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...

A Powerful Peacekeeping Proposal Meets a Wall of Russian Threats

A faint glimmer of a potential US role in peacekeeping has emerged, only to be immediately overshadowed by a wall of Russian threats. A...

A New Bloc of Leaders: Challenging the Western-Led Order in Beijing

Dozens of world leaders have converged on Beijing, a clear sign of a new bloc of nations emerging to challenge the Western-led global order....

Trump’s “Fentanyl Crisis” Justification for Tariffs Dismissed by Court

A U.S. appeals court ruling that invalidated Donald Trump’s global tariffs also implicitly dismissed one of his more controversial justifications: that the policy was...

A Tale of Two Coasts: Newsom’s West Coast Resistance vs. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Agenda

The political conflict between Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump is increasingly framed as a tale of two coasts, pitting California's progressive resistance against the...

Security Alert: The Hidden Risks of Integrating AI into UK Defence and Justice

While the public-facing £2 billion ChatGPT deal was rejected, the UK's ongoing plan to integrate AI into defence and justice systems carries profound, hidden...

Federal Court Victory Advances Trump’s Vision of Immigration System Accountability

Wednesday's appellate ruling validates the Trump administration's argument that immigration system accountability requires ending programs that allow indefinite residence without permanent status pathways. The...