the Taliban responded by suggesting this confirmed the existence of Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) camps in Pakistan. The group further argued that Islamabad was attempting to curry favour with the United States, even though the real mastermind had already been “neutralised”. Despite these differences, the last few months have seen

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Ukraine’s counter-intelligence service, the SBU, claims that the two operatives were tasked with gathering information “about military security in Transcarpathia, to identify weak points in the region’s ground and air defences, and to study the socio-political views of local residents, particularly with regard to their expected behaviour in t

The poor performance of Chinese weapons in Pakistan and the mysterious disappearance of senior PLA generals expose a deeper crisis: Beijing’s shaky confidence in its own military. Excessive secrecy, long intended to protect internal cohesion, has facilitated substandard weapons procurement and politically driven promotions. Corruption has hollowe

We forecast consumption growth of crude oil and other liquid fuels will slow over the next two years, driven by a slowdown in economic growth, particularly in Asia, in our May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The world economy, measured by GDP, increases 2.8% in 2025 and 2026 in our forecast. Excluding the years of global economic contraction in 2