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…
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Iran declares US and Israeli bases legitimate targets
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Clintons testify before Congress as partisan row over Epstein files reaches new pitch
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Musk's U-turn on the road to Mars
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Takaichi’s victory strengthens calls for nuclear arms
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Iran’s renewed unrest and the spectre of war
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Trump launches Peace Council while warning Iran and reshaping Gaza order
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Nuclear agreement with Iran becomes more likely
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Flying cyborgs? Spy pigeons are being developed by a company linked to Putin's daughter
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Iran is also fighting against us on Russia's side, Zelensky said in Munich
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The departure of Americans from Europe will likely be gradual. NATO signals withdrawal
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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.
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Google's design DNA, British spying, and French geopolitics
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NATO without the US. Europe seeks to revive de Gaulle's format
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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
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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…
Shara at the gates of Davos, civil war at home
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Trump has not given up on Canada. He supports separatists in the oil-producing province.
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Israeli secret services: White House presents plans to attack Iran
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Merz: The global order is not dead, Ukraine will not join the EU anytime soon
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Rubio grilled in the Senate over Venezuela. With Greenland, the US should be on the right track.
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A new civil war in the US? Minneapolis is the first battleground
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Sharia law is not for everyone. Persia's turn to nationalism
Young Iranians today no longer remember the "reign of terror" of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, as their grandparents recall it.
The demise of humanity? Japanese artificial skin and the fight against the Terminator
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Trump's envoy Witkoff has financial ties to Putin's former "treasurer"
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Documents to end the war are almost ready, Zelensky said
According to the Ukrainian president, Europe needs a united armed force, by which he probably meant an alliance similar to the Eur…
Merz in Davos: The old world order is collapsing at breakneck speed
In his speech in Davos, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz praised the US president's view that the presence of Russia and China in …
Trump: I will not use force against Greenland
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Can Europe defend itself? Rutte, Nawrocki, and Stubb as Trump's spellcasters
The NATO chief and two presidents agreed in Davos, Switzerland, that Europe's defense capabilities are at a high level—even withou…
Harari: Artificial intelligence already thinks better than many people. And it must learn to lie
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Macron in Davos: We are moving towards a world without rules
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The American Empire. How megalomaniacal dreams become reality
It is becoming increasingly clear how the signs of emerging American imperialism are materializing.
Davos prepares for Trump
Over the next ten years, the world's population will face a series of crises that will no longer be solely political or military i…
Machado in the White House. Trump has already chosen her replacement
The White House initially exploited the popularity of the opposition leader. However, after the kidnapping of the self-proclaimed …
Theocracy on shaky ground. Is Khamenei facing a fall?
Over the past 70 years, the US has managed to maneuver the Arabs into a position favorable to Israel. However, Iran is not Arab an…
Israeli tech firm launches cyberattacks on allies
The firm, founded by a former military spy, has earned itself US sanctions, slightly undermining its carefully constructed image a…
Civilians in Gaza and Ukraine lost everything
Throughout the year, the world focused on military advances, ad hoc geopolitical alliances, and sanctions. But who thought about t…
The Venezuelan regime is losing ground
The main action will probably take place next year, but it is already clear that it will be an asymmetrical battle between superpo…