Nine Battleground Senate Races to Watch in the US Midterms
The November 3 US midterm elections could determine which party controls the Senate, with Democrats facing a difficult path to reclaim the chamber. Republicans...
UN Warns Advanced AI Could Threaten Humanity
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that increasingly powerful artificial intelligence could eventually pose an existential threat to humanity. Speaking at...
Iran Plans New Gulf Zone as Hormuz Tensions Push Oil Prices Higher
Iran says it will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf and publish maps for a new shipping corridor through the Strait of...
North Korea and Russia Open First Road Bridge, Deepening Strategic Ties
North Korea and Russia have opened their first road bridge across the Tumen River, marking another step in the rapidly expanding relationship between the...
Germany’s Far-Right AfD Eyes Landmark Victory as Saxony-Anhalt Votes
Voting in Saxony-Anhalt, eastern Germany, started on Sunday in a significant election where the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party may become the first far-right...
Trump Envoys to Visit Russia and Ukraine as Peace Talks Face Major Hurdles
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are reportedly expected to travel to Russia and Ukraine this weekend as Washington continues efforts to broker...
Will Trump’s Mail Ballot Restrictions Take Effect Before the US Midterms?
The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a new U.S. Postal Service rule restricting how mail in ballots are processed...
White House Pressures US Space Firms to Skip France’s Paris Space Summit
The Trump administration has reportedly pressured several major U.S. space companies to reconsider attending a high profile international space summit in Paris organized by...
Iran’s Economy Buckles Under US Sanctions
A U.S. campaign to squeeze Iran’s economy by blocking its oil exports and tightening sanctions is increasingly putting pressure on Tehran, according to three...
Russia Says China, Not OPEC, Is Driving Global Oil Market Stability
Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft, said China has taken a leading role in stabilising global oil markets, arguing that...