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....
Iran

Iran Protests Temporarily Subside After Deadly Crackdown as Thousands Killed and Internet Blackout Persists, US Military Threat Eases Temporarily

The wave of protests that has swept Iran over the past week appears to have subsided following a severe government crackdown that has killed thousands and coincided with a nationwide internet blackout, monitors said on Friday (Jan 16). The demonstrations,...
UN Security Council

Trump Warns Military Action Is “On the Table” Against Iran as UN Security Council Debates Deadly Protests

The United States signaled a potential military response to Tehran if Iranian authorities continue using lethal force against protesters, U.S. representatives told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday. Addressing the emergency session on the nationwide demonstrations in Iran, U.S....
Firework displays in North Korea

World Marks Historic Hiatus in Nuclear Explosions, Yet Fragile Record Threatened by U.S., Russia, and North Korea

The world quietly crossed a historic milestone this week: for the first time since the dawn of the nuclear era, humanity has gone more than eight years without a nuclear weapons test. Yet despite this rare achievement, experts warn that...
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Royal Navy air defense destroyer HMS Defender (D 36) and guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99)

Iran Closes Airspace Operations as US Orders Aircraft Carrier and Destroyers to Exit South China Sea, Head for Middle East in Show of Force

The Pentagon has ordered several U.S. warships stationed in the South China Sea to redeploy immediately to the Middle East, amid heightened fears of imminent military confrontation with Iran. The move comes as Tehran abruptly closed its airspace on Thursday,...
Iran

Trump Signals Possible Pause in Iran Military Action After Receiving Assurances Crackdown on Protesters Has Ended

President Donald Trump signaled a possible pause in US military action against Iran on Wednesday, saying he had received assurances from sources inside the country that the government had stopped killing protesters amid weeks of nationwide unrest. Speaking to reporters...
Iran shows protesters in Tehran, Iran

Iran’s Mass Demonstrations Evolve from Economic Grievances to Direct Challenge to Clerical Rule

Over two weeks of protests in Iran have escalated into the most serious challenge to the country’s theocratic leadership in years, yet analysts caution that it is too early to predict the immediate collapse of the Islamic Republic. While demonstrations...
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