Iran’s New Supreme Leader Hardens Stance Against U.S. Amid Escalating War
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has rejected proposals aimed at reducing tensions or pursuing a ceasefire with the United States, according to a senior Iranian official....
Philippines Rebuffs China Claim as South China Sea Tensions Harden
The Philippines has rejected renewed assertions by China over sovereignty in the South China Sea, deepening a long running dispute that has increasingly defined...
Make a German ECB Chief to Reboot Europe’s Economic Edge
As the European Central Bank prepares to hold interest rates steady, attention is shifting from short term policy to long term leadership. The question...
Kabul Strike Claims Deepen Pakistan Afghanistan Crisis as Narratives Clash
A sharp escalation in tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan has followed claims by the Afghan Taliban that a Pakistani air strike killed at least...
Iran Widens War to Gulf, Exposing Cracks in Trump Strategy
The conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel has entered a more volatile phase, as Tehran expands its attacks to include U.S....
$200 Oil No Longer a Bluff as Iran War Tightens Global Supply
The threat from Iran to push oil prices to $200 a barrel is no longer rhetorical excess but an increasingly plausible outcome of a...
Trump Stalls Beijing Summit as War Reshapes US China Equation
A planned summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping has been pushed back, casting uncertainty over a fragile diplomatic moment between the world’s two...
Hamas meets Trump Peace Board as Iran War Strains Gaza Ceasefire
Representatives of Hamas have held talks in Cairo with envoys from a new diplomatic body established by U.S. President Donald Trump, in an effort...
How Asian Countries are Responding to the Oil Shock
The surge in oil prices triggered by the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran has pushed Asian governments to take emergency steps to shield their economies....
Chinese Stocks Rebound on Chip Breakthrough Despite Iran war jitters
Chinese stocks recovered from early losses on Monday as optimism over a domestic chipmaking breakthrough helped offset investor anxiety about the deepening Middle East...