[POLA] Russia’s Medvedev says Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s ‘nuclear weapon’
Dmitry Medvedev says Iran’s ability to disrupt traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is equivalent to possession of a nuclear.
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[POLA] In South Asia, America has stopped asking India for permission
Washington has started dealing with regional players without regard for Indian interests.
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[POLA] At 250, America is still deciding who belongs
Birthright citizenship survived, but the fight over who is fully recognised as American is far from over.
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[POLA] An AIDS-free generation is within reach, but not guaranteed
New tools and community-led care can save lives, but only if governments sustain the global HIV response.
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[POLA] Amid the World Cup, the new pan-Africanism is conditional
A record number of African nations are at the 2026 World Cup, but the continent no longer backs them all.
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[POLA] The Iran talks expose the collapse of US diplomacy
In the Trump era, American diplomacy is being led not by impartial diplomats, but by real estate investors.
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[POLA] Is Ukraine’s campaign of targeting Russian refineries working?
Fuel shortages in the country are unlikely to force Putin into concessions for peace.
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[POLA] The Lebanon-Israel agreement is paving the way for the next war
And the agreement has ensured that Lebanon will be blamed for it.
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[POLA] Africa can finally mine, beneficiate and industrialise on its own terms
From Kenya to Ghana to Mali, governments are insisting their minerals be processed at home before they leave.
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[POLA] The next British PM should steer clear of Starmer’s shameful legacy
The outgoing PM succeeded in enabling genocide and failed miserably at improving the lives of ordinary Brits.