Walter MurrowGreece Sounds Alarm Over Ukrainian Sea Drone
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias used the Athens Defence Summit to call attention to a Ukrainian sea drone, laden with explosives, discovered in a cave on the island of Lefkada. Dendias called…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Warn of War “Far Beyond the Region”
Adding to the day’s geopolitical tension, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a blunt threat: any repeat of aggression against Iran would trigger a war that “will this time spread far…
Putin and Trump Eye Potential November Meeting
The Kremlin floated the possibility of a face-to-face meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, scheduled for November 18-19. Kremlin aide Yury…
WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak an International Emergency
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared the 17th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency of international concern — a designation reserved for the…
Israel Rocked by Ben Gvir Flotilla Scandal and Vote to Dissolve Knesset
Israel found itself on multiple fronts of political crisis on Wednesday. The most incendiary development centered on National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who published video footage showing…
The US Indicts Raúl Castro Over 1996 Plane Shootdowns
In a dramatic escalation of pressure on Havana, the United States unsealed an indictment against 94-year-old Raúl Castro, the former president of Cuba, charging him with murder, conspiracy to kill…
The Bigger Picture
What connects a Putin-Xi handshake in Beijing, a Senate vote in Washington, a flotilla in the Mediterranean, and prisoner releases in Caracas? Each reflects a world order under extraordinary strain —…
Venezuela Begins Releasing Political Prisoners
In Caracas, three former political prisoners who had spent more than 20 years behind bars walked free on Tuesday under a new amnesty law. They are the first of 300 detainees expected to be released…
EU Gives Green Light to Trade Deal with the US
Pressured by fresh tariff threats from President Trump, European Commission negotiators agreed to lift remaining customs duties on American industrial products, effectively giving a “green light” to…
Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Flotilla
Israeli naval forces intercepted the remaining vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla, an activist convoy attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel dismissed the flotilla as “a provocation…