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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...

He saw nothing in it

He was 45, tall and alone. He was pleasant. He was affable. Though unkempt most of the time, he went for trendy shoes and clothes. And most important, he...

Implications of India’s freedom struggle

India celebrated its 80th Independence Day last Saturday. India gained independence from Britain on August 15th, 1947, after nearly 200 years of British rule. Freedom was won through decades...

The new names

Nepo babies are taking over the fashion and entertainment industries at the moment with new names appearing on the global stage regularly. This week we are taking a closer...

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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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Firefighters in ‘decisive’ push to encircle Belgian wildfire

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Firefighters in ‘decisive’ push to encircle Belgian wildfire

Firefighters were locked in a potentially decisive push on Tuesday to encircle Belgium’s largest wildfire in a century, despite rainclouds hampering air support operations over the High Fens nature...

Universities remain a great success story, but...

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Universities remain a great success story, but...

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Parents deserve clarity in childhood vaccines decision

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Rains of Mumbai

These days the rains are drenching Mumbai city. The skies are overcast and grey. The trees are cheerful and washed afresh. The roads...

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Listen to science

Again President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. are there with misinformation about vaccines and even worse, actions. Science says that vaccines don't cause autism, only one...

Pilates class

A local young man wanted to do a pilates class but it was booked out so he asked AI to do something and it got him a spot by...

Put out the fires

There are major fires in Europe, America, Canada and probably a number of other countries but people still deny the reality of climate change. Weather is day to day,...

Respect rules

I wish I was a frequent traveller but my profile is something which does not permit me to always travel besides the usual annual leaves that we all have....

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