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The Emergency | Democracy interrupted
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India plans to scrap curbs on Chinese firms bidding for government contracts
The curbs, imposed in 2020 after a deadly clash between the countries’ troops, required Chinese bidders to register with an Indian government committee and obtain […]
Russian strikes leave one million without water, heat in Ukraine
As in previous winters, Russia has intensified its strikes on Ukraine’s energy sites, leading to heating and water outages in what Kyiv and its allies […]
U.S. Senate to vote on reining in Trump on Venezuela
Republicans have blocked all of the measures, but the last vote was just 49-51, as two senators from Mr. Trump’s party joined Democrats in backing […]
Lebanese military moves to new phase of disarming non-state groups like Hezbollah
The military’s statement didn’t name Hezbollah or other armed groups in particular, but it comes before President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with Prime […]
Turkiye will help Syria against Kurdish fighters if asked: Defence Ministry
In Ankara, the Defence Ministry official framed the clashes as a “counter-terror operation”, saying Turkiye fully backed “Syria’s fight against terrorist organisations”