Conflict
EUROPE
Sahel Split Gives Moscow a Way In
France and Algeria clash over diplomat arrest, sparking historic rift as Russia exploits Sahel tensions to challenge French influence.
WORLD
The New World Order: As America Retreats, Europe and Allies Rise
As the U.S. retreats from Ukraine, Europe re-arms, reshaping global power. Is this the end of U.S. hegemony and the rise of a multipolar world?
BUSINESS
Tshisekedi Seeks Minerals Deal Yet M23 March On Kinshasa
Congo's embattled president has laid his cards on Trump's table: America can have the world's richest mineral trove if it helps halt Rwanda's march.
WORLD
A Peace of Paper Only: True Reconciliation Distant Hope
Libya's peace charter sees the support of the African Union in Addis Ababa yet the absence of key factions raises doubts over true reconciliation.
EUROPE
Sudan and Mali Unite Against Inner Turmoil
As Sudan's army reclaims strategic ground at home, its leadership seeks stronger ties with fellow Sahel states.
Popular
Anti-Bardella Performative Resistance Falls Short
Culinary protests splatter and legal verdicts land; Jordan Bardella rides economic fatigue to dismantle the cordon sanitaire shielding the French presidency.
Meloni in Manama: The Sakhir Declaration and Gulf Security
Missiles over Doha have turned the Sakhir Declaration from standard diplomacy into a survival blueprint, pushing the Gulf toward self-reliance and Europe ties.
The Rome-Moscow Connection: How Italy and Kyrgyzstan are Keeping Russian Trade Alive
While Europe builds a wall of sanctions against Russia, Italy has found a backdoor, shipping goods through the mountains to Kyrgyzstan.
EU-US Trade Talks: Price of Sovereignty on the Factory Floor
Brussels rejects trading digital sovereignty for tariff relief, leaving European steel workers to bear the heavy cost of a deepening transatlantic deadlock.
The Pope’s Turkey Visit: Eastern Mediterranean as Christianity’s Foundation
Pope Leo XIV's first papal journey to Turkey from 27-30 November 2025 placed the eastern Mediterranean once again at the centre of Catholic imagination, inviting Europe to reconsider how geography shaped its tradition.
