The Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey Axis: A Draft for a New Regional Order
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have prepared a draft trilateral defense agreement after nearly a year of talks, according to Pakistan's defense production...
U.S. Tightens Its Grip on Venezuela’s Oil With Another Capture
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U.S. forces seized another Venezuela-linked tanker in the Caribbean, the sixth such vessel targeted in recent weeks, ahead of a critical meeting between...
Israel Reignites Its War with Hezbollah in Lebanon
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Israel launched retaliatory strikes on Hezbollah targets across Lebanon on Thursday, accusing the Iranian-backed militant group of "repeated violations" of the 2024 ceasefire....
Trump’s ‘Third World’ Ban, Now Official: 75 Countries Blocked
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The Trump administration will suspend all visa processing for visitors from 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Brazil, Nigeria, and Thailand, starting...
Netanyahu Bets His Political Survival on a U.S. War with Iran
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As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces an uphill battle for re-election, with polls showing him losing and his coalition fracturing, a potential...
Portugal’s Historic Election Heads for a Runoff
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Portugal faces a pivotal and fragmented presidential election this Sunday, with polls showing no clear winner and the strong possibility of a historic...
China Targets U.S., Israeli Cyber Firms in Security Clampdown
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Chinese authorities have instructed domestic companies to halt the use of cybersecurity software from several U.S. and Israeli firms, citing national security concerns,...
How Iran’s Protests Opened a New Kurdish Front
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Armed Kurdish separatist groups attempted to cross from Iraq into Iran, according to sources, in a move that suggests external actors are seeking...
Beijing Bans Nvidia’s Powerful AI Chips in Leverage Play
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Chinese customs authorities instructed agents this week that Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted to enter China, while government officials summoned...
The Black Sea Becomes a Battleground for Global Oil
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Kazakhstan has urgently called on the United States and Europe to help secure critical oil transport routes after a series of drone attacks...