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A blockade-running ship strike, a hardliner's rise in Tehran, and a quiet U.S. shipping waiver reveal how deep the Iran…
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A mining law amendment has ignited a fierce Centre-vs-states clash over who can tax minerals, pitting a landmark Supreme Court…
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A new Senate bill to impose Supreme Court term limits revives a decades-old fight over life tenure — and runs…
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A Senate bill sanctioning Russia's oil buyers threatens India and China with 100% tariffs, testing how far Washington will go…
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Trump has signed a new order limiting birthright citizenship, weeks after a Supreme Court setback on his first attempt —…
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India's Rajya Sabha passed a bill to expand the Supreme Court's bench, reigniting debate over backlogs, judicial diversity, and what…
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Across the Line of Control, Kashmir's two halves are telling wildly different stories — one of investment and integration, the…
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The Fence at Ceuta: How One Border Explains Four Countries’ Power Games
Ceuta's border fence looks like a migration story. Look closer and it's a pressure point linking Spain, Morocco, the US…
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