The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has hired thousands of mercenaries and deployed private armies to carry out high-profile assassinations and further its geopolitical ambitions in the Middle East, accord
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Turkey’s Islamist President and wannabe Khalifa, Erdoğan is hell-bent on putting the Christian and Muslim worlds on a collision course. A month after reconverting the ancient Hagia Sophia-turned-Mosqu
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The Great Filipino flip-flop: Swinging between pro-China and anti-China, is Duterte confused or is he a plain genius?
As the US and China play a great power game, countries across the Indo-Pacific are picking sides. Democracies that are ready to trade their values may fall for China, while others who hold democracy d
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China appears to be expanding its network of secret detention facilities for Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, despite official claims that all detainees have been released from the cam
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ABHYAS flight-tested successfully: Here’s how DRDO’s drone will help Indian armed forces
n a major boost for Indian armed forces, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday (September 22) conducted the successful flight test of ABHYAS--High-speed Expendable Aerial
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China's economy has sent mixed signals on its recovery in a little over a week as retail sales rose slightly after earlier signs of sluggish demand.On Tuesday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
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