Trump Clashes with Allies at NATO Summit, Offers Kyiv a Patriot License

Following Iran's attacks on oil tankers, the US president ordered a resumption of military operations. NATO rallied behind its str…

NATO Summit in Ankara: Rutte Calls for Defense Revolution

The NATO summit opened in Ankara with Ukraine and defense spending at the forefront as Donald Trump pushed Europe to assume a grea…

Farage to Quit as MP and Fight By-Election over Donation Claims

Nigel Farage says he will resign as MP for Clacton and fight a by-election, turning allegations over undeclared donations into a d…

Tehran Turns Khamenei’s Funeral into a Diplomatic Test

Dozens of delegations came to pay their last respects to Iran’s slain supreme leader. Arab visitors were greeted with Quranic vers…

Corruption Probe in Iraq Uncovers Ties to Pro-Iranian Militias

Raids by counterterrorism units turned up millions of dollars in cash belonging to lawmakers, an unregistered horse stable, and ev…

Splitting the Difference: Nuclear Power's Green Dilemma

History suggests that civilian nuclear power offers a solution to energy security without a corresponding rise in carbon emissions…

Kyiv Under Fire: 17 Dead, Dozens Hurt as Russia Cites Military Targets

Following the heaviest strike since mid-June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cut short his visit to Ireland. The Russian m…

Zelensky Raises Election Prospect as Zaluzhnyi Signals He Would Run

Ukraine’s former army chief was sent to London after criticizing the 2023 counteroffensive. Now, as Kyiv reportedly considers an e…

Lebanon Tests the Middle East’s Next Ceasefire

Two ceasefires along the Mediterranean coast have already collapsed this year. The latest US framework looks more viable – but onl…

Belarus Is Being Drawn into a Widening European War

As early as February 2022, Minsk allowed its larger neighbor to use its territory as a staging ground for an attack on Ukraine. No…

Claude Mythos Reportedly Broke Into Nearly All US Classified Systems

Anthropic’s latest model was initially held back amid concerns that it could bypass security measures more effectively than any pr…

US Strike in Syria Revives Fears over Islamic State Escapees

The killing of a senior Islamic State leader has drawn fresh attention to a security collapse around detention camps in northeaste…

The War No One Will Die In: Machines Take the Front Line

The Western world has watched closely as two simultaneous conflicts have redrawn the rules of modern warfare. Across both Europe a…

Zelensky’s Departure From the West

The Ukrainian leader has secured a €90bn EU loan, but not a path to membership. With US support fading and Europe hesitating, he i…

EU Digital Identity Fuels Surveillance Fears

Digital identity cards, banking credentials and electronic signatures – Brussels is gradually weaving them into a single system. C…

Russian Patriarch Accused of Questioning Core Christian Teaching

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has repeatedly attracted attention with statements th…

Is Cuba Next?

After Venezuela and the confrontation with Iran, Washington’s renewed Monroe Doctrine thinking may now turn toward the communist i…

The Republican Who Said No to Trump and Paid the Price

Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary after a record-breaking campaign shaped by loyalty, foreign policy …

Trump Threatens Iran Again, Arab States Edge Into the War

Tehran has resisted pressure for months, presenting peace terms that differ sharply from Washington’s proposal. Meanwhile, the con…

AI Learns to Dream in the Race for Smarter Machines

AI systems are beginning to “dream” by sorting their own notes and keeping what matters. US tech giants are looking to space for t…

Bosnia and the Balkans’ Ancient Fault Line

The Western Balkans have been a point of friction between West and East since the end of the Roman Empire. Now, the region’s combu…

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…

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…