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BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s political leaders to rise above factional rivalries and become genuine peacemakers during a visit meant to offer hope to a country battered by economic collapse, political paralysis...
TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked Israel’s president for a pardon from corruption charges, filing a request intended to bring an end to his long-running criminal case that has sharply...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan — A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck Tajikistan on December 2, 2025, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. The tremor occurred at 04:35:14 IST at a depth of 75 km, with coordinates...
New Delhi, December 2 — Frederico Meyer, Brazil’s Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament and chair of the Working Group on Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), warned that the...
Ajman, UAE — On December 2, Ajman claimed a new Guinness World Record after 603 vehicles were precisely positioned to form the phrase "EID AL ETIHAD UAE 54." The large-scale display marked the UAE's 54th Eid Al Etihad...
Clinton Fernandes remains one of Australia’s sharpest commentators on defence and security. His background in army intelligence gives him a rare vantage point for understanding the institutional habits and assumptions...
I recently attended Kilkenomics in Kilkenny, where comedians and economists share the stage. It’s entertaining and sharp, and because I’m American I sat on a couple of panels about the United States. Early on the jokes...
The exchange of ideas between East and West has been more than intellectual traffic; it has tracked the rise and transformation of civilizations. From Jesuit missionaries who introduced clocks and star charts to Ming...
