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NEW YORK: When President Donald Trump departed Türkiye after the NATO summit this week, he did something American presidents almost never do. Instead of remaining aboard the newly modified Boeing 747 that had carried him into the country, he boarded one of the older presidential aircraft for the first leg of his journey before later switching back to the newer aircraft in Britain for the flight to Washington.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The V. D. Satheesan-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Government cannot escape the responsibility for the Wayanad debris slip tragedy which has so far claimed seven lives.

Change, Andy Burnham offered. Yet it is now clear that in the absolutely critical area of foreign and military policy, the incoming Labour premier offers no new course at all. His article in The Times sets out his approach to the world. It is one that KeirStarmer would immediately recognise and endorse.

China is hosting the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17 to 20 the deliberations of which are expected to decide the course of AI development globally as also the scope of AI governance as also collaboration for assisting AI growth in the developing countries. The four day session will be having big participation from most of the countries including India which is a major player in the development and application of AI among the developing countries.

In the pursuit of gaining strength in the Parliament of India – both in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha – the ruling BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted a national political strategy of splitting the opposition political parties, that has reached its height of shamelessness on July 9, 2026 creating a feeling of deeper disgust among lovers of democracy and fair ethical and moral politics. The party has renominated three TMC leaders for Rajya Sabha, who had resigned from the House between June 8 and 11.

Pakistan-administered Kashmir has once again emerged as one of South Asia's most politically volatile regions. What began as protests over soaring electricity bills, inflation and governance has now evolved into a broader political movement questioning the relationship between Islamabad and the territory it officially calls "Azad Jammu and Kashmir" (AJK).

KOLKATA: Nearly 10,000 job seekers and unemployed youths, mostly from South Asian countries, were killed worldwide in various accidents and mishaps in 2025, as their quest for work/migration abroad ended in tragedy. In addition, a large number of people were also reported missing.

Democracy has no space for blind surrender. The right to dissent makes media the fourth estate, with its sanctity under Article 19(1)(a) in the Constitution of our country. Every citizen has the right to freedom of speech, and despite this constitutional safeguard, the effective exercise of this right in India under the BJP rule faces daunting challenges today.

On May 23, the International Court of Justice (‘ICJ’) delivered a resounding ‘YES’ in its verdict to the question, referred to it by the International Labour Organization (‘ILO’) to draw advisory opinion on “whether the right to strike is protected under the international legal framework of the Convention No. 87 ‘Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize’ (‘Convention No. 87)? While the Court upheld this labour right in principle, the devil lies in the details of judicial analysis that formed this affirmative advisory opinion. The larger constitutional question regarding the ILO’s Committee of Expert (‘CoE’) is left unanswered.

The internet is rocking. It's not Trump with his strikes on Iran breaking the ceasefire. It's not India PM Narendra Modi getting another great civilian award from Australia or New Zealand. It's the Vertical Screen Melodrama — VSM — that set the internet on fire just as Facebook, Instagram did when they made them.