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The US is withholding Sudan's army chief's UN visa unless he signs a 90-day ceasefire he has refused. The pressure lands as the RSF tightens a siege the UN warns could repeat
Heart of the Beast opens today with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, the best critical reception of Brad Pitt's career as a starring performer. Director David Ayer, eight years removed from the Suicide Squad debacle, earns the reviews he was
The United States of America is undoubtedly the colossal superpower of the World since the disintegration of the then Soviet Union in 1991. But the role of the US is gradually diminishing
Nigeria's tobacco epidemic continues to claim lives despite a steady decline in smoking prevalence. Public health experts argue that harm reduction strategies — encouraging smokers to switch to safer nicotine products —
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's appeal at the UN General Assembly failed to rally Muslim nations behind the Kashmir cause. The UAE, China, and other key states declared it a bilateral dispute
Pakistan's economy posted a nine-year low of 3.3% GDP growth in fiscal 2018-19 as its rupee fell over 20% against the dollar and inflation surged. With FATF blacklisting looming over its terrorist
India's abrogation of Article 370 changed Jammu and Kashmir's status, but analysts say the political victory is the easy battle. Winning the peace — through economic opportunity and trust with Kashmiri youth
HBO's 'Our Boys' dramatizes the 2014 murders of three Israeli teenagers and Palestinian boy Muhammad Abu-Khdeir that triggered Operation Protective Edge in Gaza. The Israeli-produced American series has sparked fierce debate: is
Iran's parliamentary elections in February 2020 are expected to favor the Principlists as Reformers pay the price for Rouhani's broken sanctions promises and a deteriorating economy. Analysts predict record-low participation among reform-minded
Palestinian citizens of Israel make up 20% of the electorate but have never joined a government coalition. With the Joint List reunited for September 2019 elections, the question is whether Arab voters
Israel's BIGITech tech index rose 25% in 2019 as Israeli technology firms hit record highs. A new platform, The Jerusalem Portfolio, now allows global investors to hold fractional stakes in over 100
Hundreds of thousands of Swiss women joined a national strike in June 2019, demanding equal pay and better maternity leave. Data showed women earn up to 20% less than men, and Switzerland
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