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‘Encroached territory’: Why India-Nepal border dispute is heating up again
Balendra Shah’s recent comments about Nepal encroaching on Indian territory have revived a 200-year-old border dispute.
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Iran expands tiered internet access amid continued online blackout
Iranians have had limited internet access during the war, with the government now looking at tiered services.
US reinstates deportation proceedings against Palestinian student Mahdawi
Student accuses government of weaponising the immigration system to silence his advocacy for Palestinian rights.
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What does the BJP’s victory in West Bengal mean for India’s democracy?
These state elections could reshape national politics for 200 million Muslims.
Published On 6 May 2026
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Who Is Nayib Bukele? El Salvador’s ‘coolest dictator’
At 44, Bukele has built the world’s highest imprisonment rate and scrapped presidential term limits. What comes next?
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates
Mohammadi has lost consciousness twice and suffered a severe cardiac crisis, her foundation has announced.
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Has the US Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act – and how?
Ruling, called ‘big win’ by Trump, will result in redistricting in Louisiana, but it will have farther-reaching effects.
Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi rushed to hospital
Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi is rushed to hospital, as his party demands his immediate release.
Ex-FBI chief Comey appears in court over alleged Trump threat
Comey turned himself in on two charges, threatening the US president’s life and transmitting threats across state lines.
US appeals court rejects Trump’s immigration detention policy
In a 3-0 ruling, court says Trump administration misread a decades-old immigration law to justify mandatory detention.
Belarus eyes Western ties as it frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut
President Alexandr Lukashenko is hoping to improve relations with the West once more.
