Prabowo Reaffirms Commitment to Indonesia’s $32 Billion Nusantara Capital Project
Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo Subianto, made his first overnight visit to the planned capital city of Nusantara, reiterating his administration’s commitment to the $32...
Trump Threatens 25% Tariff on Countries Trading with Iran Amid Unrest
President Donald Trump has announced that any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on all trade with the United States,...
Scramble for Supply: G7 Allies Seek to Break China’s Grip on Rare Earths
Growing geopolitical tensions and repeated export controls by Beijing have pushed rare earths and other critical minerals to the centre of global economic and...
Greenland Under Pressure: U.S. Lawmakers Move to Contain Trump’s Arctic Ambitions
Renewed tensions between Washington and Copenhagen have emerged after President Donald Trump once again raised the prospect of the United States taking control of...
Pressure, Protests and Power Politics: Trump Weighs Iran Response as Tehran Signals Talks
Iran is facing one of the most serious internal crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, as nationwide protests triggered by soaring prices and economic...
Inflation’s Return: Why December CPI May End the Illusion of Cooling Prices in the U.S.
U.S. inflation data for late 2025 has been unusually shaped by a rare and disruptive event: the longest federal government shutdown on record. The...
Ballots Amid Bullets: Why Myanmar’s Junta Is Pushing an Election During Civil War
Myanmar’s military decision to hold a phased general election during an ongoing civil war stems directly from the February 2021 coup that overthrew the...
Hungary Grants Asylum to Former Polish Justice Minister, Deepening EU Rift
Hungary has granted asylum to Poland’s former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, a move that has sharpened tensions between two European Union and NATO members...
Uganda’s Election Puts Succession, Stability and Long-Running Rule to the Test
Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday in a presidential election that is expected to extend President Yoweri Museveni’s nearly four-decade grip on power,...
South Korea’s Lee Heads to Japan Summit as Seoul Balances China and Tokyo
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Nara on Tuesday, just a week after holding...