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The United States has long framed its South Asia policy around countering China’s rise, managing the fallout from Afghanistan, and preventing terrorist safe havens. Yet, Pakistan-facilitated narcotics trafficking into India remains a persistent and under-appreciated threat that demands greater attention in Washington. This is no longer an organized crime syndicateContinue Reading

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Mogadishu has been tentatively emerging from the waves of violence that have rocked the city over recent decades., Mogadishu, Somalia- Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage period. It is the second major holiday in the Islamic calendarContinue Reading

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Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has charged Davor Savičić with war crimes committed during the spring 2022 occupation of Kyiv Oblast. The 46-year-old Bosnian Serb who lives in Khimki, Russia, and serves as a colonel in the Russian Redut private military company. Savičić commanded the “Wolves” (Volki) sabotage and reconnaissance unitContinue Reading

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Ukraine’s “People’s Satellite” has delivered more than 5,900 synthetic aperture radar images to military intelligence since operations began that September, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence reports. The cumulative figure marks roughly a 1,700-image increase over the agency’s last public count of 4,173 images in June 2024. The project was funded from $13.5Continue Reading

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The sacred holiday coincides with Hajj, drawing over 1.7 million pilgrims seeking spiritual fulfilment in Saudi Arabia., The sacred holiday coincides with Hajj, drawing over 1.7 million pilgrims seeking spiritual fulfilment in Saudi Arabia. Muslim worshippers gather for Eid al-Adha prayers next to the Dome of the Rock at theContinue Reading