Renuka Patnaik

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Brazil Supreme Court convicts Bolsonaro sentences former President to 27 years

In a historic and deeply polarizing ruling, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison. The conviction, delivered by

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Can BRICS truly reshape the global financial order or just dream?

In August 2023, the leaders of the BRICS nations-Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa-convened in Johannesburg with a grand ambition: to recalibrate the global financial system. A key focus

US Supreme Court rulings shape election integrity in 2024

With the 2024 election just days away, critical legal decisions have already emerged, influencing how states handle voter eligibility and the counting of mail ballots. Notably, both the US Supreme

Putin dismisses allegations of Trump’s ‘connection’ to Russia

At the recent BRICS summit in Kazan, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed longstanding allegations that former US President Donald Trump has ties to Moscow, emphasizing that previous investigations had put

EU troop deployment in Ukraine gains support from Lithuania

The prospect of deploying European Union (EU) forces to Ukraine has resurfaced, with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis urging Brussels to revisit the controversial idea. In a statement to Politico,

BRICS emerges as global platform to counter western sanctions

The BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), originally an economic coalition, has rapidly evolved into a significant platform for geopolitical and financial collaboration, providing an alternative to

Kamala Harris’s ‘weak’ attacks on Donald Trump expose her failures

In recent days, Vice President Kamala Harris has taken to calling Donald Trump ‘weak’, launching a flurry of attacks meant to question the former president’s resolve and character. These remarks

Trump’s ‘smart’ approach to Putin, is it diplomacy or danger?

In a recent interview, former US President Donald Trump refused to confirm or deny ongoing contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office in 2021, stating that it would

Cryptocurrency collapse exposes links to organized crime

The collapse of cryptocurrency exchanges has often sent shockwaves through the global financial landscape, leaving investors and authorities scrambling to pick up the pieces. One of the most recent and

Iran faces crisis as leaders weigh their future

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, now finds himself in an unprecedented position of vulnerability. Smuggled between safe houses, communicating with his remaining loyalists via handwritten scraps of paper, and