Far from an isolated success, the accord builds on a 2021 breakthrough between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan that similarly resolved a Soviet-era border impasse through dialogue. Together, these ...

According to the 2025 edition of the IPU–UN Women “Women in politics” map, men outnumber women by more than three times in executive and legislative positi ...

Armed with anecdotes, historical evidence, maps and slides, the author-historian outlined India's ancient soft power in his session at the India Today Conclave 2025 ...

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From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of ...

Experts at the University of Ferrara in Italy claim that darker complexions were the norm throughout Europe for the vast majority (96 per cent) of its inhabited history. As recently as 1,700 years ...

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The growing American interest in critical minerals is matched by the European Union. European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikelak, who began a six-day tour of the five Central ...

A recent study conducted by researchers from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of ...

A CEE Bankwatch background report stressed that the evaporation of the Aral Sea was caused by extensive damming on the middle ...

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In ancient China, spring rains were called "as precious as oil" for their vital role in nature's spring revival. Today, a ...