by By Jayanta Roy Chowdhury

Kolkata, Nov 3 (PTI) A dog-weary Dulal Modak, 38, dropped two wicker baskets full of small crabs he has been ferrying since 6.30 am on the footpath in front of a tea shop off Rash Behari Avenue in the metropolis.

It has been a tough day. Buyers have been few and far between and the endless trudging through the city's streets under a tireless sun, has left his throat parched dry.

by Dr Ramzy Baroud

"Could China's economy collapse?" was the title of a 15 October article published by QUARTZ magazine. The article makes an ominous case of a Chinese economic crash and its impact on China's and global economies.

by Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh

I have become very cautious when writing or reading an article using the phrase "unprecedented" or "not the same as before" when referring to an important event as we, writers, become excited in the heat of the moment and raise our hopes, imagining an earthquake would hit and change all of the balances of power and change all of the situations that we have long hated and called for changing several times.

by Yvonne Ridley

If you poke a stick in a hornets' nest then the results will become painfully obvious very quickly, which is why I am surprised at the headlines expressing shock at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to expel ten ambassadors from his country.

by Nasim Ahmed

One of the gains from the much talked about American "pivot" towards Asia is the genuine prospect for geopolitical recalibration. As implausible as this may sound, amongst the shifting sands of Middle Eastern politics, at least one part of the formula for engendering the much-needed regional adjustment is already underway, namely the contraction of the US presence in the region.

By Felipe Dana

Kabul, Oct 4 (AP) One fighter after another, the Taliban are trading in their characteristic long flowing garb for stiff military uniforms.

It is a symbol of the moment of transition they find themselves in: Once warriors embedded in Afghanistan's rugged mountains, now they are an urban police force.

But change is always an adjustment.

by Turan Gafarli

Tensions have increased between Iran and Azerbaijan in the past few weeks. However, relations between the two neighbours were unstable even earlier, especially following the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia last autumn.

by Thembisa Fakude

The President of the United States (US) Joe Biden has suffered huge reputational damage following the secret pact signed between Australia, the UK and the US, which has become known by its acronym, AUKUS. While the world was still trying to make sense of the events in Afghanistan; the AUKUS Security Pact was presented to the public by the three Anglophones.

by Yvonne Ridley

Smartphone technology has revolutionised our lives in many ways that go well beyond telephone calls for the millions who use them. Many of us have become amateur photographers, capturing those special moments which can be uploaded onto social networks within seconds.

by Yvonne Ridley

Tens of thousands of Afghan mothers will quite possibly not be able to wave their children off to school in 2022 because their youngsters will have starved to death in a crisis brought about by the US government's decision to freeze $9.5 billion of Afghanistan's reserves held in American banks.

by Said Al-Haj

On Wednesday, the Russian city of Sochi will host a new summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after no such meetings have been held for quite a while.

by Anjuman Rahman

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 50, has never been convicted of any crime or even charged with any offence. Nevertheless, he spent 14 years of captivity in America's notorious Guantanamo Bay prison, where he was beaten, sexually humiliated, waterboarded, subject to mock executions, and electrocuted repeatedly.