UN Walkout Puts Netanyahu’s Gaza Defense and Political Future Under Spotlight
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a combative defense of Israel’s actions in the region at the United Nations on Thursday, as dozens of...
China Daily Examines What Timur Turlov Brings to the FIDE Presidential Race
Before the vote for the next president of the International Chess Federation China Daily published an extended piece on Timur Turlov, founder of Freedom...
Pope Leo Puts AI Risk at the Heart of His Papacy as Global Fears Grow
Artificial intelligence is emerging as one of the defining concerns of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy, with the Vatican warning that the technology could reshape...
Putin-Trump December Summit Still Uncertain as Russia Weighs US Invitation
Russia has yet to decide whether President Vladimir Putin will meet US President Donald Trump at a planned G20 gathering in Miami in December,...
Erdogan Warns Climate Goals Will Fail Without Closing Global Finance Gap
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that countries cannot be expected to move at the same pace on climate action while major gaps...
US Strips Legitimacy from Sudan’s Warring Factions, Blocks Al-Burhan’s UN Visa
The United States has refused to grant a visa to Sudanese army commander General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to attend and address the United Nations...
Europe Faces a War Driven Energy Shock. So Why Is Its Economy Surging?
Europe’s economy is showing greater resilience than expected despite rising energy costs and disruptions linked to conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, with...
Russia Signals No Shift on Ukraine Talks Before Rubio Lavrov Meeting
The Kremlin has signalled that Russia’s position on potential peace talks with Ukraine remains unchanged, despite a planned meeting between US Secretary of State...
US Military Pact Eases Greenland Tensions but Trust in Washington Remains Fragile
A new military agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland has eased some of the anxiety surrounding Washington’s ambitions in the Arctic, but...
AI Boom Cushions Global Economy as Middle East Energy Shock Clouds 2027 Outlook
The global economy is showing more resilience than expected in 2026, helped by a surge in investment linked to artificial intelligence, but the impact...