Syria Security Council makes first Syria visit in UN history Delegation's historic mission one year after Assad's ouster puts UN credibility and Syria's fragile transition under the spotlight By Layla Hassan / 5 Dec 2025
Europe NATO's gray-zone pivot: SACEUR signals a more proactive response to hybrid attacks The pattern NATO is confronting By Elena Kowalski / 5 Dec 2025
Ireland Drones shadow Zelensky's Dublin arrival as Ireland confronts hybrid playbook A choreographed encounter with institutional limits By Elena Kowalski / 5 Dec 2025
Turkey Ankara draws a Black Sea red line after EEZ strikes Turkey summons Kyiv and Moscow envoys as drone attacks near its waters threaten energy flows and regional stability By Elena Kowalski / 4 Dec 2025
Opinion Trump alone won't unlock Russia-Ukraine peace, whatever NATO's chief says Mark Rutte's public embrace of presidential diplomacy runs headlong into Europe's institutional guardrails and Moscow's maximalist demands By Elena Kowalski / 4 Dec 2025
Cuba Another blackout in Havana exposes Cuba's infrastructure spiral The island's power grid has collapsed five times since late 2023, turning rolling outages into a permanent crisis By Diego Martinez / 4 Dec 2025
Libya First Libya suspect in ICC custody faces judges, putting Mitiga Prison abuses on the record El Hishri's transfer is a watershed for accountability—but civil society warns the case must include migrant victims to deliver justice By Amara Okonkwo / 4 Dec 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo Ceremony versus ceasefire: DRC, Rwanda and M23 test Washington's peace gamble Trump's high-profile accord arrives amid fresh clashes and dueling accusations in eastern Congo's war zones By Amara Okonkwo / 4 Dec 2025
Ukraine Brussels becomes the battleground for Ukraine's peace terms As Moscow talks end without compromise, Europe tries to harden guarantees and avoid legitimizing Russian gains By Elena Kowalski / 3 Dec 2025
Turkey Turkey pitches Black Sea security role after tanker strikes near its coast Ankara seeks to shape post-war maritime order while managing escalation from Ukraine's shadow-fleet campaign By Elena Kowalski / 3 Dec 2025
Belgium Belgium blocks EU reparations loan over Russian asset liability risks Brussels rejects Commission plan to use frozen reserves as collateral, exposing deep divisions over who bears legal and financial fallout By Elena Kowalski / 3 Dec 2025
Malaysia Malaysia to resume MH370 search on December 30 New search parameters By Alex Thompson / 3 Dec 2025
