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Hindus need to make effort to survive : Advocate Mr Ashwini Upadhyay, Supreme Court
Adv. Ashwini Upadhyay Wardha (Maharashtra) – The ideology that led to Hindus from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Iraq, Iran, Maldives, Mali,...

Trump's horrific cult contains the seeds of its own destruction
America is at risk of abandoning its founding principle of government, “by and for the people,” in favor of a system older than democracy itself: rule by one man. Pretty much everybody understands that the United States and the old Soviet Union...
Abbott calls for Coalition push to strip citizenship from ISIS brides who ‘rejected our country’
Former Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott has declared spouses of ISIS fighters who left Australia have “no moral right to come back” and urged the opposition to table legislation to strip people who joined a terrorist group of their citizenship....

ISIS Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Facts Started as an al Qaeda splinter group. Also known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Islamic State (IS). ISIS aims to create an Islamic...

Insurgency: Conflict between faith and citizenship
Several reasons have been advanced by analysts, pundits and critical interest groups as to the causes of the deadly insurgency by the terror group Boko Haram against the Nigerian state. Some believe it was politically motivated, while some others...

Cost of Nauru deportation deal revealed in late-night inquiry as PM pressed on lack of detail
Australian taxpayers will be slugged $2.5 billion over 30 years to deport hundreds of former immigration detainees to Nauru under a deal with the Pacific nation, a parliamentary committee has been told. The Albanese government signed a memorandum...

Vets Rock
If he weren’t already well-known as one of Fort Worth’s best frontmen for his work with indie-rockers Cut Throat Finches, Sean Russell might have a high profile based on his compassionate activism. Lately, Russell has shown this with efforts to...

Australia’s deportation deal with Nauru to cost $2.5b
Australian taxpayers will be slugged $2.5 billion over 30 years to deport hundreds of former immigration detainees to Nauru under a “secret” deal. The Albanese government signed a memorandum of understanding with Nauru, offering more than $400...

Lilliputian Courts vs. Trump
“Germany’s Army Is Rebuilding. What Could Go Wrong?” That’s the striking title of a lengthy essay from Politico. It makes an important point: Germany’s expansion in military spending “marks a huge shift not just from how Germany manages its...

US AG Bondi Expands Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts, Warns of Worsening Situation Along Canada-US Border
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Sept. 4 that human trafficking across the Canada-U.S. border is getting worse. Her comments come only a week after she met with senior Canadian officials in Washington to discuss shared security priorities...

Integrated yet Autonomous: How Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces Have Mastered Cooperation with Conventional Forces
Introduction – The Enduring Gap For decades, military thinkers have debated how best to integrate Special Operations Forces (SOF) with conventional forces. In the United States and across NATO, joint doctrines, command structures, and staff...

Personnel File, September 10, 2025
Army Heritage Center Foundation John L. Gronski, Army Heritage Foundation (SUBMITTED) Scranton native retired Army Maj. Gen. John L. Gronski has joined the Carlisle-based foundation’s board of directors. Gronski is a veteran of the Iraq War,...

Estonians lead Finland’s deportation statistics for criminal cases
New figures from the Finnish Immigration Service show that Estonia leads the nationality breakdown of foreign nationals ordered to leave Finland due to criminal convictions this year. Between January and July 2025, Migri issued 136 deportation...

ObituaryGiorgio Armani: Groundbreaking designer who fashioned red carpet dressing
Giorgio Armani, the famous Italian fashion designer, has died, aged 91. The news of his death has been confirmed by the brand. "With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder and tireless driving force:...

InterviewYemeni minister accuses Houthis of manufacturing chemical weapons
Moammar Eryani, Yemen’s Minister of Information, has accused Houthi rebels of manufacturing chemical weapons from smuggled components. He told The National his assessment was based on recent intelligence from several sources, marking the first...
ANCA Backs FY2026 NDAA Amendments Strengthening Armenia, Returning Armenians to Artsakh,
— Bipartisan Measures Seek Release of Armenian Prisoners, Azerbaijan Sanctions, and Restrictions on U.S. Military Sales to Turkey WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is supporting a series of pro-Armenian amendments...

Hamas, not Israel to blame for Gaza mess Letters
I’m responding Richard Habib’s Aug. 8 letter blaming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the consequences of the war in Gaza strip. His letter does not mention anything about Hamas’ surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, in which 1,200...

DHS Sets the Record Straight about Pakistani Criminal Illegal Alien with Extensive History of Fraud Across the Globe
Muhammad Chaudhry is a Pakistani criminal illegal alien who lied about his criminal history, true identity, and military service WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) set the record straight on the Seattle Times’ defense of...
‘Not telling the truth’: Albanese accused of misleading parliament over secret ISIS brides plan
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of failing to tell the truth about a secret government plan to bring ISIS brides back to Australia. Hundreds of women from western countries have left their homelands in...

Netanyahu’s 'Greater Israel' dream marks a dangerous ideological shift
As the world gets ready to debate the notion of Palestinian statehood during this year’s session of the UN General Assembly, it is worth looking at what statehood means exactly to the country opposing it the most – Israel. Last month, Prime...