European Union leaders are preparing for a difficult battle over the bloc’s next long-term budget, with disagreements over spending priorities and fears of electoral gains by eurosceptic parties threatening efforts to reach
China has cemented its status as a global innovation powerhouse, fueled largely by an extraordinary expansion of corporate research and development. Yet leading scientists and policy analysts argue that the country’s remarkable
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On March 23, 2026, the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) undertook what Japanese sources describe as a major organizational restructuring. The adjustments affected all three branches: the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), the
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The formation of our solar system’s rocky planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars—may have been far more complex than previously thought. For decades, scientists assumed that these planets coalesced from a single disc
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When he was a doctoral student at the University of Copenhagen, Eske Willerslev could not access the few fossils that might have contained traces of ancient DNA. But in 2000, inspiration struck
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On a volcanic plateau in central Anatolia, Turkey, some 15,800 years ago, a female dog gave birth to a litter of puppies. The young pups did not survive long, possibly only a
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Gustavo González López, the architect of Venezuela’s notorious torture and intelligence apparatus, has been promoted to defence minister in a sweeping government reshuffle orchestrated by interim president Delcy Rodríguez. For over a
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The Pentagon is preparing to deploy nearly 3,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, one of the United States military’s premier elite units, to the Middle East, according to two senior officials.
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The United States intelligence community is urging caution over alarms about a potential Chinese strike on Taiwan, emphasizing there is no “fixed timeline” for action, according to reporting by the Wall Street
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Japan is set to revise its description of relations with China in its 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, reflecting a notable deterioration in bilateral ties, according to a draft reviewed by reporters. The annual
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Behind President Trump’s abrupt reversal on threatened strikes against Iran lies a complex web of back-channel diplomacy, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal. Foreign ministers from Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia,
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Pakistan is emerging as an unexpected diplomatic player in efforts to de-escalate the ongoing war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, positioning itself as a potential mediator at a time when
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Italians have rejected Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s proposal to reform the judiciary, delivering a setback to her government less than a year before the next national election. Final Interior Ministry results show
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The “Our America” flotilla pressed forward on Monday, carrying more than 30 tons of humanitarian aid from Mexico to Cuba, highlighting growing international concern over the humanitarian crisis fueled by U.S. economic
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A Democratic-backed proposal aimed at fast-tracking separate funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) failed in the U.S. Senate on Saturday, deepening the country’s airport security crisis. The measure, which sought to
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President Donald Trump has announced a five‑day pause on planned strikes targeting Iranian energy facilities. The White House described the decision as a move following “productive and constructive conversations” with Iranian representatives,
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