Nearly three years after Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, the consequences of the conflict are visible far beyond Gaza. While international attention has largely focused on the war in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank has undergone a quieter but equally significant transformation, reshaping the territory’s political, security and demographic landscape. In the
Saudi Arabia’s struggle to contain escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi movement is triggering a wider debate about the kingdom’s long‑standing security strategy. According to West Asia analyst Prof. Alvite Ningthoujam, the recent wave of Houthi strikes has highlighted the shortcomings of Saudi Arabia’s decades‑old practice of relying on external partners for its national defence rather
In a notable shift in Bangladesh’s political discourse, a senior official in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government has said that reconciliation with the now‑disbanded Awami League is “not a bad idea,” provided the party first acknowledges responsibility for its past actions. The remarks were made by Zahed Ur Rahman, the Prime Minister’s information adviser, during
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the landmark India–European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) is expected to bring $100 billion in investment to India and generate 1 million direct jobs over the next 15 years, marking a major step forward in India’s economic engagement with Europe. Speaking during a
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said the world is entering an “age of flux” marked by geopolitical tensions, conflicts, tariff volatility and economic uncertainty, but expressed confidence that India is well positioned to navigate the challenges ahead. Speaking at the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi, Jaishankar described the current global environment as
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for pioneering discoveries that transformed neuroscience through the development of optogenetics, a revolutionary technique that allows scientists to control brain cells using light. The Nobel Committee said the three researchers were recognised for their work
Passengers aboard a British Airways flight from London to Chicago experienced a dramatic mid‑air emergency after the aircraft suddenly descended nearly 28,000 feet while flying over Ireland, forcing the crew to declare an emergency and abandon the transatlantic journey. The incident involved British Airways Flight BA295, a Boeing 777‑200ER operating from London Heathrow to Chicago
In a moving show of support, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited Captain Smit Machchhar in the hospital on Saturday. Sheikh Hamdan praised the Indian pilot for demonstrating “the highest degrees of courage, responsibility, and care for human life” during a perilous mid-air
In a major expansion of continuous visa vetting and immigration enforcement, the U.S. Department of State has revoked more than 250,000 visas. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott described the milestone as part of an aggressive, ongoing push to strengthen national security and curb systemic abuse of the American legal immigration system. According to official disclosures,
As artificial intelligence becomes more powerful, technology companies are increasingly looking beyond engineering and computer science to answer a difficult question: How should AI decide what is right and wrong? In a notable example of this trend, AI company Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, invited Swami Sarvapriyananda, a monk from the Vedanta Society
