California Hospice Fraud Puts Newsom’s Record Under Scrutiny
A major hospice fraud case in California has raised questions about oversight of public health spending in the country’s most popu…
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Religion as a Cure for the Demographic Crisis?
Birth rates are falling worldwide. The decline is often linked to weakening social cohesion, but shared religious life may help co…
The US and Iran Are Reportedly Close to a Ceasefire Deal
After two months of war, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a surge in fuel prices, the warring sides have moved closer to a …
Great Power Rivalry: How the US Pushes China Out of Latin America
Latin American states are slowly drifting away from Beijing. Washington should not expect the shift to be swift: China has no inte…
From Keystrokes to Autonomy: AI Moves Beyond Human Control
Meta’s new AI model moves a step closer to replacing human users and, combined with the Lazarus system, is fueling speculation abo…
Tehran Circles the Globe Seeking a Way Out of Isolation
After widening the conflict and disrupting global energy trade, Tehran is now trying to rebuild alliances weakened by war, diploma…
Not Just Drones: Robotics Boom on the Front Line
From robotic wolves to electromagnetic weapons, the race for the next generation of battlefield technology is accelerating. While …
Trump’s Attacks on the Pope Drive Away MAGA Voters
A Christian revival is under way in the United States. A rising number of believers is also expanding the electorate – one that fi…
Middle East: Data Centers Confront Military Threats with Limited Defenses
A fragile ceasefire and the US blockade of Hormuz are adding pressure on US tech giants, whose facilities have become targets.
Ex-President Radev Leads Coalition to Decisive Victory in Bulgaria
Rumen Radev wins Bulgaria’s parliamentary election by a wide margin, defeating controversial former prime minister Boyko Borissov.…
Peter Magyar: A New Leader Cut From Orban’s Cloth
They faced off in the last election but share strikingly similar paths. A young liberal reformer who over time leans to the hard r…
Lebanon Ceasefire: How It Came About – and How It Was Tested Within Hours
A 10-day ceasefire brokered by Washington took shape under pressure but was tested within hours by reported violations. Talks are …
Moon as a Stepping Stone to Mars
NASA’s Artemis plans increasingly mirror Elon Musk’s vision, treating the Moon as a stepping stone for industry, infrastructure an…
Asteroid Defense, Lunar Risks and Gravity Mysteries: What NASA Is Working On
From deflecting asteroids to tracking lunar impact risks and mapping Earth’s gravity, NASA’s work extends far beyond crewed missio…
Quo Vadis, AI? Trump’s Digital Revolution and the Race Beyond Regulation
Washington is pushing for federal AI rules while technology leaders accelerate automation, digital avatars and new computing infra…
Return to the Moon: NASA's Artemis II mission marks a new era of lunar exploration
Artemis II has lifted off, sending astronauts back towards the Moon more than half a century after the last mission – even as NASA…
Is Israel redrawing the Lebanese border by force?
The war with Iran is masking a far-reaching shift along Israel’s northern frontier – one that could push the de facto border deep …
No ceasefire on the agenda – a month of war in Iran
The shelling of Tehran, the closure of Hormuz, the spread of the conflict across the region and the debate over America’s ‘boots o…
The Strait of Hormuz and the course of history
At present, it is unclear how long Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will last. If it were to endure for years, the conseque…
FBI traces Antifa funding – pressure grows on US left
As Donald Trump’s attention centres on foreign policy and the war in the Middle East, a different conflict is taking shape at home…
US Warns of Evolving Terror Threats as Islamist Groups Adapt
The director of the office that co-ordinates US intelligence has long denied that the Shia government in Tehran poses the most pre…
Could the conflict in the Middle East lead to a world war?
The Israeli Arab military confrontations are stages of a seemingly endless war. They are now escalating into religious confrontati…
Who is Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei?
Iran has moved quickly to stabilise its leadership after the death of Ali Khamenei. Within a week, the Assembly of Experts chose h…
New Meta AI could keep accounts alive after users’ deaths
A new AI model is designed to copy the style of Facebook users and respond in their voice even after they have died. The concept r…
Pentagon general warns Iran war will take time
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff cautioned that achieving the United States’ objectives in Iran will be difficult and may…
The return of the Islamic State: is a religious war brewing in the Middle East?
