UK-French

Once Enforcers of Unequal Treaties, UK and France Re-engage Beijing 166 Years After the Opium Wars That Defined China’s ‘Century of Humiliation’

For much of modern Chinese political consciousness, history begins not with triumph but with trauma. It began with the Opium Wars of the 19th century, when European imperial powers forced China’s Qing dynasty into a series of humiliating defeats that...
Balochistan

Turkey Rules Out Joining Saudi-Pakistan Defense Pact as Deadly Balochistan Attacks Kill 10 Pakistani Soldiers and 11 Civilians

A wave of coordinated militant attacks swept across Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province early Saturday, as the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) struck police stations, a high-security prison, and paramilitary installations in what officials described as one of the most widespread assaults...
Military drill in coast of Gulf of Oman and near strategic Strait of Hormuz, in Jask, Iran

US Will ‘Not Tolerate Unsafe’ Actions by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps; Says CENTCOM Will Ensure Safety of US Personnel, Ships, and Aircraft in Middle East

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday issued a sharp warning to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), saying it “will not tolerate unsafe” actions as Tehran announced plans to conduct live-fire naval exercises next week in the strategically...
Panama Canal

China Vows ‘necessary action’ After Panama Court Rules Chinese-Linked Canal Port Concessions Unconstitutional

China on Friday warned it would take “necessary measures” to protect the interests of its companies after Panama’s Supreme Court ruled that Chinese control of key ports linked to the Panama Canal was unconstitutional, escalating tensions around one of the...
Sanae Takaichi

Takaichi Follows Shinzo Abe Playbook, Seeking Electoral Mandate to Strengthen Japan’s Position Against China

China may rethink its escalating campaign of diplomatic and economic pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi if she secures a decisive victory in the February 8 snap election, current and former Japanese officials and political analysts say. Weeks after...
Donald Trump

Trump Weighs Military Options Against Iran as Allies Warn Strikes Alone Won’t Topple Regime

U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing a range of military options against Iran, including targeted strikes on security forces and senior leaders, in an effort to encourage protesters and potentially engineer political change, according to multiple sources familiar with the...
Arctic, Greenland

China’s Arctic Ambitions Under the Microscope as Trump Warns Greenland Is at Risk

Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States must take control of Greenland to protect the Arctic from what he describes as growing security threats posed by China and Russia. Framing the issue in stark geopolitical terms, the US...
Donald Trump - Volodymyr Zelenskyy

As Russia Freezes Ukraine in Winter Strikes, Europe Confronts a New Reality of Defending Itself Without United States

While much of the world this week was consumed by political shockwaves emanating from Washington — including a threat that the United States could take military action against a NATO ally and fears of a transatlantic trade war that briefly...
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran’s Supreme Leader Admits Thousands Killed in Protests as Trump Demands New Leadership

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has publicly acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during recent anti-government protests, as former U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Tehran, calling for new leadership in the...
EU–US Trade Deal Faces Parliamentary Roadblock After Trump Escalates Greenland Dispute With Tariff Threats

EU–US Trade Deal Faces Parliamentary Roadblock After Trump Escalates Greenland Dispute With Tariff Threats

European Union lawmakers are moving toward halting the approval of a long-negotiated EU–US trade agreement after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on European countries that have expressed support for Greenland amid renewed American claims over the territory....
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