Combined might of Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill saved the world. Can we repeat the recipe?
By Roman Shumov/RT.com Moscow, April 5 – Discussions about building a new global order have become increasingly frequent and urgent. Many argue that the international system established after World War II can no longer effectively prevent the tragedies and conflicts we witness today. But how...
US sanctions against Russia are unprecedented – here’s why there’s no effort to end them
By hitting Moscow with never-before-seen economic warfare, the West has helped it thrive
China imposes 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products starting April 10; Trump says Beijing played it wrong
Beijing, April 4 (AP) – China announced on Friday (April 4, 2025) that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” slate of double-digit...
US bans government personnel in China from having romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
Four people with direct knowledge of the matter told about the policy, which was put into effect by departing US Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before he left China.
Unmarked vans, secret lists,public denunciations – American police state has arrived.
Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
As Bangladesh reinvents itself, Islamist hard-liners see an opening
Dhaka rejects new York Times report
New US tariffs will lessen India’s exports to US decline by US$ 7.3 billion
New Delhi, March 30 (AFP) – India’s protectionist policies and its trade surplus with the United States leave it open to potential retaliatory tariffs from the Trump administration. Credit rating agency India Ratings and Research projects that the proposed tariffs could see the country’s exports...
Gananath Obeyesekere, Anthropologist who bridged East and West
Long prominent among academics, he broke into the broader public’s consciousness in 1992 with his book “The Apotheosis of Captain Cook: European Mythmaking in the Pacific.”
Bangladesh’s Yunus in Beijing: A new geopolitical game in South Asia
Will the promises made in Beijing translate into meaningful outcomes for ordinary Bangladeshis? Can the interim government balance competing global interests without alienating vital partners? Most importantly: Will this new diplomatic posture endure beyond the current political moment?
Sri Lankan journalist Namini Wijedasa wins top US State Department award
She is a recipient of the US Secretary of State’s 2025 International Women of Courage Award.
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