The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about
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 US President Donald Trump’s initiative to calm down the Lebanon conflict has brought results as he announced a 10-day truce between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect on April 17. The
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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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Each morning, Darya follows a familiar routine that reflects both the rhythm and contradictions of life in Tehran. Leaving her home on Yusufabad Street, an upper-middle-class neighborhood where aging villas stand beside
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A major international security controversy has erupted after allegations that satellite imagery of U.S. military positions in the Middle East was published by a China-based artificial intelligence company shortly before Iranian strikes
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The confrontation between the Vatican and the White House has entered unusually direct political territory, as Pope Leo XIV openly declares he has “no fear of the Trump administration” while escalating criticism
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Sixty-five years after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, newly declassified documents have shed stark new light on one of the most consequential intelligence failures of the Cold War, revealing how close
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The United States has moved to the verge of becoming a net crude oil exporter for the first time since World War Two after a sharp surge in shipments fueled by global
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The conventional wisdom was that a destabilizing war in the oil-producing heart of the Middle East would badly hurt China, the world’s leading oil importer, and its sputtering economy. It hasn’t worked
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China has launched its largest artificial intelligence computing cluster dedicated to scientific research, marking a significant leap in its push for technological self-reliance. The system, which entered full operation on Tuesday, has
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The King is set to confront growing “challenges” in the US–UK relationship during a closely managed state visit to Washington, in which he will meet President Donald Trump for private talks inside
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The ambitious and promising-looking talks between the US and Iran, especially those in Pakistan, were billed as the “Islamabad talks” or an “accord” that had not even lasted for twenty-four hours, leading
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The War of the World It is spring 2026. Since February 28, Iran has faced what Washington calls Operation Epic Fury and Tel Aviv Operation Roaring Lion. An American-Israeli military coalition
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The two-week ceasefire between the United States, Iran and Israel, announced by Donald Trump just hours before a self-imposed escalation deadline, has paused a 39-day conflict that had moved with unusual speed
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There is growing expectation in Tehran that the Islamabad talks with the US may open the door leading into the rose-garden. But footfalls still echo in the memory, as the US has
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