White House, Pentagon officials unaware for days defense secretary was hospitalized
Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of the U.S. Congress were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been...
India-Russia ties get a makeover
The visit by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Russia on December 24-29 presented an extraordinary spectacle reminiscent of the halcyon days of Indo-Soviet...
The World in 2024
Experts look ahead to 2024 and outline what they believe will be the most important geopolitical developments of the new year at ‘Engelsberg Ideas’...
Nearly 600 attacks on healthcare in Gaza and West Bank since war began: WHO
Hospitals and other vital medical infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank have been attacked nearly 600 times since war erupted in the enclave...
Biden’s foreign policy headache in 2024
Developments abroad in the first weeks of the year — specifically in Ukraine, the Mideast and Taiwan — could potentially raise major questions about...
Gaza war: ‘Intense ground battles’ reported, hospital hit kills five
Continuing airstrikes were reported across Gaza on Wednesday and “intense ground battles” between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters in refugee camps in central areas...
Everyone is hungry in Gaza, warn UN humanitarians
UN humanitarians repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza on Tuesday, amid reports of continued Israeli bombardment of the...
Ethiopia and Somaliland reach ‘historic’ agreement over access to ports
Ethiopia has signed a “historic” deal granting it naval and commercial access to ports along Somaliland's coast, in exchange for recognition for the breakaway...
Shells and missile strikes rock Gaza, Israel warns war will continue
Shelling and missile strikes rocked the length of the Gaza Strip overnight after Israel's army warned its war against the territory's Hamas rulers will...
South Korea’s opposition party leader stabbed in neck, suspect arrested
Lee Jae-myung, chief of the main opposition Democratic Party, was attacked while visiting Busan on Tuesday, Yonhap reported.
Lee was stabbed on the left side...