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Friday, November 7, 2025
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Topic: Russia

Global Pulse: Worried about turnout, the Russian govt is enticing voters with selfie competitions

While there is no doubt that Vladimir Putin will emerge as president for his fourth term, the Kremlin is worried about voter turnout.

The toppling of the Lenin statue is keeping the Left alive, in headlines at least

A word of advice to friends in the Left movement, or whatever is left of it. The Communist party in Russia is looking for non-Communist icons to rebuild the country.

Global Pulse: China and Russia are planning a “Polar Silk Road”

The melting of the Arctic presents a new opportunity for China and Russia to trade directly with Europe through the north & open up a new economic frontier.

Global Pulse: Australia hopes its new deputy prime minister can stabilise its weak coalition

Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's prime minister, can breathe a sigh of relief now that his coalition has a new deputy prime minister.

Global Pulse: The Syrian war might trigger direct conflict between the US and Russia

The Syrian Civil War is now reaching a point where direct conflict — between the US and Russia, the US and Turkey, and Iran and Israel — isn't far off.

Global Pulse: With outbreaks in violence, starvation & migration, the Venezuela crisis is worse

Venezuela is in the middle of terrible humanitarian crisis, and governments in Latin America are at a loss on how to respond.

Global Pulse: The upcoming Russian election is a sham that shouldn’t be legitimised

In a widely criticized move, Poland's increasingly authoritarian right-wing government has criminalized the term "death camps", as well as any suggestion of "the Polish nation/state" being complicit in Nazi crimes.

Global Pulse: Putin may be in trouble, and there is fear over a Chinese economic takeover of Pakistan

Putin is holding a sham election after barring his biggest opponent, which gives the impression that he may not be as confident as he lets on.

If Pakistan won’t go after terrorists, America itself will take on that job

In S. Asia, US strategies boil down to: ‘Pakistan, we want you to do more’; ‘India, we want to grow with you’; and ‘Afghanistan, we want to stay with you’.

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.

On Camera

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.