by Our Correspondent in New Delhi The BRICS New Delhi Declaration is less a routine summit communiqué than a broad statement of intent about how its members believe the international system should
Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, is pushing more forcefully than both U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the continuation and escalation of the war
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A new report from The Soufan Center (TSC), titled Priming, Destabilizing, Coercing: Russian Hybrid Tactics in Europe 2022–2025, provides a stark picture of Russia’s evolving approach to hybrid warfare. Covering 255 documented
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China is conducting one of the most extensive ocean-mapping campaigns in modern history, deploying dozens of research vessels to chart the sea floor and monitor underwater conditions in strategically critical regions. While
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Khiam, the last Shiite-majority town on the road leading to northeastern Lebanon, has once again become a flashpoint in a long-running conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. For its residents, many of whom
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Nestlé, the world’s largest bottled water company, is on trial in eastern France over allegations that it illegally dumped hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of plastic bottles, contaminating soils and water
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Sri Lankan government has officially invited three Iranian ships — IRIS Dena, IRIS Booshehr, and IRIS Lavan — for a goodwill visit, Iranian Ambassador to Sri
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by Eric The world is not sliding into an energy crisis—it is being violently pushed into one, faster and deeper than anything seen in modern history. In just three weeks since Iran
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Allegations of sexual misconduct against Karim Khan remain under review by the executive branch of the International Criminal Court, according to an internal memo shared with staff and seen by Reuters. The
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“Stupidity has come back as a king – no; as an emperor…” ~ Aldous Huxley (Eyeless in Gaza) Most of the business of the United Nations are so routine they barely
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The quiet village of Yahidne in northern Ukraine appears, at first glance, to be rebuilding. Roads have been repaired, damaged homes restored, and daily routines are slowly returning. Yet beneath this fragile
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