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Chocolate bars with the faces of Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump displayed at a store in John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on October 25, 2024.

Trump vs Harris: America’s unprecedented choice is a tale no one would believe

A failed presidency and a weak vice presidency led to this: Trump and Harris now fight for the White House in the strangest race ever.

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Home Minister Amit Shah at a temple ceremony in Salangpur, Gujarat on October 31.

India-Canada relations hit new low as allegations target Home Minister Amit Shah

Canada’s public accusation that Shah led a campaign targeting Sikh separatists has pushed once-friendly bilateral relations into open hostility. What’

GAZA AND BEYOND

Iran’s anti-Israel stance has evolved from a purely ideological position into a sophisticated political instrument

Tehran now faces a complex balancing act: leading the fight against Israel, and avoiding an all-out war, while managing domestic unrest.

Bashir Ali Abbas

Gaza and Beyond

Why Israel’s bombing of Iran might not cause a spike in crude prices

Supply diversification and Tehran’s limited share of global exports have changed the geopolitics of oil, rendering regional conflicts less potent.

Women crossing from Lebanon into Syria at the Masnaa border crossing on October 14. Lebanon’s Transport Minister said that Israeli strikes earlier this month had closed the road to vehicles.

GAZA AND BEYOND

Why are Arab powers so cautious about Israel’s onslaught in West Asia?

Regional security concerns, fear of militant Islamism, and continued reliance on the US shape the Gulf states’ muted response to the Gaza war.

Md. Muddassir Quamar

GAZA AND BEYOND — THE LEDE

Israel delivers West Asia its Sarajevo moment

Netanyahu sees a “historic chance to reshape West Asia”, but with no strategy in sight, mass killing appears to be Israel’s principal war aim.

GAZA AND BEYOND

Editor’s Note: The ghosts of Gaza

If the world will not call it by its name even now, it won’t be able to stop another Holocaust from happening.

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Jacob says all of China’s foreign and security policies are based on strong domestic drivers and fundamentals.

There is a reality of a power differential, and these negotiations have been hard: Jabin T. Jacob

The Associate Professor discusses the current state of India-China relations, recent developments along the LAC, and their strategic implications.

Democratic Party presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris waves to the crowd during a campaign event in Chandler, Arizona, on October 10.

The streets stay silent as America splits between Trump and Harris

From New York to Iowa City, the presidential race unfolds in controlled private spaces, suggesting a democracy run by elites rather than people.

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus meets US President Joe Biden at the UN General Assembly meeting, New York, on September 25.

BNP grows restless as Yunus’ reform agenda pushes Bangladesh parliamentary election to 2026

With caretaker rule extending beyond the expected three months, political parties fear an open-ended transition, demand clear timeline.

Vietnamese soldiers take part in a performance during official celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonial forces at a stadium in Dien Bien Phu city on May 7, 2024.

Dien Bien Phu at 70: Blood-soaked battlefield that became a bustling township

Its transformation from a valley of death to a peaceful urban centre encapsulates Vietnam’s journey from colonial subjugation to self-determination.

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Rameswaram fishermen who were on strike, protesting against the repeated arrests of fishermen by the Sri Lanka navy, resumed work and set out for fishing on October 12, 2024.

Tamil fisherfolk in Sri Lankan waters: A classic ‘wicked problem’

Fishing rights, maritime boundaries, dwindling catches, generational poverty: there are many layers to this perennial issue but no easy solutions.

Hashem Safieddine at the funeral ceremony of slain top commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut on August 1, 2024. Widely seen as Hezbollah’s next chief, his death is the latest in a spate of killings by the Israeli military.

Israel kills Hezbollah’s next-in-line leader Hashem Safieddine in Lebanon airstrike

Safieddine’s death follows Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s killing and could mark a strategic shift as Israel expands operations beyond Gaza.

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with his elder brother and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, at a parliament session in Islamabad in March 2024. Their party, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), along with their allies in the ruling coalition, have passed a constitutional amendment to alter the mechanism for appointing the Chief Justice of Pakistan.

Why Pakistan has tinkered with the Constitution to change how top judges are appointed

The ruling alliance rams through constitutional changes to control judicial appointments, creating a two-tier Supreme Court with the Army’s backing.

Through ups and downs the US economy has held the title of the biggest in the world, regardless who is President.

How did the US economy do under Obama, Trump, and Biden?

No matter who was in the White House the past decade and a half, the American economy has mostly outshone its rivals.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on October 16, 2024. Trudeau recently made fresh allegations of Indian government agents being involved in “serious criminal activity” on Canadian soil.

India-Canada: Relations worsening with each passing day

Diplomatic war intensifies as both nations trade accusations of espionage and criminal activity, leading to expulsions and straining decades-old ties.

Yahya Sinwar, Palestinian leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at a rally on May 24, 2021, in Gaza City. Israel military says it killed Sinwar on October 16, 2024.

Israel says its military has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

Sinwar, who was wanted by Israel in connection with the October 7 attack, was killed along with two others following an extended pursuit.

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A man amid the destruction in Nabatieh a day after Israeli airstrikes targeted southern Lebanon on October 17, 2024.

Lebanon under siege: Bombed but not broken

An exclusive first-hand account by a journalist on the relentless Israeli bombing and the people’s resilience.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends an EU-Gulf Cooperation Council roundtable meeting in Brussels, Belgium, October 16, 2024.

Meet Europe’s new ‘emperor’, Ursula von der Leyen

How an unelected bureaucrat seized control of the European Union and now dictates the continent’s policy on everything from vaccines to war.

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