Boost for the Polish army. The Polish government unveiled a plan to increase its defense budget and more than double the size of its army. Though it didn’t specify by how much the budget would rise, officials reportedly said it would total more than 2 percent of gross domestic product. The country’s deputy prime minister […]
Cyberattack in Iran. A cyberattack forced the closure of gas stations across Iran on Tuesday. The attack made it impossible to purchase subsidized fuel...
Sudan coup. Sudanese forces detained Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other Cabinet members and announced the dissolution of the transitional government. The army chief...
There’s been much talk of late about Russia’s growing presence in Africa, and indeed, it has many military and economic operations throughout the continent....
China targets financial press. Beijing has removed respected financial news outlet Caixin from a list of approved sources that can be republished by online...
European radicalism has had a significant impact on Arab political thinking. After the First World War, German Nazism and Italian fascism appealed to Arabs,...
Beijing versus energy prices. Shortly after coal and oil futures in China reached all-time highs on Tuesday, the government began signaling that a series...
Pyongyang's ballistic missiles. North Korea test-launched another pair of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday. The projectiles, which were launched near...
