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Governance crises, public-service failures and regulatory fallout. We follow the evidence, consequences and response. The podium is not the whole story.

Smoke rising over hills in Manipur as armed attacks spread across eastern districts.

Manipur Hill Attacks: Toll Disputed as Violence Reaches Myanmar Border

Armed attacks in Manipur's eastern hill districts have killed an unverified number of civilians since October 9, with Naga and Kuki civil bodies offering conflicting accounts of the toll and perpetrators. The violence has spread toward the India–Myanmar border despite IRB deployments and BSF…

Israeli lawmakers and security officials in the Knesset chamber in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu orders Naza probe as citizenship bills advance

Coal mine site near Muswellbrook in the NSW Hunter region

High Court Rejects Coal Mine Expansion Over Exported Emissions

Australia's High Court rejected Mach Energy's bid to expand the Mount Pleasant coal mine, upholding that NSW planning approvals must account for emissions from exported coal burned overseas. The case returns to the Land and Environment Court, which will decide whether the operation can continue…

ATF field guidance document with suppressors and short-barreled rifles depicted

ATF ends federal suppressor registration

ATF guidance effective October 9 drops federal NFA registration and approval for suppressors and short-barreled firearms, following the Texas *Jensen v. ATF* ruling. Transfers now use the standard Form 4473 background check. State laws in 15 states still impose their own requirements, and the…

Fuel tanker at an Indian port with cargo cranes and containers in the background.

U.S. sanctions cut two Mumbai firms from Iran shadow fleet

News file photo of a federal immigration enforcement vehicle on a New York City street

ICE Wounds Man in NY Street, Inquiry Opens

Electoral Commission officials reviewing referendum documents at a hearing table

Scottish referendum bid rejected on procedural grounds