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From import dependence to self-reliance: India’s fertilizer crisis as a ‘Make in India’ turning point
India’s agricultural success has long been supported by an extensive fertilizer ecosystem — but beneath this strength lies a structural vulnerability: a high dependence on imports. Today, global geopolitical disruptions have exposed this fragility, tr…
Locked Up: The criminals justice caught up with in April and what happened to them
These are the faces of the criminals who have been jailed for the most serious crimes in Wales in the past month
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These are the faces of some of the criminals jailed in Wales over the last month
Here are t…
High-stakes week ahead for commodities as Iran deadline, Trump-Xi talks and inflation data loom
US inflation and retail sales will be the key macro releases, while Fed speakers will be closely watched given consumer sentiment at a record low and inflation expectations still elevated.
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The Day Civilization Runs Out Of Bread Will Not Feel Like Fiction
Authored by Madge Waggy,
For nearly three decades, much of the modern world behaved as though the nuclear age had quietly expired sometime in the early 1990s. The collapse of the Soviet Union created the comforting illusion that humanity had stepped aw…
Pakistan takes Indus Waters Treaty dispute to UN Security Council
Fishermen after a catch on the Indus River, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, in March 2025.
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Pakistan has moved decisively to internationalise India’s decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance.…
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At 250, the Declaration of Independence Still Sparks Hard Questions in Class
Among longtime history teacher Karalee Wong Nakatsuka’s most prized possessions are two nearly identical T-shirts with very different meanings.
One comes from Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution, celebrating our Founding Fathers’ signing o…
Conflicts In Far-Flung Hot Spots Are Driving Food Affordability Challenges
Recently, American families have been facing higher grocery and gas bills, prompting criticism of President Trump and his administration—with some going so far as to even cast blame on farmers, cattlemen, and fertilizer producers.…
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How Iran Is Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz Blockade
How Iran Is Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz Blockade | OilPrice.com
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RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established.…
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One year after Op Sindoor, India keeps gates of dams on Indus shut, maintains position on ‘unjust’ treaty
New Delhi: As India marks one year of Operation Sindoor, the Indus Water Treaty remains in abeyance, underlining New Delhi’s firm resolve that terror and cooperation cannot go together. Experts have backed the shift in the strategic doctrine and…
China hosts Iran’s top diplomat just days ahead of Trump’s high-stakes visit
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to Beijing Wednesday for the first time since the war.
Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, met Araghchi, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
“Tehran and Beijing a…