Iran
WORLD
FCAS: Bilateral Deals Break Expensive Collective Defence
Nine years of industrial warfare have now ended Europe's biggest defence dream, as bilateral deals quietly rewrite the continent's security architecture.
WORLD
Kuwait Exposes a Failing Truce
After Kuwait accused the IRGC of trying to infiltrate Bubiyan Island, the Gulf’s uneasy truce with Iran started to look dangerously temporary.
WORLD
Epic Fury II: Tactical Arrests and Bigger Plans
Europe absorbs the bombs and the bills as Washington, emboldened by daring renditions, keeps weighing renewed strikes on Iran with an endgame still undefined.
BUSINESS
The Way to Europe: Securing India’s Trade Masterplan
As Middle Eastern warfare restricts global oil shipments, Narendra Modi is driving an urgent intercontinental tour to secure India's industrial base.
US-China
Trump, Xi, and the Hong Kong Link
Washington's sanctions on Hong Kong firms, timed with the Beijing summit, make clear a calculated bet on who can actually bring Iran in from the cold.
Popular
Super Intelligence: The Datacentre Is the New Science Lab
As Europe funds brilliant laboratories, are datacentre owners harvesting the discoveries?
Strasbourg Naked Golden Trump Trolls the Monument Tradition
A naked golden Trump in Strasbourg shows how statues, once made to flatter rulers, now serve to roast them.
Hanning Affair Hurts German Intel Cred
Germany's ex-spymaster undermined allied confidence and gave Moscow-friendly politicians a talking point.
Rubio Cherry-Picks Ancient Greece to Sell Modern Nationalism
Rubio urged the West to copy ancient Greek loyalty, yet ancient Athens thrived on argument, dissent and noisy assemblies.
Young Voters Could Decide France’s Next President
Hate-speech allegations bruise Bardella and energise Mélenchon, but household finances and young-voter turnout will determine who wins France's presidency.
