OPEC+ agrees on oil output cut
September 7 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Sun sets behind an idle pump jack near Karnes City, US
The OPEC+ meeting at Vienna on Monday came amidst two events affecting the...
Saudi Arabia’s ‘The Line’ and the need for big ideas
September 7 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: AFP / EyePress News
Now, perhaps more than ever, the world needs big dream...
Who is Liz Truss? UK’s new prime minister to replace Boris...
September 7 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The party said Truss won the votes of around 57 percent of Conservative members, compared with about 43 percent for ex-Treasury chief...
As Thai court suspends Prayuth, ex-army ally takes over as...
August 25 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Prayuth Chan-ocha, right, and ally Prawit Wongsuwan. File photo: Reuters
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was sus...
Erdogan repairs Syria ties with eye on Eurasianism
August 24 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Dogu Perincek, Chairman of Turkey’s left-wing nationalist Patriotic Party, is reportedly leading a delegation to Syr...
Western media needs to stop fixating on how Arab women loo...
August 24 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur, who reached the women's singles final at Wimbledon last month, is among a rising band of Arab women...
Malaysia’s Najib Razak begins 12-year jail term after apex...
August 24 ,2022
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By: Hadi Azmiand Joseph Sipalan
Najib Razak has become the nation’s first former leader to be jailed. Photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia’s Najib Razak ...
US taunts Russia to escalate in Ukraine
August 23 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
An UAV hit the roof of the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Sevastopol, Crimea, August 20, 2022
In military t...
Russia’s new naval doctrine: A ‘Pivot to Asia’?
August 23 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Russian Navy destroyer Admiral Tributs maneuvers as it prepares to dock in Manila’s South Harbor Monday, April 8, 2019, in Mani...
PLA adopts nuclear deterrence to stop foreign intervention...
August 23 ,2022
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By: Minnie Chan
The rocket force under the PLA Eastern Theatre Command conducts conventional missile tests into waters off the eastern coast of Taiwa...
Ukraine war of attrition at inflection point
August 20 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Two Russian soldiers patrolling in Kherson, south Ukraine
The great beauty about the war of attrition is that the military strateg...
US-Iran deal dangling in the air
August 20 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Prospects for a renewed Iran nuclear deal are blowing in the wind. Image: Youtube
In an interview on The Daily Wire...
Erdogan: Türkiye ready to contribute to ending Russia-Ukra...
August 20 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Erdogan says he has separately met with Zelenskyy and Putin since the conflict started, adding that Türkiye will bring this issu...
Pelosi gets lukewarm welcome in South Korea
August 5 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was not accorded a meeting with South Korean President Yoon. Image: Handout
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What has ‘champion of democracy’ wrought?
August 5 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Photo: US Department of Labor via Wikipedia
Despite earnest counsel from many quarters against goin...
Thailand to introduce 10-year visa for skilled workers, in...
August 5 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Thailand hopes to bolster competitiveness by introducing a long-term visa for skilled foreign workers and investors.
BAN...
Chinese Foreign Minister condemns US intrusion of China’s...
August 4 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Photo: Xinhua
Amid widespread opposition of the international community to U...
Why death of al-Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri will have little...
August 4 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, appears in an undated FBI Mos...
Ukraine war is losing its sparkle. Where’s the Lady with t...
August 4 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Cargo ship Razoni carrying 26000 tonnes of maize sailing from Odessa Port toward Bosphorus, Aug 1, 2022
The Russian Def...
Shouldn’t Biden be talking directly to Putin?
August 1 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at latter’s request, Jul 29, 2022...
8 billion humans by year-end: Demography as destiny in a d...
August 1 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The latest United Nations population report is a fascinating window into our shifting world that will have 8 billion inhabita...
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