- May 14th, 2026
Red Sea to Aegean Sea: from Brussels to Doha, the balance of power now pivots on two capitals that belong to the very alliances they are weakening. Turkey and Qatar—each strategically indispensable—have transformed membership into leverage, bending NATO and the...
As the world gathers in the Amazonian city of Belém for the United Nations’ COP30 climate summit, New Zealand’s delegation finds itself under an unusual shadow. Once seen as a small but progressive leader in climate policy, Wellington’s credibility is...
The world’s most consequential climate summit, Cop30, has opened in the steamy Amazonian port city of Belém, Brazil. Amid rainforest heat and political tension, negotiators from nearly 200 countries have gathered to decide the planet’s next steps against climate catastrophe....
A new Resolve Political Monitor poll for Nine Newspapers has painted a grim picture of Australians’ financial vulnerability and economic pessimism heading into the final months of 2025. The survey, conducted between November 4 and 8 from a nationally representative...
It doesn’t take an expert in international security to see that China is currently emboldened on the world stage. And to be fair, it has good reason to be confident—especially after United States President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi...
For a decade, the Paris Agreement on climate change has weathered shocks that could easily have broken it — from the first term of U.S. President Donald Trump to the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple regional conflicts. Yet, despite political turbulence...
China has suspended an export ban on gallium, germanium, and antimony — three rare metals essential for high-tech and defense industries — in a move signaling tentative easing in trade tensions with the United States. The Ministry of Commerce announced...
Myanmar’s ruling military said on Sunday it has demolished more than 100 buildings in a sweeping crackdown on a notorious online scam compound near the Thai border — a rare publicized move amid growing pressure from China to rein in...
Hundreds of people, believed to be Rohingya refugees and other migrants, were reported missing on Sunday (Nov 9) after a vessel capsized near the Thailand-Malaysia maritime border. Malaysian authorities confirmed that 10 survivors and one body had been recovered as...
The European Commission announced Saturday (Nov 8) that Chinese authorities have confirmed a partial resumption of Nexperia chip exports, easing a weeks-long blockage that had rattled Europe’s automotive sector. The move follows intensive diplomatic talks and appears to be part...
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