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Returning the favour? In 1971, Iran had sheltered Pakistan assets
Times of India – World · India
Islamabad denies reports of Iranian fleet at Nur Khan Base
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Nazi-looted artwork surfaces with Dutch collaborator's heirs
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
A Nazi-looted painting from a famed Dutch collection has surfaced in the home of decendents of a senior Nazi collaborator. The painting’s wherabouts became kno…
Geopolitics
Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants
BBC News – World · Europe
The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.
Geopolitics
Research sheds light on GI’s murder of seven-year-old girl in Northern Ireland in 1944
The Guardian – World · Europe
William Harrison, a US soldier stationed in the region, was convicted and hanged for the murder of Patsy WylieOn the afternoon of 25 September 1944, William H…
Geopolitics
A One-Party India
The New York Times – World · US
A recent victory in a key state has put Narendra Modi at the helm of a country in which opponents hold almost no power.
Geopolitics
What was Qing dynasty’s imperial yellow jacket, what it symbolised, why it mattered
South China Morning Post – World · China
In ancient China, ordinary people were not allowed to wear yellow as it symbolised the imperial power, apart from one exception: the emperor’s yellow jacket. M…
Geopolitics
Péter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister ending 16-year Orbán era
The Guardian – World · Europe
Jubilation in Budapest as new leader invites people to ‘step through gate of regime change’The pro-European centre-right leader Péter Magyar has been sworn in …
Geopolitics
Pioneer in the fight against AIDS: Botswana's ex-President Festus Mogae died
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
The former President of the Republic of Botswana, Festus Mogae, has died. The democrat was considered the architect of the Southern African country's economic …
Geopolitics
Festus Mogae, Former Botswana President Who Tackled H.I.V., Dies at 86
The New York Times – World · US
He led the southern African nation for a decade and embraced a flagship American aid program credited with helping to eradicate the country’s AIDS epidemic.
Geopolitics
From India to Iran: How Hitler redefined 'Aryan' for the Nazis
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
According to Nazi ideology, an ideal "Aryan" was blond, blue-eyed with athletic features. The term is still tied to Nazi Germany, but its origin lies elsewhere.
Geopolitics
The Growing Rift Between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Explained
The New York Times – World · US
Officials say competition between the countries is healthy. But tensions are mounting over energy quotas, regional conflicts and their different visions for th…
Geopolitics
Thiago Ávila’s letter from Israeli prison to his daughter
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
The Brazilian activist explains to his little girl his motivation to join the Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.
Geopolitics
How ‘lost’ Yiddish songs from a wartime ghetto in Ukraine revive links to Shanghai’s past
South China Morning Post – World · China
Lost anti-fascist Yiddish language songs from World War II will be making their Asian debut this month. Yiddish Glory will be performing in Shanghai, a city wh…
Geopolitics
Badenoch apologises after Bloody Sunday footage used in post defending UK veterans
The Guardian – World · Europe
Tory leader says she did not sign off on video attacking Labour’s Troubles legacy proposals Kemi Badenoch has apologised after footage from Bloody Sunday was u…
Geopolitics
Shipwreck Reveals Fate of Vanished World War I Coast Guard Cutter
The New York Times – World · US
The Tampa disappeared in 1918 with 131 British and American personnel and civilians aboard. It was the largest single American naval combat loss of life in Wor…
Geopolitics
What happened to Komagata Maru passengers in 1914?
The Hindu – World · India
Why was the Komagata Maru denied entry into Canada? What happened to the passengers?
Geopolitics
In 1946, Hong Kong’s governor Sir Mark Young returns after WWII – SCMP archive
South China Morning Post – World · China
Sir Mark Young returns This article was first published on May 1, 1946 Sir Mark Young, Governor of Hongkong, returned to the Colony yesterday (April 30, 1946).…
Geopolitics
Five takeaways from the King's historic address to Congress
BBC News – World · Europe
There were some lines in the speech that may have buoyed Democrats – and raised eyebrows in the White House.
Geopolitics
Trump discovers distant royal link to King Charles; how US President reacted
Times of India – World · India
Here are the article's main points in four clear bullets: • US President Donald Trump learned he's a distant cousin of King Charles through a recent newspaper…
Geopolitics
Pope meets first female Archbishop of Canterbury in symbolic Vatican encounter
South China Morning Post – World · China
Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter at the Vatican in which the leaders of the l…
Geopolitics
DJI-Insta360 rivalry, nuclear hint for China’s next carrier: 5 weekend reads you missed
