A tiny, little-known world beyond Pluto appears to have an atmosphere, Japanese astronomers said on Monday, defying what had been thought possible for icy objects in our cosmic backyard. If confirmed, the roughly 500-kilometre-wide rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our Solar System to host an atmosphere – after only Pluto […]
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Beyond Megawatts
It is astonishing that, with an installed capacity of 46,605 MW, industry is facing 2 to 4 hours of load-shedding, while domestic and commercial consumers are enduring 7 to 16 hours of darkness every single day. Can anyone explain the science behind this power management? This is not a rhetorical outburst-it is a fundamental question […]
Venezuela and Beyond
Venezuela is back in the international news cycle courtesy of a long-running interventionist script that is played on the world stage year on year and decade after decade. The foreword changes from the global war on terror and search for weapons of mass destruction to sanctioning countries to facilitate democracy for the sake of the […]
Beyond Kabul’s Claims: UN Assessment of Terrorism in Afghanistan
Sixteenth Report of United Nations Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team was released on 8 December 2025, offering one of the most authoritative and troubling assessments to date of Afghanistan’s security environment under the Taliban Regime. Contrary to repeated assurances by Kabul that Afghan territory is not being used for militant activity, UN […]
Digital Colonialism & Beyond
The age of economic colonialism, once defined by institutions like the World Bank, the IMF, and the ADB, has quietly evolved into something more pervasive – digital colonialism. In the 21st century, domination is no longer enforced through debt or direct control, but through technology, data, and algorithms. The new masters of power are not […]
Beyond the Old Order
There are moments when history tilts on its axis, quietly at first and then with thunderous clarity. The recent choreography in China, where world leaders assembled under the shadow of Xi Jinping’s vision, was one such moment. The sight of China, Russia, and North Korea standing shoulder to shoulder, flanked by dozens of nations, was […]
Iran raising its enrichment of uranium beyond limit of 2015 nuclear deal
TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday said it was raising its enrichment of uranium beyond limit of 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Iran said that starting Sunday, its uranium enrichment will surpass 3.6 percent, above the limit set under the 2015 nuclear deal with major nations. The accord capped Iran’s enrichment maximum at 3.67 percent, sufficient […]