Iran
US-China
The Red Wall of China: Western Entanglement Overlooks China’s Strategy
While Europe pours resources into Ukraine and America threatens Iran, China quietly adds 100 nuclear warheads yearly and floods global markets.
EXCLUSIVE
Operation Rising Lions: Decapitation With Limits
Israel’s Operation Rising Lion targets Iran’s nuclear sites, sparking deadly retaliation and a regional crisis with U.S. stakes rising.
BUSINESS
U.S. Sanctions Derailed as China and Iran Go Full Steam Ahead
China and Iran have unveiled a new railway corridor that bypasses the U.S.-controlled sea lanes, deepening their strategic partnership and undermining American efforts to isolate Tehran.
BUSINESS
Tartus: Syria Eyes Up European and Emirati Integration
UAE's $800M Tartus port deal signals Syria’s shift from Russian military reliance to Gulf-European economic integration.
EUROPE
Syria Pivot: UK Lifts Sanctions on Defence and Intelligence
UK lifts sanctions on defence and intelligence sectors in Syria, aiming for regional stability amid global human rights concerns.
Popular
Winter Storm Research Rewrites a Witch Trial Tragedy
As new research published in Smithsonian Magazine this week connects a 1617 Arctic storm to Norway's deadliest witch trials, climate historians reveal how weather shock fed decades of persecution.
Prediction Takes Politics: Prophets and Polymarkets Collide
As 11 Peruvian shamans predicted Nicolás Maduro's fall on 29 December 2025, crypto traders were placing similar bets online—five days before U.S. forces extracted the Venezuelan leader to New York.
Mladenov Takes Over Gaza Board After Regional Veto
Nickolay Mladenov becomes Gaza peace board head after Arab states blocked Tony Blair, raising questions about whose interests guide Washington's selection.
Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation
The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.
Bury the Lead: MTV ‘Death’ and the Way We Read Now
As MTV continued broadcasting across the United States and most of Europe on 1 January 2026, millions of social media tributes mourned a channel that had never actually shut down.
