commercial artificial intelligence. Agreements with seven big technology firms—Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX—will embed their models into classified American military systems. The aim is to give commanders…
Pakistan has long grown used to external shocks derailing its best-laid economic plans. Few, however, have arrived with quite the speed or expense of the short, sharp war between America and Iran. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif complained to his cabinet…
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…
By the time the first champagne flutes hit the carpet at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, Cole Tomas Allen was already on the floor, shirtless and handcuffed, his face pressed against the marble just metres from the magnetometers that…
Donald Trump has cast the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as further proof that “they can’t stop me”, in a series of robust statements to reporters and on social media following Saturday night’s incident at the Washington…
Donald Trump’s fondness for social media has once again tested the patience of America’s friends. On this occasion, it was India’s turn to take offence. The president reposted remarks by Michael Savage, a bombastic American radio host, in which the…
They were supposed to be miracle injections: weekly shots that could tame type 2 diabetes and melt away stubborn kilograms with remarkable ease. But for growing numbers of patients around the world, the promise of Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound…
The collapse of direct talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad marks a sobering setback for efforts to stabilise a region already strained by six weeks of conflict. After 21 hours of negotiations, which began on April 11…
As of early April 2026, a two-week truce between Washington and Tehran has brought a momentary halt to direct hostilities. Yet the agreement already looks precarious, tested by continuing violence elsewhere and profound disagreements over its terms. A two-week ceasefire…
As the US and Israel launched a joint coordinated attack on Iran , United Kingdom on Saturday asserted that it had no role to play in these strikes but expressed its support to common strategic cause, saying the current regime…
In a move underscoring Tehran’s deepening military ties with Moscow amid stalled nuclear negotiations, Iranian and Russian forces launched coordinated naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, just as a second US aircraft carrier group edged closer to…
India Accelerates Drone Warfare Push with $140m Autonomous Combat Hub in Andhra Pradesh In a move underscoring New Delhi’s fervent drive towards technological sovereignty in military hardware, the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has inked a landmark memorandum of…
In a stark illustration of the tightrope India walks between energy pragmatism and U.S. geopolitical pressure, major Indian refiners have halted new orders for Russian crude oil following fresh American sanctions on Moscow’s oil giants, industry officials have said. The…
India’s Pivot to China Signals New Asian Power Alignment Amid U.S. Tariff Storm A seismic shift is brewing in Asia’s geopolitical landscape as India, stung by U.S. tariffs and diplomatic slights, accelerates a cautious but strategic embrace of China, potentially…
