Tucked into a Sept. 10, 1998, intelligence report sent to President Bill Clinton’s White House was a warning that, more than a quarter-century later, reads with striking prescience. A CIA analyst wrote
Pakistan announced early Wednesday that it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in retaliation for India’s overnight airstrikes, which targeted six locations inside Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The tit-for-tat military actions
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Europe has become a lightning rod in the United States lately, particularly with regard to the U.S.’ desire to stop guaranteeing European security. It’s become vogue to ask how Europe will respond
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Vietnam has risen from the ashes of war to become one of Asia’s most dynamic and resilient economies. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka, despite similar beginnings, continues to face economic stagnation, fiscal distress, and
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Despite officially gaining independence from Soviet influence at the end of World War II, Finland remained under covert Russian sway for decades, according to a startling new book by a former Finnish
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Friedrich Merz has officially been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor after winning a second-round parliamentary vote, following an unprecedented failure to secure a majority in the initial ballot earlier in the day.
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The Indian government will carry out a massive nationwide civil defence drill on Wednesday, marking its most extensive preparedness exercise since the 1971 war with Pakistan, as military tensions reach alarming levels
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has dismissed a high-profile case brought by Sudan against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which sought to hold the UAE accountable for allegedly arming and financing
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As the College of Cardinals prepares to select a new pope following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the streets and salons of Rome have filled not only with religious
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Moscow and Kiev have been vying with each other to curry favour with the new US administration. Just as Russian diplomacy appeared to be outstripping Kiev, things changed dramatically on April 30
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A ballistic missile launched by Houthi rebels struck near Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on Sunday morning, injuring four people and temporarily shutting down the country’s main international transport hub. The missile, fired
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