A new Iranian proposal to pause the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz has been rejected by US President Donald Trump, but the decision does not necessarily mean diplomacy has collapsed. Instead, the latest exchange reveals something more fundamental: Washington and Tehran are still negotiating from completely different starting points. Iran proposed a seven-day […]
Continue ReadingA new political alliance has brought Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland together around one principle: decisions about their constitutional futures should ultimately be made by the people who live there. In an unusual show of coordination, senior leaders from the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin gathered in Cardiff and signed a joint […]
Continue ReadingFor months, Shalini Thakur tried to create distance from a man she said was making her afraid. She discovered a tracking device under her car, reported disturbing incidents and eventually obtained a restraining order. But on September 8, the warnings became a deadly reality. The 38-year-old Indian-origin woman was fatally shot outside a shopping centre […]
Continue ReadingYemen’s war is entering a dangerous new phase, with fighting spreading across the country’s western coast while Houthi forces put pressure on Saudi Arabia and seek to strengthen their position near one of the world’s most important shipping routes. In western Taiz, forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognized government have pushed back against a Houthi […]
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia is reportedly exploring an unusual new channel for dealing with the growing Houthi threat: intelligence cooperation with Israel. According to Israeli media reports cited by Hindustan Times, Riyadh and Israel have held discussions facilitated by the U.S. Central Command, with the focus reportedly on intelligence that could help Saudi Arabia identify Houthi military […]
Continue ReadingA rumor claiming Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei secretly left China with his family has raced across social media, arriving at exactly the moment Beijing introduced tougher rules governing international travel linked to national and technology security. But there is an important problem with the story: there is no independent evidence confirming that Ren Zhengfei fled […]
Continue ReadingA lavish wedding celebration in the Bahamas has unexpectedly become the subject of a U.S. congressional inquiry after a Russian businessman with reported ties to President Vladimir Putin was identified as the person who helped pay for parts of the event. The controversy centers on Donald Trump Jr.’s May wedding celebrations with Bettina Trump. Reporting […]
Continue ReadingIndia is moving aggressively to expand its network of free trade agreements at a time when the global trading system is undergoing one of its biggest shifts in decades. New trade partnerships can give Indian exporters better access to overseas markets, but the World Trade Organization is warning that the world may be moving toward […]
Continue ReadingThe financial cost of the US war with Iran is now coming into sharper focus, but a new Pentagon watchdog report points to another problem that could prove just as important: the United States has used weapons faster than its defense industry can comfortably replace some of them. A Defense Department inspector general report says […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has sharply criticized the U.S. Supreme Court after the justices declined to let his administration implement new restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Trump’s reaction was particularly notable because some of the justices he criticized were nominated by him during his first term in office. In comments posted […]
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