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  • OPINION

    Predicting 2024's global challenges

    Oped, Published on 03/01/2024

    » Looking into the snow globe, it's that time of year to predict and prognosticate what awaits this tired world in the new year. There's a certain trepidation in the air as we view the current and emerging crises, especially during a highly contested election year in so many key countries.

  • WORLD

    One dead after ship sinks off Greek island

    AFP, Published on 27/11/2023

    » ATHENS - Greek rescuers on Sunday were searching for 12 people missing after a ship sank in gale-force winds off the Aegean island of Lesbos, with the authorities finding one crew member dead and saving another.

  • WORLD

    Wilders' win sets 'textbook' example for European populist right: analysts

    AFP, Published on 24/11/2023

    » PARIS - Anti-EU, anti-immigration firebrand Geert Wilders' surprise victory in the Dutch general election this week shows right-wing populism's success in gobbling up support from traditional conservative parties and taking its pet themes mainstream, experts said.

  • THAILAND

    Türkiye Celebrates 100th Anniversary and Unveils Visionary 'Century of Türkiye'

    Published on 29/10/2023

    » The Republic of Türkiye was founded on October 29, 1923, under the visionary leadership of our esteemed founder and the first President, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, hailed as the Father of the Turks. Following the triumphant conclusion of the War of Independence, Atatürk embarked on a transformative journey, modernising the nation through revolutionary reforms. Over the past century, Türkiye has undergone a profound metamorphosis, emerging as a modern, dynamic, and influential global player. This century has witnessed the establishment of a robust democracy, the evolution of a diverse and dynamic economy, and the promotion of education and culture.

  • OPINION

    US now pulled back to refocus on Middle East

    News, Peter Apps, Published on 14/10/2023

    » Early on Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after Hamas launched the largest assault against Israel in more than 50 years, an unknown object or force wrenched aside and damaged the key undersea gas pipeline and fibre-optic cable linking Finland and Estonia beneath the Baltic Sea.

  • WORLD

    World court to hear 'watershed' Syria torture case

    AFP, Published on 10/10/2023

    » THE HAGUE - Syria faces allegations at the UN top court Tuesday that it maintains a "pervasive" system of torture that has killed tens of thousands of people.

  • WORLD

    EU states agree on migration reform 'missing link'

    AFP, Published on 04/10/2023

    » BRUSSELS - European Union states on Wednesday agreed to the final part of an overhaul for rules on how they handle asylum seekers and irregular migrants, setting up a push to make it law by elections next year.

  • WORLD

    EU states seek deal on migration pact

    AFP, Published on 04/10/2023

    » BRUSSELS - European Union states on Wednesday sought a deal on the final part of an overhaul for rules on how they handle asylum seekers and irregular migrants, ahead of a push to make it law by elections next year.

  • WORLD

    Syria to Libya to the EU: how people-smugglers operate

    AFP, Published on 16/08/2023

    » BEIRUT: For desperate Syrians, a WhatsApp message saying "I want to go to Europe" can be all they need to start a treacherous journey to Libya and then across the Mediterranean.

  • OPINION

    Chaos, conflict cause displaced people to surge

    Oped, Published on 24/06/2023

    » As chaos and conflict seem to be the tragic trend in many parts of the world, a sad parallel follows that large numbers of people are fleeing and being displaced by the violence. The numbers are stunningly high and climbing according to the UNHCR: 108 million people were displaced at the end of last year as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations.

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