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The New Test of US-Iran Diplomacy
The 14-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran deserves cautious support, not celebration. Its most important promise is immediate and...
Oil Shipments Through Hormuz Rebound Despite Concerns Over Iran Transit Rules
Oil and gas shipments through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz increased on Friday following the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran,...
WHO Reports Rising Ebola Infections Among Medics in DR Congo
The World Health Organization has confirmed that 75 healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been infected with Ebola since...
Zelenskiy Pushes Fast Track EU Membership as Key Security Guarantee for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told an EU summit that Ukraine’s fastest path to securing Europe’s long term stability is accelerated membership in the European...
Afghanistan Claims Strikes in Pakistan as Border Tensions Escalate
Afghanistan's Taliban government said it carried out airstrikes against militant hideouts inside Pakistan, marking what would be one of Kabul's most significant cross border...
France Warns Iran Sanctions Relief Requires Its Approval
France has signaled that it intends to play a decisive role in the next phase of negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, warning that United...
Czech Republic to Miss NATO Defence Spending Target Again
The Czech Republic will fail to meet NATO's minimum defence spending target for another year, Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced, marking a setback as...
US Iran Peace Talks Delayed as Truce Faces New Uncertainty
Fresh uncertainty has emerged over efforts to secure a lasting peace between the United States and Iran after planned negotiations in Switzerland were postponed....
Sovereign AI, but Who Watches the State?
In early June 2026, aboard Air Force One, President Donald Trump confirmed to reporters that the White House was discussing the possibility of taking...
The Politics of Energy Transition: How Gulf States are Preparing for a Post-Hydrocarbon Future
"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I ride a Mercedes, my son rides a Land Rover, and my grandson is...