As U.S.-led efforts continue for a ceasefire in Gaza, the future of the Palestinian territories is still in question. The Palestinian Authority, based in the West Bank and ruled by Fatah, had hoped that the decline of Hamas would give it the opportunity to regain control of the Gaza Strip. However, the PA is unlikely […]
PKK's transition. The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, officially declared the group’s armed struggle against Turkey over in a...
Over the past week, Chinese President Xi Jinping intensified his sweeping crackdown on public officials, expelling Vice Adm. Li Hanjun, chief of staff of...
Diplomatic revival. U.S. and Iranian officials will hold their first talks since Israel's assault on Iran's nuclear facilities last month "in the next week...
Israeli assault. The Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen late Sunday. The strikes hit the ports of Hodeida, Salif and...
Both Washington and Brussels are signaling a major break from the regulatory posture that has defined the trans-Atlantic financial architecture since the 2008 global...
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In the first quarter of 2025, the eurozone recorded 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter GDP growth, doubling the 0.3 percent rate seen in the...
Meeting in Norway. The U.S. and Iran reportedly could hold their first round of nuclear negotiations since the Israel-Iran ceasefire next week in Norway....
At the annual Eurasian Economic Forum hosted in Minsk last week, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said his country’s foreign policy would prioritize building a...
Simulated invasion. Taiwan will conduct its largest military exercises in history next week, simulating a Chinese blockade and invasion of the island. More than...
U.S.-Russia talks over a settlement in Ukraine have largely stalled. On June 16, Moscow announced that Washington had unilaterally canceled the next round of...
