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Russia humiliated in Syria

India, Aug. 16 -- Strip away the diplomatic language, and the meaning is clear enough: Russia no longer runs its own military bases in Syria. In a clear sign of shifting geopolitical sands in the Mid... Read More


Unpacking the Mecca joint defence trilateral agreement

India, Aug. 16 -- While the pact has no organisational structure, strategic poise and diplomatic weight, it boosts security to Riyadh, gives access to weapon system markets for Ankara and does give so... Read More


New Israeli Strikes Reported in Southern Lebanon After 11 Killed in Earlier Attacks

Afghanistan, Aug. 16 -- Israeli airstrikes were reported in southern Lebanon early Sunday, with explosions heard around the Nabatieh area and the strategic Ali al-Taher heights, as tensions continued ... Read More


Sheikh Hasina Extradition: Can Bangladesh Force India To Send Her Back? What The Law Says

Goa, Aug. 16 -- The extradition of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India is emerging as a sensitive legal and diplomatic issue between the two neighbouring countries. While Banglad... Read More


The blues of the Blue Wave: The fissures BN and Perikatan cannot keep hiding - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 16 -- The celebration of a so-called "Blue Wave" sweeping Malaysian politics risks confusing electoral arithmetic with political cohesion. Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasio... Read More


South Korea Fires First 2026 Warning Shots After North Korean Troops Cross the MDL

SEOUL, Aug. 16 -- For the first time this year, South Korean forces fired warning shots along the most heavily fortified border on earth. The soldiers who triggered them were North Korean, apparently ... Read More


US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Could Give Riyadh Path to Uranium Enrichment, Triggering Regional Arms Race

RIYADH, Aug. 16 -- For a year, the central question in US-Saudi negotiations over a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement was not whether Saudi Arabia should have the technology. It was whether the d... Read More


ICC Removes Prosecutor Who Dared Issue Warrants for Netanyahu - Days Before Judges Cleared Him

THE HAGUE, Aug. 16 -- The International Criminal Court removed its chief prosecutor on July 25 under circumstances that, six days later, its own judges would describe as legally incoherent. A yearlon... Read More


Emilie Kiser Apologizes After Posting Toddler Without Life Jacket, a Year After Son's Drowning

PHOENIX, Aug. 16 -- The photograph was of a boat, of sunlight, of a toddler having a difficult afternoon. It was also of a 16-month-old boy without a life jacket. For Emilie Kiser, whose millions of T... Read More


India to host BRICS Environment Working Group meetings in Delhi on Aug 17-18

India, Aug. 16 -- India will host BRICS Environment Working Group meetings in the national capital from August 17-18 at Bharat Mandapam, the environment ministry said on Sunday. The event will be hel... Read More