Washington’s Saudi Nuclear Bet Against a Pakistani Shortcut
Washington is in a quiet contest with Islamabad over who arms Riyadh against Tehran....
Europe’s Rivers Run Dry as Cities Ration Water
From Dublin's first nationwide hosepipe ban and Italy's shrinking Po River, drought is reordering ordinary daily life this summer....
EU Muscat Mission Signals a More Permanent Gulf Strategy
The European Union's decision to establish a permanent delegation in Muscat is more than a bureaucratic upgrade....
Israel’s Eisenkot Rises As Polling Wars Rage
As distrust in pollsters grows across Israel, October's election pits Netanyahu against a fast-rising Gadi Eisenkot in an unusually open race....
Why Ending Homelessness May Elude Burnham’s Government
Andy Burnham enters Downing Street pledging to end rough sleeping, importing Finland's acclaimed housing formula into a far larger and costlier national crisis....
France, Germany Seek Software Success After Jet Failure
Paris and Berlin want a European answer to Palantir's battlefield software, months after their own jet programme collapsed under the same old rivalries....
Merz Weighs Reshuffle Amid Record Low Ratings
A surrogacy row has toppled Friedrich Merz's parliamentary leader, leaving a chancellor with record low ratings to gamble on reshuffling his cabinet....
Hormuz Battle Tests European Energy Nerves
Renewed Gulf hostilities have driven shipping premiums to crisis levels again, leaving European economies exposed to a war fought far from their shores....
How Vance Split With Trump Over Iran
A marathon podcast appearance revealed how far Vice President JD Vance has drifted from Donald Trump's Iran strategy, and how close he now stands to 2028....
Trump and Musk Stretch ‘Interference’ in Opposite Directions
"Interference" used to suggest covert foreign state action. Now it is being stretched to cover everything from intelligence claims to billionaire endorsements, and...
