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Kyiv forces Washington to define the price of its promises

Zelenskyy's troop deployment proposal transforms vague security guarantees into a stark test of American commitment

/ 31 Dec 2025

Kyiv forces Washington to define the price of its promises

CIA drone strike in Venezuela marks dangerous escalation of US intervention

Washington's covert attack on sovereign territory blurs counter-narcotics operations with undeclared warfare against Maduro regime

By Diego Martinez

/ 30 Dec 2025

CIA drone strike in Venezuela marks dangerous escalation of US intervention

Saudi strikes on UAE weapons expose deepening Gulf rift in Yemen

Riyadh's airstrike on Mukalla port reveals a proxy war within a civil war, as strategic contradictions fracture the Arab coalition from within

By Layla Hassan

/ 30 Dec 2025

Saudi strikes on UAE weapons expose deepening Gulf rift in Yemen

Bazaar revolt: Iran's merchant class turns against the revolution's architects

Historic allies of the Islamic Republic strike over currency collapse, threatening a foundational pillar of regime legitimacy

By Layla Hassan

/ 30 Dec 2025

Bazaar revolt: Iran's merchant class turns against the revolution's architects

Trump backs rapid Israeli strike on Iran if missile development continues

President's Mar-a-Lago threat marks strategic shift from nuclear-only focus to targeting Tehran's ballistic arsenal

By Viktor Petersen

/ 29 Dec 2025

Trump backs rapid Israeli strike on Iran if missile development continues

Trump claims U.S. struck Venezuelan drug facility in unprecedented escalation

Unconfirmed land operation marks dangerous threshold as counter-narcotics pretext expands into potential act of war

By Diego Martinez

/ 29 Dec 2025

Trump claims U.S. struck Venezuelan drug facility in unprecedented escalation

Russia claims drone attack on Putin's residence

Moscow's unverified accusation follows 15-year guarantee announcement, raising questions about strategic timing

By Elena Kowalski

/ 29 Dec 2025

Russia claims drone attack on Putin's residence

Thailand and Cambodia test Beijing's mediation in border dispute

Trilateral talks in Yunnan reveal how economic interdependence and great power competition reshape Southeast Asian security

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 29 Dec 2025

Thailand and Cambodia test Beijing's mediation in border dispute

Syria secures Assad-era mass grave as transitional justice tests begin

New government guards Dhumair desert site and opens investigation, but families face years-long wait for answers amid immense structural obstacles

By Layla Hassan

/ 29 Dec 2025

Syria secures Assad-era mass grave as transitional justice tests begin

Trump and Zelenskyy edge toward a deal, but the land question exposes the real negotiation

Optimistic rhetoric from Mar-a-Lago cannot obscure the fundamental territorial impasse that will define any Ukraine settlement

By Viktor Petersen

/ 29 Dec 2025

Trump and Zelenskyy edge toward a deal, but the land question exposes the real negotiation

China stages blockade rehearsal as aggression becomes the new normal

Beijing's 'Justice Mission 2025' marks a shift from reactive signaling to operational training in the Taiwan Strait

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 29 Dec 2025

China stages blockade rehearsal as aggression becomes the new normal

Trump's pre-Zelensky call with Putin reveals leverage game.

President Donald Trump disclosed a surprise phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin just hours before his scheduled Mar-a-Lago meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, engineering a moment of maximum strategic ambiguity. Trump characterized the conversation as "good and very pr

By Viktor Petersen

/ 28 Dec 2025

Trump's pre-Zelensky call with Putin reveals leverage game.