Taiwan Drops $40B Defence Bombshell as China Pressure Mounts
Taiwan has unveiled a T$1.25 trillion (US$39.9 billion) supplementary defence budget, marking one of its most significant military spending increases in recent years. The...
EBRD Sounds Alarm: Ageing Populations Threaten Global Growth
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s annual report finds that ageing populations are already eroding economic performance across its 40+ member countries. Emerging...
Russia Warns West of Looming Economic Crisis Over Sanctions
Igor Sechin, CEO of Russia’s energy giant Rosneft and a key ally of President Vladimir Putin, warned on Tuesday that continued sanctions by the...
Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions Spike Amid Border Attacks and Militancy
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated on Tuesday after the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of air strikes in eastern Afghanistan that killed nine children...
Pope Leo XIV Prepares First Overseas Tour, Continuing Papal Tradition
Pope Leo XIV is set to make his first trip outside Italy on Thursday, visiting Turkey and Lebanon, continuing a long tradition of papal...
Macron Flags Major Flaws in Trump’s Ukraine Peace Proposal
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that while U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine is “in the right direction,” it...
Taiwan Firmly Rejects China’s “Return” Claims Amid Rising Military Pressure
Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai reiterated on Tuesday that a “return” to China is not an option for the island’s 23 million people, directly countering...
Nigeria Slides Toward Catastrophic Hunger as Insurgency Surges and Aid Dries Up
Northern Nigeria is facing its most severe hunger crisis on record, according to the U.N. World Food Programme. Violent attacks by insurgent groups including...
Trump Moves to Tag Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Terror Groups
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order launching a process to determine whether specific chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood particularly in Egypt, Jordan,...
Pakistan and Taliban Forces: A Growing Mismatch as Tensions Rise
Fresh clashes along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border resurfaced this week after the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of a bomb attack in Khost that killed nine...