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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...

Communication is everything

The communicative path of life is strewn with uncertainties. One misstep and the course of your entire life could change. And irreversibly at that. Permit me to discuss an...

Denying Gazans a window on the world

To maintain its tight blockade of the Gaza Strip, Israel's navy last week illegally intercepted 22 ships from the latest flotilla and arrested 175 crew and passengers from dozens...

Summer starters

The summer movie season is under way, having kicked off in April with the highly anticipated Jackson biopic. This week we look at what’s coming next, from big sequels...

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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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Merz’s coalition buckles under pressure to reform Germany

06 May 2026

Merz’s coalition buckles under pressure to reform Germany

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stuck with his centre-left coalition partners on Tuesday despite weeks of wrangling over tax, welfare and health reforms that have raised growing questions over the...

Protest votes shouldn’t topple prime ministers

05 May 2026

Protest votes shouldn’t topple prime ministers

04 May 2026

AI may be the US economy’s only hope

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It is good to see many young Indian players doing extremely well at this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL is a wonderful platform, which gives uncapped and unknown...

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The decision to include Demi Moore on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival is truly commendable (“Demi Moore joins Cannes Festival jury,”...

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Lacklustre IPL shows

The IPL-26 is turning out to be a lacklustre show. Two of the top stars MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are not playing....

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Proud achievement

The remarkable achievement of Sajid Sadpara has once again brought pride and honour to Pakistan. As the son of the legendary Muhammad Ali Sadpara, who lost his life during...

New government

The verdicts of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have proved that no one is indispensable in this world. Though the DMK were riding high and were confident, rather...

Important warning

India's weather office prediction of above-normal temperatures across several regions is a timely and serious warning that must not be ignored. Rising temperatures are no longer unusual events; they...

Minerals or Mine?

In the Bible, Deuteronomy 7:15 says, “The Lord will protect you from all sickness”. In America the man who thinks he is chosen, Donald Trump, says that Zambia has...

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