China has urged the United States to stop expanding its military capabilities in outer space, warning that the deployment of weapons in orbit could contribute to a wider global arms race. The
Japan has taken one of its most significant postwar defense policy shifts, removing major restrictions on weapons exports in a move aimed at strengthening its domestic defense industry and expanding its role
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Deep inside a fortified Norwegian mountain, hundreds of meters beneath rock and reinforced blast doors, military operators monitor a vast digital battlefield stretching across the Arctic and North Atlantic. From this concealed
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A group of teenage girls gathers quietly in front of a locked school gate in the western Afghan city of Herat. Some turn their backs to the camera, others cover their faces.
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United Nations experts have issued a stark warning to the European Union, urging the immediate suspension of its long-standing trade agreement with Israel, describing such action as the minimum required under international
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As Israel prepares to mark its 78th Independence Day, newly released figures show the country’s population has reached 10.244 million, underscoring decades of rapid demographic expansion and ongoing growth. The data, published
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A sharp diplomatic dispute has emerged between Colombia and Ecuador after Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced plans to file a criminal lawsuit against Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa over alleged defamation. The announcement,
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At a bustling convention center in Beijing in late March, historian Adam Tooze towered over a cluster of Chinese journalists pressing him for answers. Their questions were urgent and revealing: what does
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The concentration of wealth in the 21st century has reached levels so extreme that even comparisons to America’s Gilded Age fall short, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz. Speaking in an interview reported
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At four in the morning, tragedy in Chernobyl has a way of announcing itself. It did so on April 26, 1986, when a telephone rang in the home of Olexander Zelentsov, calling
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When Donald Trump returned to power in early 2025, Europe’s far-right parties welcomed the moment with enthusiasm. For years, many nationalist leaders across the continent had looked to Washington for validation, and
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A growing illicit pharmaceutical pipeline from India to West Africa has been uncovered through trade data analysis, revealing the export of more than 320 million synthetic opioid tablets over the past three
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Hungary’s parliamentary elections over the weekend marked a dramatic turning point in the country’s modern political history, as voters decisively removed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party from power after
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The ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran is being described by analysts as a disruptive force multiplier for terrorism risks across Europe and nearby regions such as Türkiye, according to the assessment provided
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In a rare and highly consequential diplomatic moment, Israel and Lebanon held their first official talks since 1993 in Washington on Tuesday, under U.S. auspices. The meeting, convened by U.S. Secretary of
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A little over a decade ago, government policy took a decisive turn. In the aftermath of the 2015 “dieselgate” scandal, support for diesel vehicles gave way to a strong push toward electric
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