Iran entered March with war looming, but it may not be the only country rocked by explosions and gunfire. Just weeks earlier, the …
Scenarios for Iran: the Guards take control, a successor is appointed or revolution breaks out
The joint Israeli–American air strikes have further destabilised Iran and heightened tensions across the Middle East, plunging the…
Iran’s shadow over the Ukrainian battlefield
At the Munich Security Conference, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pointed to the assistance provided to Russia by Iran and North Ko…
Iran declares US and Israeli bases legitimate targets
The world had awaited a statement from the Supreme Leader, but with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei now confirmed dead, uncertainty surroun…
Clintons testify before Congress as partisan row over Epstein files reaches new pitch
Since their disclosure in early February, attention across the West has focused on the New York sex offender’s ties to Trump and h…
Four years of war between Russia and Ukraine with no peace in sight
Another year has passed, ceasefire efforts have stalled, and Moscow’s forces continue their slow advance. Four years into the war,…
Musk's U-turn on the road to Mars
Some of the steps taken by the world’s richest man suggest that even he is, for now, keeping his feet on the ground. Yet on Earth,…
Takaichi’s victory strengthens calls for nuclear arms
The prime minister’s election has brought long-simmering debates over Japan’s military future to the fore, including calls to loos…
Iran’s renewed unrest and the spectre of war
The conflict that began in Gaza is widening, with tensions now stretching from Iran to North Africa and pulling much of the Middle…
Trump launches Peace Council while warning Iran and reshaping Gaza order
The White House chief established a "parallel UN" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, which immediately became the target of cri…
Nuclear agreement with Iran becomes more likely
According to Tehran, the nuclear agreement expired in October 2025, so it does not consider it binding. However, the subsequent re…
The comeback of Russian gas? Trump could help, but the signals are mixed
The EU is looking for alternatives to its economic development model, which was based on cheap energy. However, after Trump took o…
Flying cyborgs? Spy pigeons are being developed by a company linked to Putin's daughter
The Russians have apparently overtaken the space billionaire, who is focusing on colonizing neighboring planets.
Iran is also fighting against us on Russia's side, Zelensky said in Munich
At the Munich Security Conference, the Ukrainian president called on the West to increase military support and criticized the US f…
After Mercosur, another dispute arises: Australian meat divides the European Union
After India and South America, Brussels is looking for another area from which to saturate its market. This agreement has also bee…
The departure of Americans from Europe will likely be gradual. NATO signals withdrawal
Europeans should not expect any "significant" withdrawal of American troops, NATO sources told the weekly Politico.
Russians may attack Norway to protect their nuclear capabilities, says Norwegian commander
The United States does not pose a threat to Greenland or Europe, assured the general, who has served several tours in Afghanistan.
Netanyahu has approved the expansion of Jewish settlements. The temporary border in Gaza is becoming permanent.
The ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement was drawn up by mediators from Egypt and Qatar under the auspices of Donald Trump, bu…
Google's design DNA, British spying, and French geopolitics
Štandard wrote about artificial intelligence tools capable of designing synthetic DNA in November last year. A geneticist from Goo…
NATO without the US. Europe seeks to revive de Gaulle's format
The US president's statements about European allies are intended to push the old continent towards defense self-sufficiency, but t…
Nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran. Will "bad things" happen?
Representatives from Tehran and Washington met for direct talks for the first time since the twelve-day war in June last year.
The EU pressured the American media to censor truthful posts
Brussels used social media as spy agencies to prevent certain segments of the public from expressing their political views, accord…
Negotiations in Abu Dhabi once again resulted only in prisoner exchanges
The warring parties in Europe's biggest war of this century have not communicated directly for almost four years. However, under t…
The nuclear agreement between the US and Russia has expired
The last valid treaty limiting the number of warheads prevented the arms race that defined the Cold War era. However, signs of a n…
Another attempt to end gay marriage. The culture war in the US continues
Four years ago, American conservatives scored a victory in overturning a precedent that allegedly guaranteed a constitutional "rig…