DAGFounded in 1600 as a trading enterprise, the English East India company gradually transformed into a colonial power.
By the late 18th Century, as it tightened…
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India’s colonial past revealed through 200 masterful paintings
DAGPatna’s Sewak Ram painted this watercolour of prayers at a Muharram festival, 1820 -
North Korea detains three officials over warship launch accident, state media says
North Korea has detained three shipyard officials over an accident during the launch of a new warship on Wednesday, state media has reported.
Parts of the 5,000-ton destroyer’s bottom were crushed during the launch ceremony, tipping the vessel off…
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Young US men joining ‘masculine’ Russian churches
BBCFather Moses McPherson’s congregation has tripled in size in 18 months, and he has a big following online “A lot of people ask me: ‘Father Moses, how can I increase my manliness to absurd levels?’”
In a YouTube video, a priest is championing a…
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 24, 2025
Daria Novikov, Angelica Evans, Olivia Gibson, Anna Harvey, and Frederick W. Kagan with Nate Trotter
May 24, 2025, 5:15 pm ET
Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the…
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Fulfilling a Trump Pledge, U.S. Lifts Some Sanctions on Syria
The Trump administration on Friday lifted several major sanctions on Syria, a first step toward making good on President Trump’s promise earlier this month to help the country’s new leader establish a stable government after the fall of the…
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Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP
Orders often came from the top, and at times nearly every platoon used a Palestinian to clear locations, said an Israeli officer, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
Several Palestinians and soldiers told the AP that Israeli…
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The Israeli Connections to a New Gaza Aid Plan Promoted as Independent
Throughout the war in Gaza, U.N. agencies and experienced aid groups have overseen the distribution of food aid in the territory. Now, Israel is set to transfer that responsibility to a handful of newly formed private organizations with obscure…
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Hidden city built 140,000 years ago discovered at bottom of ocean
Buried beneath the sea off the coast of Indonesia, scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could rewrite the story of human origins.
The skull of Homo erectus, an ancient human ancestor, was discovered over 140,000 years after it…
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No more foreign students? – DW – 05/24/2025
Founded in 1636, Harvard University is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world. It has produced many Nobel laureates and eight US presidents. However, the current US president, Donald Trump, has declared Harvard “a JOKE”…
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9 children of doctor couple killed in Israeli strike – DW – 05/24/2025
Gaza’s civil defense agency said an Israeli strike in the southern city of Khan Younis on Friday killed nine of the 10 children of a married doctor couple.
Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said Saturday that civil defense “crews transported the…
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