In an extraordinary legal threat, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced they would pursue a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times over an essay…
President Trump met with President Xi Jinping on Thursday, projecting diplomacy for the cameras. But as The New York Times detailed, the meeting came after “a flurry of actions” from the Trump…
What a single day’s news cycle reveals is a world where power is being actively renegotiated. The United States, stretched between a war in the Middle East and a rivalry with China, is discovering…
In Aachen, former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi received the Charlemagne Prize for his role in saving the euro during the eurozone crisis. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Draghi…
India’s wholesale price inflation surged to a 3.5-year high of 8.3% in April 2026, driven by the ripple effects of the West Asia conflict on fuel and energy prices. Experts quoted by The Hindu warned…
The World Health Organization’s latest World Health Statistics report delivered a sobering accounting: COVID-19 was linked to 22.1 million excess deaths globally between 2020 and 2023. The pandemic…
In a dramatic illustration of how the Ukraine war continues to destabilize European politics, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa announced her resignation after losing the support of a key coalition…
Iran’s assertiveness was on full display at the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting, where a sharp confrontation erupted between Iranian and UAE delegations. Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi…
In what may prove to be the most consequential diplomatic overture of the year, US President Donald Trump has formally invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on September 24. The…
Today’s intelligence briefing from international investigative media.
Walter Murrow
