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From escalation to isolation: Iran’s strategic unravelling in a rebalancing world

It took less than a month for the US-Israel war on Iran to erupt into a crisis of staggering magnitude — one now threatening to destabilize entire economies and...

There’s no pride in prejudice

We are all enormously worried as democratic sanity is being torn apart with impunity by the exploitative power of the politics of prejudice. A lot of people have been...

Israel could ‘threaten’ Republicans’ grip on Congress

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu would have served Israel's national interests better if he had refrained from addressing the United Nations General Assembly. Jewish, Israeli and Palestinian groups rallied across...

Dress for you

There seems to be no winning when it comes to how women are supposed to look at a certain age. This week we are taking a look at why...

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Fatima Almheiri

Fatima has always been passionate about mental health. She has a Bachelors in International Studies with a minor in Psychology. She joined the With Hope UAE volunteer group in 2019 and she is currently head of communications.

Saibal Chatterjee

Indian national award-winning film critic

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

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Trump-Lula: A relationship of dramatic ups and downs

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Trump-Lula: A relationship of dramatic ups and downs

In Brazil's hotly contested election, US President Donald Trump is clearly hoping for a win by right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, who has pledged to join a wave of conservative...

Good luck to Canada and the EU, they’ll need it

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Good luck to Canada and the EU, they’ll need it

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A new European settlement will take time

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King is back

I am a great admirer of Indian batter Virat Kohli. He is undoubtedly one of the finest cricketers of his generation. India defeated the West Indies in the first...

Painful episode

The terrorist attacks in South Africa, in which more than 27 people were killed in two mass shooting incidents, are highly condemnable (“Gunmen...

29 Sep 2026

Cruising high

Tom Cruise’s new film ‘Digger’ has become the talk of the town as its world premiere in London was celebrated with a royal...

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Heavy rain

People in Thailand should pay close attention to the instructions issued by the Bangkok authorities, who have declared a flood disaster across parts of the Thai capital. Residents should...

Don't look now

As one of the more than eight billion unknown, unseen, basically anonymous, people on this planet I wonder why some people are so enthusiastic, or desperate, to be seen....

A dumb idea

The suggestion, an instruction in the US, that Artificial Intelligence now be called 'Super Intelligence' seems silly and pointless. I however, as child of the sixties, first think of...

Important visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington has raised hopes for economic stability, as both leaders are looking for more business opportunities despite their deep underlying rivalry (“Trump welcomes...

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