Seated in the domed, red sandstone government building unveiled by the British Raj less than two decades before India threw off imperial rule, S. Jaishankar, the Indian foreign minister, needs no reminder of how the tides of history sweep away antiquated systems to usher in the new.
On the New Year’s Eve, everybody’s into making predictions. Many come up with futuristic hypotheses, as if competing to single out the wildest, and even the most absurd ones.
In a disturbing video outlining how Tehran would react to an Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities, Iran has vowed to raze Tel Aviv ‘to the ground’.
A year-end press conference held at the State Department has confirmed that the US pulled out of Afghanistan to arm Ukraine.
Putin is under pressure in Moscow as a result of the Russian army’s ongoing struggles in Ukraine, which have spurred new claims that former allies within the Kremlin are trying to topple him. Is Putin really facing a coup?
A new index calculates China’s global influence. So, let’s check which countries are most influenced by China.
The corporate media is flooded with reports of the supposed spontaneous uprisings of Chinese citizens against the oppressive Communist regime enforcing inhuman zero-COVID policies that lock down entire cities and that require QR code scans for the use of all public buildings, including public restrooms.
It required a protracted extradition procedure (from Thailand) to even get Viktor Bout into US custody more than ten years ago. But just who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer who was swapped for Brittney Griner.
The morning of October 8, the day after Putin turned 70, saw the bombing of the bridge, but Ukraine never admitted involvement. Now, Putin is driving across the Crimea bridge in a Mercedes.