For an entire generation of Americans, the sight of the Soviet Sputnik satellite passing overhead became a symbol of technological vulnerability. The first artificial satellite launched a space race that ultimately saw
That the U.S. Surveillance State is rapidly growing to the point of ubiquity has been demonstrated over the past week by seemingly benign events. While the picture that emerges is grim, to put
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The reported use of artificial intelligence during a U.S. operation targeting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has sparked urgent questions about how governments are integrating rapidly advancing technologies into military strategy, and whether
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A report released by the UN Human Rights Office has accused the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias of unleashing a wave of extreme violence during their final offensive to seize the
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A sharp dispute between Niger and France has intensified, with senior Nigerien officials warning of potential conflict and accusing Paris of attempting to reassert influence over its former colony through control of
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A wave of renewed allegations from analysts and former investigators is drawing attention to what they describe as a covert nexus between Western intelligence agencies, historic trade practices, and influential transnational institutions
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Europe must urgently increase the size of its armed forces if it is to deter future aggression from Russia, the alliance’s most senior military officer has warned, delivering one of the starkest
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As investigators and journalists continue to sift through the vast archive of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein, a series of unusual references has surfaced far from the primary theatres of scandal. Mentions
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The United States has issued a general license to Reliance Industries Ltd allowing the company to directly purchase oil from Venezuela without breaching existing sanctions, according to sources familiar with the decision.
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The United States is preparing for the possibility of extended military operations against Iran if ordered by Donald Trump, according to officials familiar with internal planning, in what could mark a significant
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany has begun confidential discussions with France on building a European nuclear deterrent, signaling a historic shift in the continent’s security thinking as leaders confront what they
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A political controversy has erupted in Sri Lanka after Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Anura Karunathilake resigned from a Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the release of 323 containers from Colombo Port without
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As the White House threatens war against Cuba, I am reminded of the charming evenings my parents and I spent at Havana’s venerable ‘Floridita Bar, sipping a newly invented cocktail, the Margarita, with
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Bangladesh has never been a nation to bow quietly to usurpation. Born in 1971 in a bay of blood, forged through unimaginable sacrifice, it rose as a beacon of resilience, courage, and
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Summary: In this satirical and philosophical essay, Martina Moneke imagines “resurrecting” the 19th-century Whig Party as a model for today’s fractured American politics. She opens with a critique of the nation’s obsession with
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, held on 11 February 2026, took place just one day before national elections
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