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Putin announces ceasefire to protect Moscow parade from Ukrainian attack

May 2, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has just announced his second unilateral ceasefire in a matter of days, but this emerging trend does not reflect any sincere desire for peace. On the contrary, Putin’s brazen new ceasefire gambit suggests a man emboldened by Western weakness who is now more confident than ever that he can continue to […]

Word of the Week: Crimea’s tumultuous history shrouds the origin of its very name

May 2, 2025

Word of the Week: Crimea's tumultuous history shrouds the origin of its very name toggle caption Roger Fenton/Getty Images/Hulton Archive Crimea has emerged as the central obstacle to ending the war in Ukraine. But for the strategic peninsula, being at the nexus of great power competition is nothing new. At the northern end of the […]

Date set for conclave to decide next pope – here’s how the secretive process works

May 2, 2025

The conclave to elect Pope Francis's successor will begin on 7 May, the Vatican has announced. Some 135 cardinal electors – those under the age of 80 – will take part and vote for the new pontiff. The rituals of the event, held in the Sistine Chapel, are elaborate and date back centuries. So how […]

Pahalgam attack: Families separated at India-Pakistan border

May 2, 2025

Shahida's face crumpled with grief every time she thought about the choice in front of her: Stay for love or go back to her siblings? Shahida Adrees, now 61, moved to India from Pakistan in 2002, when she married her maternal cousin Adrees Khan, a resident of Punjab state (marriage between cousins is practised in […]

Kyiv accuses China of deepening involvement in Russia’s Ukraine war

May 2, 2025

As US-led efforts continue to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, Kyiv has recently accused China of deepening its involvement in Moscow’s invasion. The claims leveled at Beijing add an extra dimension of geopolitical complexity to the ongoing negotiations aimed at ending the largest European war since World War II. In early April, […]

Ukraine journalist who died in Russian captivity was tortured and had her organs removed, joint media report says

May 1, 2025

What does Putin's ceasefire mean for talks? What does Putin's ceasefire mean for talks? Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, was tortured and had organs removed before her body was returned, according to a joint media report published Tuesday through Forbidden Stories, a nonprofit media organization. In February, Russia returned Roshchyna's emaciated […]

India And Pakistan Are On The Brink Of Conflict. Here’s Why.

April 30, 2025

Take two nuclear-armed rivals. Mix in a history of war and a disputed region that's been the site of a decadeslong rebellion. Now add a deadly militant attack against civilians that risks boiling those tensions over. That's where things stand between India and Pakistan after an April 22 attack that killed mostly Indian nationals in […]

Gerald Ford and America’s “moral obligation” to refugees

April 30, 2025

Fifty years ago, when the city of Saigon fell and the U.S. military intervention in Southeast Asia came to an end, President Gerald Ford faced a choice: Many anti-communist South Vietnamese feared forced relocation and political persecution at home, and looked to America for refuge. But the American public was bitterly divided over whether to […]

Pope Francis’ tomb opens to visitors at Roman basilica, as 200K attend special Mass at St Peter’s Square

April 30, 2025

The tomb of Pope Francis opened for visitors at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Sunday, a day after world leaders and a crowd of hundreds of thousands attended the funeral of the late leader of the Catholic Church. Roman Catholic faithful are filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica. […]

Pope Francis filled the College of Cardinals with a diverse group of men – and they’ll be picking his successor

April 30, 2025

Following the death of 88-year-old Pope Francis on Easter Monday, several cardinals who were already in Rome, or who traveled only short distances to arrive, held the first of several meetings – general congregations – to discuss preparations for the papal funeral and the election to follow. The College of Cardinals – which will elect […]

Putin announces ceasefire to protect Moscow parade from Ukrainian attack

Word of the Week: Crimea’s tumultuous history shrouds the origin of its very name

Date set for conclave to decide next pope – here’s how the secretive process works

Pahalgam attack: Families separated at India-Pakistan border

Kyiv accuses China of deepening involvement in Russia’s Ukraine war

Ukraine journalist who died in Russian captivity was tortured and had her organs removed, joint media report says

India And Pakistan Are On The Brink Of Conflict. Here’s Why.

Gerald Ford and America’s “moral obligation” to refugees

Pope Francis’ tomb opens to visitors at Roman basilica, as 200K attend special Mass at St Peter’s Square

Pope Francis filled the College of Cardinals with a diverse group of men – and they’ll be picking his successor

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