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    US President Donald TrumpOpinion
    President Trump's exit a matter of time

    Mr Trump revealed to the Russians a piece of highly classified information that had not been shared even with the...

    18 May 2017 12:45 AM IST

    British actor and comedian Stephen Fry (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Rise in bigotry, sign of growing insecurity

    The law itself may be questioned by some, but efforts to reform it were suspended several years ago.

    11 May 2017 12:40 AM IST

    In a Bloomberg interview on Monday, Trump went further, saying he would be “honoured†to meet Kim in the right circumstances.Opinion
    Can Trump, Kim forge a real bond?

    Trump and Kim, meanwhile, have at least one thing in common: the appearance of overgrown, frequently petulant, infants.

    4 May 2017 2:54 AM IST

    Ex-French economy minister Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    In divided France, it's too early to rejoice

    Ms Le Pen did remarkably well in the most distressed areas of France.

    27 April 2017 12:15 AM IST

    Vladimir LeninOpinion
    Flashback 1917: How Lenin seized the moment

    Lenin did not want to have anything to do with Parvus any more, but he was desperate to get to Petrograd.

    20 April 2017 12:45 AM IST

    Spanish authorities say the pair allegedly focused on the recruitment of young Muslims with the goal of inciting the execution of terrorist acts. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)Opinion
    Terrorism' then & now: See how it changed

    There is plenty of circumstantial evidence, pointing to some kind of jihadist intent.

    30 March 2017 12:45 AM IST

    File photo, legendary U.S. musician Chuck Berry performs on stage at the Avo Session in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Shakespeare' of the world of rock'n'roll

    Berry denied the latter charge but settled out of court for a million-plus dollars.

    23 March 2017 12:39 AM IST

    Geert Wilders, the limelight-hogging leader of the extreme right-wing Freedom Party.Opinion
    Key test for populists in Dutch polls

    One of the biggest questions is whether the Dutch citizens of Turkish origin will play into the hands of Geert Wilders.

    16 March 2017 1:01 AM IST

    Protesters show the government red cards during a nationwide rally on International Womens Day, in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Women are at the heart of all revolutions

    The nation's absolutist monarchy came to a sudden end.

    9 March 2017 12:26 AM IST

    Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, center, and Australias Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, right, meet student during a visit the Moriah War Memorial College in Sydney. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    A no-state solution' looms for Palestine?

    It's almost certainly not the wrath of Trump that Netanyahu fears.

    2 March 2017 1:00 AM IST

    Pakistani para-military soldiers stand alert after a deadly suicide attack at the shrine of famous Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    On terrorism, some points for Pakistan to ponder

    This is not the first Sufi shrine they have targeted, and it's unlikely to be the last.

    23 Feb 2017 12:29 AM IST

    President Donald Trump speaks during an news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    For Trump, the Russia problem will linger

    Trump will now find it difficult to remove or ease the sanctions against Russia.

    16 Feb 2017 12:47 AM IST

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