Ukraine unveils 20-point peace proposal under discussion with United States
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has for the first time outlined the main elements of a draft 20-point peace framework being discussed by Ukraine and the...
How Israel’s Hilltop Outposts Drive Palestinian Displacement
The settler outpost of Or Meir is small and informal, but it reflects a broader strategy reshaping the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Perched on a...
Junta Turns to Ballots After Battlefield Setbacks
Nearly five years after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leadership is attempting to use elections to consolidate authority it has failed to...
Libya Army Chief Killed in Turkey Jet Crash After Fault Reported
A private jet carrying Libya’s army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, crashed overnight near Ankara after reporting an electrical malfunction and requesting...
Putin Weighs U.S. Peace Plan as Moscow Signals Next Move
The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has been briefed on U.S. proposals for a potential peace deal in Ukraine following contacts between Russian envoy...
Trump’s Ambassador Recall Deepens U.S. Diplomatic Gaps in Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recall multiple ambassadors has sharply reduced Washington’s diplomatic footprint across sub-Saharan Africa, leaving the United States without top-level...
China Blames Taiwanese Smugglers for Subsea Cable Damage
Chinese authorities say two Taiwanese citizens controlled a smuggling operation involving a Chinese-crewed vessel that damaged undersea cables near Taiwan earlier this year. The...
Vietnam Stocks Rally on Leadership Continuity Signals
Vietnam’s benchmark stock index opened at its highest level on Wednesday after a senior Communist Party plenum agreed on candidates for the next five-year...
Ukraine Drones Hit Moscow Area, Spark Fire South of Capital
Ukraine launched overnight drone attacks that targeted Moscow and several Russian regions, Russian officials said. At least three drones were downed over the capital,...
Syria’s New Leaders Seek Deeper Ties with Russia
Syria’s foreign and defence ministers met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss expanding military, political and economic cooperation, according to Syria’s state...