At least 280,000 people are missing in the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to the list maintained by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The figure includes both Ukrainians
Venezuela has taken a decisive step back onto the global financial stage, announcing the resumption of relations with the International Monetary Fund after a six-year rupture that symbolized its deep international isolation.
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A major international security controversy has erupted after allegations that satellite imagery of U.S. military positions in the Middle East was published by a China-based artificial intelligence company shortly before Iranian strikes
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The confrontation between the Vatican and the White House has entered unusually direct political territory, as Pope Leo XIV openly declares he has “no fear of the Trump administration” while escalating criticism
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On Sunday, 12 April 2026, Peru held presidential and parliamentary elections for the 2026–2031 term. The deepening political crisis in which Peru has been mired since 2017, the social and economic crisis—recently
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From a money-laundering center in Cambodia, a scammer demonstrates how easily modern banking security can be defeated. On a smartphone running a Vietnamese banking app, he uploads a stolen photograph, then bypasses
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A bold scientific idea that once captivated synthetic biologists is now triggering deep unease across the global research community. The concept of “mirror life”—organisms built from molecular structures that are the reverse
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As Brussels tightens its rules on foreign investment, a new geopolitical and economic fault line is emerging over China’s expanding industrial footprint in Europe, raising questions about whether the continent should embrace
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The United States has quietly moved to loosen key financial restrictions on Venezuela’s central banking system, offering what analysts describe as a tactical and politically charged reprieve for the government in Caracas
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Iran secretly obtained access to a Chinese-built spy satellite that was allegedly used to monitor United States military installations across the Middle East during recent regional hostilities, according to reporting from Times
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A Note from the Editorial The Red Sea, long regarded as one of the most vital maritime arteries in the world, is now at the center of an escalating global security crisis.
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by Eric There are moments in the life of an institution when an appointment is not simply recorded, but quietly alters the grammar of how authority is imagined within it. The elevation
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Four days after Israel launched an intense aerial assault on Lebanon, Beirut remains a city defined by rubble, grief, and unanswered questions. In a matter of minutes on Wednesday, more than 160
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The splashdown of a US space capsule into the Pacific, parachutes unfolding as engineers cheered another apparent triumph, was widely presented in the United States as a symbolic victory in the renewed
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally approved Major General Roman Gofman as the next head of the Mossad, marking a significant leadership transition in Israel’s intelligence establishment at a time of
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by Luxman Peter Magyar has emerged as the most significant challenger to Hungary’s long-entrenched political order in more than a decade, positioning himself as the man capable of ending Viktor Orban’s 16-year
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