South China Morning Post – World · China
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our r…
Geopolitics
8 Memorable Moments From Past British Royal Visits to the U.S.
The New York Times – World · US
With King Charles III and Queen Camilla set to arrive for a state visit with President Trump, we look back at some major moments in previous royal trips to the…
Geopolitics
40 years since the world’s worst nuclear disaster in Ukraine
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
40 years since the world’s worst nuclear disaster in Ukraine
Geopolitics
Rumours of China Forbidden City using 600,000 tonnes of pig blood to ‘dispel evil’ debunked
South China Morning Post – World · China
A long-standing and widely-circulated rumour that the Forbidden City in Beijing uses 600,000 tonnes of pig’s blood each year to dispel evil has been debunked. …
Geopolitics
40 years after Chernobyl: Pripyat today
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
After the catastrophic accident in the nearby nuclear reactor, the city of Pripyat had to be completely evacuated. Some 50,000 people left their homes forever.…
Geopolitics
Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create
The New York Times – World · US
President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018, saying it was the worst deal ever. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts …
Geopolitics
UK schoolboys’ fatal hike remembered in Black Forest 90 years on
The Guardian – World · Europe
Relatives of London pupils and German villagers mark anniversary of ‘English misfortune’ that Nazis turned into propaganda coupOn 17 April 1936, the bells of S…
Geopolitics
China’s ‘most pampered child’ interred in palace-like coffin with treasures 1,400 years ago
South China Morning Post – World · China
Some 1,400 years ago, a young girl, celebrated as China’s “most pampered child,” was laid to rest in a palace-like stone coffin, surrounded by her grandmother’…
Geopolitics
Rajnath visits German submarine yard as P-75I deal is expected soon
Times of India – World · India
Here are four clear bullet points summarizing the news article: • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems' (TKMS) submarine buildin…
Geopolitics
Kraken was real and devoured dinosaurs? School-bus-sized giant octopus ruled ancient seas
Times of India – World · India
Scientists have uncovered evidence of enormous, intelligent, octopus-like predators that dominated Earth's ancient oceans. These creatures, some up to 19 meter…
Geopolitics
George Ariyoshi, first US governor of Asian American descent, dies aged 100
The Guardian – World · Europe
Democrat led Hawaii from 1973 to 1986, coinciding with the party’s rise to power in the stateGeorge R Ariyoshi – Hawaii’s former governor and the nation’s firs…
Geopolitics
Japan’s Takaichi sends Yasukuni shrine offering, South Korea expresses ‘regret’
South China Morning Post – World · China
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering on Tuesday to a shrine honouring the country’s war dead that has long angered neighbouring countr…
Geopolitics
A look back on Queen Elizabeth II’s life, 100 years since her birth – from the SCMP archive
South China Morning Post – World · China
When the Duchess of York gave birth to a baby girl exactly 100 years ago, nobody expected that the young princess would one day sit on the throne. Queen Elizab…
Geopolitics
‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave
The Guardian – World · Europe
A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’ who died in 2025 – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the…
Geopolitics
The German refugees who found shelter in Yugoslavia
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
After the Nazis seized power in 1933, many Germans escaped by fleeing abroad. Some ended up in what was then Yugoslavia. German historian Marie Janine Calic te…
Geopolitics
Pope Leo prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a centre of African slave trade
South China Morning Post – World · China
Pope Leo on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the si…
Geopolitics
Pope Leo tells Angola during huge Mass to ‘build hope’
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
On the third leg of his Africa tour, Leo urges Angola to move beyond "divisions" created by its war-scarred past.
Geopolitics
Queen Elizabeth II’s official biographer named as historian Anna Keay
The Guardian – World · Europe
The author, who will interview members of royal family for book, says being chosen for role is a ‘profound honour’Anna Keay, a historian whose most celebrated …
Geopolitics
The rupture: how Europe fell out of love with America
South China Morning Post – World · China
In June 2021, from a podium in the Cornish countryside, former US president Joe Biden told a relieved Europe that “America is back at the table”. The comment –…
Geopolitics
The three clocks of the Iran war
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Trump is racing against the midterms, Iran is betting on endurance, and Netanyahu needs a war with no end.
Geopolitics
Teen discovers first ancient Greek artifact found in Berlin
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
A 13-year-old stumbled upon a coin from ancient Troy — an extremely rare find in Germany. Experts say it may offer new clues about little-known links between a…
Geopolitics
Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine on April 17, 1971?
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Nearly 10,000 men, women and children are held in Israeli prisons, a third without charge or trial.
Geopolitics
Nueva Germania: The failed 'Aryan project' in Paraguay
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
A new home for the "Aryan race." That was what German emigrants envisioned when they founded Nueva Germania in Paraguay in 1886. It failed back then but a vers…
Tech & Startups
The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History
Wired · Global
Chinese fantasy novels reimagine the past with modern tech and ideology. A new book argues they also help reinforce authoritarian politics.
Geopolitics
Zelenskyy receives international prize honouring his and Ukraine’s courage and resilience
The Hindu – World · India
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is receiving the prestigious International Four Freedoms Award
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