Separation No More: The Sahel Files for Divorce
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger exit ECOWAS, form AES, deploy 5,000 troops, and expand trade via Morocco’s Atlantic Initiative and Niger’s gas pipeline....
Congo Crisis Escalates as M23 Eye Up More Territory
After seizing Goma, M23 rebels plot a wider advance, causing Congo's Tshisekedi to spurn Rwanda peace talks....
U.S. and Russian Forces Pull Back from Syria
As global powers retreat from Syria, a defiant Israel digs in while Kurdish forces weigh alliances....
Musk’s X is Turning into an Empty Nest
Major institutions are walking out from the X platform, as social networks shift from public agoras to political arenas....
Chaos in the Congo: The Fall of Goma
Goma’s capture by pro-Rwandan rebels triggers anti-Western protests, a diplomatic standoff, and looming health catastrophes in Congo....
Thirty Years In Power: Lukashenko Enters His Seventh Term
Belarus handed Alexander Lukashenko another term as president while Hungary blocked European efforts to condemn the controversial election....
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Gender Under the Taliban and Trump
International courts seek top Taliban leaders' arrest over gender "persecution" as rights crackdown spreads from Kabul to Washington....
Germany Upsets La Bella Vita With the Mafia
A German tabletop game about Sicilian mafia wars ignites a firestorm of Italian anger and cultural sensitivity....
The Kremlin Manipulates AI to Sway German Vote
Artificial intelligence becomes a propaganda tool as Russia deploys 102 fake websites targeting German voters in the run up to the German election....
Reeves Prioritises Growth At All Costs Despite Labour Revolt
London Heathrow’s expansion plans ignite a clash between economics and net zero as Chancellor Reeves faces down Labour peers on a 3rd runway at Heathrow....
