U.S. and Houthis hold Oman talks amid Yemen escalation
U.S. officials held an undisclosed meeting with representatives of Yemen’s Houthis in Oman over the weekend, according to five sources familiar with the discussions,...
Houthi gains in Yemen threaten Saudi security and global oil supplies
Saudi Arabia has intensified air strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen as the Iran backed group expands its territorial gains along the Red Sea...
South Korea deepens Central Asia ties over critical minerals
South Korea is strengthening its economic engagement with Central Asia, placing critical minerals, energy and supply chain cooperation at the centre of its strategy...
EU warns China trade imbalance must be addressed
The European Union is preparing to use a broader range of economic measures to reduce what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described...
Can Canada and Europe build closer ties as Trump trade tensions grow?
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Strasbourg on Wednesday as Ottawa seeks to strengthen its economic and strategic ties with Europe amid...
Could Trump’s $5,000 checks complicate Warsh’s Fed strategy?
President Donald Trump’s proposal to give Americans $5,000 payments is raising questions about how the plan could affect U.S. monetary policy, particularly as Federal...
France Offered Europe a Nuclear Umbrella. Nobody Has Checked What’s Actually Under It
When Emmanuel Macron stepped up at the Île Longue submarine base on 2 March 2026, he was not simply updating French defense doctrine. He...
Could AI Self Improvement Turn Today’s Chatbots Into an Existential Risk?
Artificial intelligence has moved rapidly from chatbots that sometimes produce basic factual errors to increasingly autonomous systems capable of writing software, operating digital tools...
Could Gaza’s Uncovered Remains Lead to New War Crimes Investigations?
The recovery of hundreds of bodies from beneath buildings destroyed during Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has raised renewed concerns over possible war crimes,...
How Belarus Is Using Courts to Crack Down on Lukashenko’s Critics
Belarusian state institutions have worked together to suppress critics of President Alexander Lukashenko’s government through almost every stage of the justice system since 2020,...