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Global Pulse: Drama in Jerusalem’s name, Theresa May has a problem again, China wants to be the global face of human rights

Britain's deputy prime minister has resigned, which might add to the EU's problems, along with Poland's increasingly authoritarian outlook.

Global Pulse: Catalonia’s regional elections will decide the future of Spain, and Georgia is on the cusp of a “nuclear showdown”

Catalonia's regional vote will take place Thursday, with Europe closely watching.

Global Pulse: Putin’s best Christmas gift ever, the Saudi Crown Prince deserves sanctions

Vladimir Putin made the smartest investment this year, for which he is now reaping the rewards.

Global Pulse: Austria’s draconian populism, South Africa’s break with dynasty, and the unworthiness of Trump’s security strategy

Austria's Anti-Immigrant experiment is the stuff of dreams for every far-right populist party ever.

Global Pulse: Japan’s joining the “Belt and Road Initiative,” Paris deal has been given a new life

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's move towards joining the Chinese belt and road initiative is slated to benefit his country.

Global Pulse: China’s ‘sharp power’, a Brexit do-over and Black women’s quest to save America

Chinese tactics are now being termed as 'sharp power', and re-doing the Brexit deal could be the wrong thing to do.

Global Pulse: What makes the legend of Putin bigger than Trump’s

Vladimir Putin seems to overshadowing Donald Trump in the global power play.

Global Pulse: Today’s arms race in an increasingly insecure world

The world seems to have embarked on a monumental arms race, with defence expenditure over the globe rising exponentially.

Global Pulse: Who stands to gain from the crisis in Caracas?

The debilitating economic crisis in Venezuela has an unlikely benefactor who stands to profit from it. Poland is turning back time and slipping into...

Global Pulse: The Brexit talks achieved merely “sufficient progress”

The global community tends to have a greater impact on domestic happenings than one would expect.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.