United States Pentagon's leadership shakeup meets classified Hill briefing on Caribbean strike fallout The retirement of SOUTHCOM's commander and bipartisan demands for unedited video turn Tuesday's session into a test of executive accountability By David Monroe / 15 Dec 2025
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago clears U.S. military flights amid Caribbean security surge What the government approved—and what it disclosed By Diego Martinez / 15 Dec 2025
Haiti Haiti's gangs want a political future. Washington just drew a red line As Viv Ansanm rebrands itself as defender of the poor, U.S. terror designations harden legal barriers—and raise the stakes for Haiti's fragile transition By Diego Martinez / 15 Dec 2025
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan promises largest-ever amnesty as rights record faces scrutiny More than 20,000 people affected, but the silences in Aliyev's humanitarian gesture may prove louder than the releases By Elena Kowalski / 15 Dec 2025
Morocco Morocco floods kill 41 as one-hour cloudburst devastates Safi Seven-year drought amplified flash-flood vulnerability as rescues continue and more rain forecast By Alex Thompson / 15 Dec 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo M23 seizes Uvira as Washington peace accord unravels on the battlefield Burundian troops captured and hundreds of thousands displaced as Rwanda-backed offensive continues despite US warnings By Amara Okonkwo / 15 Dec 2025
Ukraine European leaders gather in Berlin as Ukraine's red line meets Washington's timeline Domestic opinion sets the floor By Elena Kowalski / 15 Dec 2025
Ukraine Ukraine's Caspian offensive escalates with third oil platform strike in one week Sanctuary denial as strategic logic By Elena Kowalski / 15 Dec 2025
Russia Russia seeks $230 billion from Euroclear over frozen assets Moscow lawsuit targets Belgium-based depository as EU prepares to tap Russian reserves for Ukraine loan By Elena Kowalski / 15 Dec 2025
Ukraine Europe's military aid to Ukraine falls to lowest rate since 2022 Sharp drop in new allocations exposes widening burden-sharing gap and stalled frozen-assets mechanism as US support halts By Elena Kowalski / 15 Dec 2025
Russia Kremlin rejects Rutte's war warning as 'irresponsible' Moscow's rebuke reveals widening gulf between NATO's five-year readiness clock and Russia's denial of hostile intent By Elena Kowalski / 14 Dec 2025
Thailand Thailand weighs fuel export block as ceasefire claim collapses and fighting spreads to coast Military considers maritime interdiction despite Energy Ministry stating oil shipments halted in June, as border closures and displacement deepen By Chen Wei-Lin / 14 Dec 2025
