21+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1075+ words) For years, US President Donald Trump’s most dramatic attacks on traditional American allies have been directed at Europe. But Washington’s increasingly transactional approach to alliances is no longer confined to the Atlantic. Asia is now getting a taste of the…...

21+ hour, 39+ min ago   (947+ words) That era may be ending. According to Irina Strelnikova, director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Arctic Studies at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics, European NATO members are increasingly seeking to reshape the Arctic as a component of their broader security…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (770+ words) Lebanon cannot achieve lasting peace, rebuild its institutions or regain full control of its territory while an armed organization answers to Tehran rather than Beirut. The latest confrontation over Ali Al-Taher ridge offers Lebanon yet another stark reminder of the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (906+ words) Turkish authorities have detained 24 people in a major investigation into an international drug trafficking network allegedly directed from Belgium, seizing assets estimated to be worth around $20.6 million, according to Turkey’s Justice Ministry. The operation, led by prosecutors and law enforcement…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (891+ words) According to Ecuador’s Prosecutor General’s Office, 14 defendants-including alleged ringleader Roberto Carlos Álvarez Vera, known as “El Gerente”-received 13-year prison sentences, while another defendant was sentenced to 10 years. The court also ordered the dissolution of five companies and the confiscation…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1127+ words) War on a map is a calculation. War on the ground is a test of endurance. Leaders may enter a conflict believing they understand the balance of power, the enemy’s vulnerabilities and the likely path to victory. But once the…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1413+ words) Hungarian media magnate Gyula Balásy, whose companies became central to Viktor Orbán’s state communications and political campaign machinery, established a subsidiary in Dubai in 2024 while his business empire was already under investigation by Hungarian authorities over allegedly overpriced government contracts....

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (970+ words) The acquittal of Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech in the murder case involving investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has generated renewed controversy after recordings of his police interrogations revealed that he told investigators he had initially approved a plan to kill…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1228+ words) After more than three years of devastating conflict, Sudan stands at a decisive moment in its modern history. A war that has brought enormous suffering to the Sudanese people has failed to resolve the country’s political disputes, while the humanitarian…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1038+ words) The CIA director’s meeting with Russia’s intelligence chief was described as “routine,” but the secrecy surrounding the encounter has fueled speculation about what Washington and Moscow discussed CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s recent trip to Moscow has drawn attention far beyond…...