Corruption
EUROPE
A Power Grab Masked as Reform: Ukrainians Protest Against Corruption
In Kyiv, thousands chant against a law that hands Ukraine’s graft-busting watchdogs to presidential loyalists otherwise known as corruption.
WORLD
A Salacious Scandal at the Heart of the FBI
FBI agents paid for sex while training others to fight trafficking in Asia—scandal sparks outrage and fuels Trump’s calls for reform.
BUSINESS
Huawei’s EU MEP Operatives Exposed in Latest Belgian Sting
Second major scandal in three years hits EU Parliament as Huawei lobbying of MEPs exposed; Chinese tech isolated by U.S. and Europe.
EUROPE
Hell No to Hellenic Handling of Train Crash Inquiry
Greek citizens demand justice after the deadly Tempi train crash, as protests erupt across the globe over alleged cover-up, safety failures, and reforms.
EUROPE
EU Accession: Armenia Takes a Leap of Faith
Armenia moves toward EU membership as parliament backs talks, sparking regional tensions and economic challenges in Eurasia.
Popular
Europe’s Nuclear Turn Carries a French Accent
Finland's vote to allow nuclear weapons and Switzerland's push for new reactors both trace back to a familiar French ambition to lead Europe's atomic future.
Iran is Splitting the West Like Ukraine Did
Iran's US-brokered peace deal is laying bare severe fractures across Western diplomacy, as America's transactional alliance calculus finds its second major victim.
Russia Still Wants a Red Sea Anchor
Russia's quest for a Red Sea naval base has fallen silent again, the pause manifesting Sudan's bargaining instincts and Moscow's enduring strategic patience alike.
War Killed Mona Khalil and Erased Decades of Conservation
When a conservationist dies in a conflict zone, the loss is ecological as well as human, and the species she protected have no replacement for her.
What Starmer’s Exit Means for Europe and the Middle East
Keir Starmer's resignation hands Andy Burnham a fragile inheritance, as Britain's standing in Brussels and across the Gulf hinges on what changes next.
