UK appoints ‘minister for loneliness’
AFP | Britain appointed a "minister for loneliness" on Wednesday to tackle what Prime Minister Theresa May described as "the sad reality of modern life"...
Saudi Arabia announces $2 billion bailout for Yemen government
AFP | Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that it would transfer $2 billion to Yemen's central bank, following desperate calls for funding from the war-torn...
India-ASEAN Summit: India Showcasing The “Act East” Strategy”
Andrew Korybko | Next week's India-ASEAN Summit is expected to showcase New Delhi's "Act East" strategy of engagement with the regional bloc as Prime Minister...
Russian helicopter maker has eyes on India
AFP | As a helicopter buzzes in circles despite a blizzard, thousands are busy working in the huge hangars of a Siberia-based aircraft maker, eager...
Is US destroying itself through foreign interventions?
Jacob G Hornberger | Most everyone acknowledges that James Madison, the father of the Constitution, possessed deep insights into the relationship between liberty and government....
US creates rift among Russia, Turkey and Iran
M K Bharakumar | Five days after Turkey summoned the US charge d’affaires in Ankara to convey its concerns over the US’ continuing support for the Kurdish militia...
#JusticeForZainab
Saad Rasool | There are no words to express the grief, the shock, and the anger that people of Pakistan feels at the death of...
Indian criminals to undergo ‘cow therapy’
AFP | Indian inmates are to be exposed to the "magical power" of cows under a radical rehabilitation programme involving rearing the beasts -- revered...
Over 20 million Yemenis in need of aid: UN
AFP | More than three-quarters of Yemenis are now in need of humanitarian aid as the war between rebels and the Saudi-backed government nears its...
Dubai’s state-owned DP World looks to take over companies to push political agenda
James M Dorsey | The $6.85 billion acquisition in 2006 of Peninsular & Oriental (P&O) Steam Navigation Company, a storied British shipping and logistics company,...
Banning primary education in English might backfire on Iran
Andrew Korybko | Iran banned the teaching of English in both government and non-government primary schools. The decree comes after a week of protests at...
“I’m not racist,” claims Trump
AFP | President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that he was "not a racist," after his reported denunciation of immigration from "shithole" countries triggered a global...