US intelligence doubts war will topple Iran’s leadership
The governing elite of Iran remains firmly in control despite nearly two weeks of US and Israeli bombing, with American intelligen…
US ammunition stocks strained by pace of war with Iran
The US is rapidly depleting its stocks of key ammunition in the Middle East, including Tomahawk missiles. The Pentagon is therefor…
The handling of Islamic minorities reignites debate over ‘two-tier’ Britain
Policing, freedom of speech and equal treatment before the law are increasingly shaping the political debate in England. This cont…
Zelenskyy to Trump: Put pressure on Putin, not on me
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Donald Trump to pressure Vladimir Putin rather than Kyiv if he truly wants to end the war.
Chile moves to ban surrogacy
A few weeks after Pope Leo XIV condemned surrogacy as a violation of human dignity, Chile has taken a major step towards banning t…
Trump predicts end of war as Iran vows to have the last word
On Tuesday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned that ‘a single litre of oil’ would not leave the Middle East if US and Israeli attac…
Fees, trust, power: Europe’s public broadcasters compared
From ARD to the BBC: public broadcasters cost billions across Europe. Statement takes a closer look at the continent’s largest sys…
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…
How to lose a supposedly safe election
Manuel Hagel lost the election – and rightly so. Lacking a clear profile, he treated his strongest rival with kid gloves while rul…
Britain’s insurgent parties shake up the political landscape
New challengers from across the political spectrum are testing the strength of Labour and the Conservatives. With the Tories in de…
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…
Mexico turns the smartphone into a glass telephone booth
Identifying and locating anyone who makes a phone call has long been the dream of every totalitarian system. Mexico is now moving …
Trump wants a say in choosing Iran’s next leader
The US president claims to have candidates in mind for Iran’s future leadership and signals support for a possible Kurdish offensi…
Middle East conflict could trigger unprecedented migration to Europe
After the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Israel expanded ground operations in southern Lebanon. Iran, in turn, launched air strikes o…
45 per cent of young Muslims show sympathy for Islamism
A new radicalisation study reveals alarming figures: almost every second young Muslim in Germany expresses sympathy for Islamist p…