In the grand tradition of Middle Eastern diplomacy, the memorandum of understanding signed with some fanfare at Versailles in mid-June was never likely to endure. Less than a month later, President Donald Trump has declared the ceasefire “over”, even as…
The rockets’ red glare lit up Washington on July 4th 2026 with unusual ambition. Organisers promised—and duly delivered—what they called the largest pyrotechnic display in history: some 850,000 shells bursting above the National Mall after a weather-delayed presidential speech. A…
In the rubble of what was once a Caracas neighbourhood, a small hand waved weakly from a collapsed concrete slab. Rescue workers, their faces streaked with dust and exhaustion, paused only to listen for another faint cry. Days after twin…
Early data from the investigation into Monday’s catastrophic loss of a B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base suggests the aircraft plunged towards the desert floor at nearly a mile a minute after a sharp, low-altitude turn shortly after takeoff,…
A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress has come down shortly after taking off from the vast desert runways of Edwards Air Force Base, triggering an urgent emergency response on Monday afternoon local time. The incident happened took place 11:20 a.m.…
A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s eye-watering $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, dealing a sharp setback to one of the administration’s signature efforts to reshape skilled immigration. In a ruling issued on Monday in Boston,…
A federal court in Alabama delivered an unexpected rebuff to Republican mapmakers on Tuesday, blocking a congressional redistricting plan that would have pared back Black electoral influence in a state long defined by its racial and partisan divides. The unanimous…
As Marco Rubio, America’s Secretary of State, began his four-day ramble through India on 23 May 2026—starting with a pious stop at Kolkata’s Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity before descending upon the capital—the exercise carried all the hallmarks…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sweden has elevated bilateral relations to a full Strategic Partnership, underpinned by an ambitious Joint Action Plan for 2026–2030. This upgrade reflects a maturing alignment between the world’s fastest-growing major economy and one of…
The Pentagon this week deepened its embrace of commercial artificial intelligence. Agreements with seven big technology firms—Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX—will embed their models into classified American military systems. The aim is to give commanders…
Pakistan has long grown used to external shocks derailing its best-laid economic plans. Few, however, have arrived with quite the speed or expense of the short, sharp war between America and Iran. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif complained to his cabinet…
With the presidential election just weeks away on 31 May, Colombia finds itself confronting a sharp deterioration in security that has thrust the failures of the past four years into the spotlight. While the government’s “total peace” strategy promised dialogue…
By the time the first champagne flutes hit the carpet at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, Cole Tomas Allen was already on the floor, shirtless and handcuffed, his face pressed against the marble just metres from the magnetometers that…
Donald Trump has cast the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as further proof that “they can’t stop me”, in a series of robust statements to reporters and on social media following Saturday night’s incident at the Washington…
Donald Trump’s fondness for social media has once again tested the patience of America’s friends. On this occasion, it was India’s turn to take offence. The president reposted remarks by Michael Savage, a bombastic American radio host, in which the…
They were supposed to be miracle injections: weekly shots that could tame type 2 diabetes and melt away stubborn kilograms with remarkable ease. But for growing numbers of patients around the world, the promise of Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound…
The collapse of direct talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad marks a sobering setback for efforts to stabilise a region already strained by six weeks of conflict. After 21 hours of negotiations, which began on April 11…
As of early April 2026, a two-week truce between Washington and Tehran has brought a momentary halt to direct hostilities. Yet the agreement already looks precarious, tested by continuing violence elsewhere and profound disagreements over its terms. A two-week ceasefire…
As the US and Israel launched a joint coordinated attack on Iran , United Kingdom on Saturday asserted that it had no role to play in these strikes but expressed its support to common strategic cause, saying the current regime…
In a move underscoring Tehran’s deepening military ties with Moscow amid stalled nuclear negotiations, Iranian and Russian forces launched coordinated naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, just as a second US aircraft carrier group edged closer to…
