United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance and detention of six Egyptian journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the independent investigative media platform Matsadaash, warning
Europe’s push to fully sever energy ties with Russia, particularly through a potential full ban on Russian gas, could spell disaster for its already weakened industrial base, warns British publication UnHerd. The
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As cross-strait tensions continue to mount, a former senior Taiwanese defense official has cautioned that the risk of a military mishap between China and Taiwan is growing—fueled by heightened military activity and
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC In a pointed appeal aimed at reshaping geopolitical alignments, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday urged India to distance itself from the BRICS bloc and
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned that Britain must fully embrace artificial intelligence in public services—including AI doctors, nurses, and teachers—or risk being left behind in what he described as the
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In a new biography titled “The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future,” Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey offers a penetrating look at one of the most
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Ukraine launched its most audacious drone strike to date on Sunday, targeting and reportedly damaging or destroying more than 40 Russian long-range bombers at the Belaya airbase in Siberia—2,600 miles from the
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Singapore’s newly appointed Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing has called on the international community to actively engage China and prevent dangerous misinterpretations amid rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific. Speaking at the final
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A heated public debate is unfolding across China over the proposed promotion of Xie Qin, a 38-year-old township Communist Party chief in Yunnan province who was disciplined for excessive drinking during a
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Aid operations in Gaza have come under sharp scrutiny following revelations that American private military contractors, some run by former CIA officers, are now overseeing humanitarian distribution in a region teetering on
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In 1992, a disheveled man arrived at the gates of the British embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania. At first glance, he looked more like a pensioner running errands than a man about to
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Iran has increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium by more than 50%, according to a confidential report from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, heightening global concerns as diplomatic efforts between Tehran
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington next week in his first official transatlantic trip since taking office, amid heightened geopolitical tensions and a delicate bilateral
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Turkish authorities have escalated a sweeping crackdown on opposition officials, detaining five mayors and issuing dozens of arrest warrants in a campaign widely seen as targeting Istanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, after
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China has taken a significant step toward lifting its ban on Japanese seafood imports, signaling a potential thaw in the strained bilateral relationship as both countries navigate shifting geopolitical and economic dynamics.
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French President Emmanuel Macron issued a powerful call for consistency in global responses to conflict, warning against double standards in international diplomacy during a keynote address at the prestigious Shangri-La Dialogue on
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