Politics

Washington Pivots: US Targets Russian Oil After Putin ‘Refuses’ to End War

The Trump administration has executed a significant policy pivot, imposing sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil. This move signals growing frustration with Vladimir Putin’s "refusal" to negotiate...

Putin’s High-Stakes Gamble: Linking US Aid to Direct Confrontation

Moscow – In a high-stakes gamble, President Vladimir Putin is attempting to reframe U.S. military aid to Ukraine...

Trump Seeks to Build on Ceasefire Momentum

Donald Trump embarks on a Middle Eastern journey aimed at consolidating the recently established Israel-Hamas ceasefire while encouraging...

The View from Abroad: How the World Sees Washington’s Shutdown Spectacle

From an international perspective, the ongoing US government shutdown is a perplexing spectacle of political dysfunction that raises...

Israel to Pull Back to “Yellow Line” in Exchange for Hostages, Deal Nears

A potential ceasefire agreement in Gaza hinges on a significant Israeli military pullback in exchange for the release...

Clash of Titans: Trump and Starmer Spar Over Mideast Peace Strategy

A clash of diplomatic titans occurred in London as President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer sparred publicly over the correct strategy for...

A Failure of Political Imagination: Govt Couldn’t See the Inevitable Backlash

The Peter Mandelson scandal reveals a fundamental failure of political imagination within the government. It appears that Downing Street was simply unable to foresee...

Britain’s Biotech Brain Drain: Is the Talent Next to Leave?

As major pharmaceutical companies scale back their UK operations, a new fear is emerging: a potential "brain drain" of the nation's top scientific talent....

NATO Shows Unity on Aid, But Trump’s ‘Mistake’ Comment Raises Questions

NATO has displayed remarkable unity in its swift pledges of military aid to Poland, yet President Donald Trump's comment that the drone breach "could...

The Road to Ruin: A Timeline of Nepal’s Descent into Chaos

The recent explosion of violence in Nepal was not a sudden storm but a hurricane that had been forecast for years. A look back...

“Too Important to Ignore”: Inside Mandelson’s Strategy to Bind the UK to the US

Peter Mandelson has unveiled a clear and daring strategy with one central objective: to make the United Kingdom "too important to ignore." His recent...