Geopolitics
‘Israel targeting Iran’s security forces may aim to encourage uprising’
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
‘Israel targeting Iran’s security forces may aim to encourage uprising’ says director of the Iran Program at the MEI.
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Geopolitics
Protests erupt in Cuba as US restrictions spark food, energy shortages
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Authorities say a local communist party office was lit on fire during rare antigovernment demonstration on the island.
Geopolitics
UN chief Guterres says ‘no military solution, only diplomacy’ for Lebanon
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Sources report Lebanon preparing delegation for talks with Israel, while Guterres drums up humanitarian support.
Geopolitics
Trump says ‘many countries’ will send warships to Hormuz amid Iran blockade
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
US president urges naval coalition as Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed to 'tankers and ships of enemies' during war.
Geopolitics
Protesters in Cuba attack Communist party office in rare riot over blackout
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Anti-government protesters in Cuba sparked an outbreak of violence amid worsening blackouts and food shortages.
Geopolitics
Is the world ignoring Gaza?
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Amid the US and Israel's war on Iran, we discuss the impact on diplomatic efforts and support for Palestine.
Geopolitics
The BKA — 'Germany's FBI' — turns 75
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Founded in 1951, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) was dominated for decades by men with Nazi pasts. Today, the BKA is a central pillar of Germany's sec…
Geopolitics
Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth’s call for ‘no quarter’ for US enemies
The Guardian – World · Europe
Defense secretary appeared to endorse killing prisoners, a violation of international law, during press briefingA top Democratic lawmaker with a military backg…
Geopolitics
How the war in Iran and its economic fallout will lead to Trump’s defeat
The Guardian – World · Europe
The war is deeply unpopular, and the spike in oil prices will mean long-term high prices across the board for AmericansDonald Trump is still high on the captur…
Geopolitics
Trump calls on UK to send warships to keep strait of Hormuz open
The Guardian – World · Europe
US president urges nations to deploy vessels to keep key oil shipping route open amid conflict with IranDonald Trump has said the UK should send warships to he…
Geopolitics
UK faces ‘seismic moment’ as nationalists target election wins, says John Swinney
The Guardian – World · Europe
SNP leader hails prospect of success for parties in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland that want to break up unionThe UK is facing an “absolutely seismic mom…
Geopolitics
Five arrested in Cuba after protest at local Communist party office
The Guardian – World · Europe
Rare action began peacefully but ‘degenerated into vandalism’ according to state-run newspaperFive people have been arrested in Cuba for acts of “vandalism” af…
Geopolitics
Cuban protesters ransack Communist office as energy crisis deepens
BBC News – World · Europe
Discontent is mounting over rolling blackouts and shortages of food, fuel and medicine, exacerbated by a US blockade.
Geopolitics
Panun Kashmir expels its chairman for links with US-based ‘ISI agent’
Times of India – World · India
- Panun Kashmir expelled chairman Ajay Chrungoo for alleged links to US-based separatist lobbyist Ghulam Nabi Fai, a proclaimed agent. - Fai is accused of ac…
Geopolitics
An unholy havoc? Swami Avimukteshwaranand & his coronation with controversy
Times of India – World · India
In recent weeks, the seer has found himself at the centre of a political and legal storm that stretches from allegations under the Protection of Children from …
Geopolitics
Israel says antisemitism raging in Netherlands after Jewish school blast
The Hindu – World · India
The Dutch Government needs to do much more to fight antisemitism,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry said
Geopolitics
Afghan Taliban’s drone attacks on civilians ‘crossed red line’, Pakistan warns
South China Morning Post – World · China
Pakistan’s president on Saturday warned neighbouring Afghanistan’s Taliban government that it had “crossed a red line” by launching drone attacks on civilian a…
Geopolitics
The US is shifting THAAD from South Korea to the Mideast. What does that mean for China?
South China Morning Post – World · China
Washington’s redeployment of elements of its missile defence systems from South Korea to the Middle East could be read by China as a short-term capability gap …
Geopolitics
Protesters in Cuba attack Communist party office amid blackout fury
South China Morning Post – World · China
Anti-government protesters attacked a Communist party office in northern Cuba early on Saturday, a state-run newspaper reported, in a rare outburst of public…
Geopolitics
Fire and damage after strike on US embassy compound in Baghdad
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
A strike on the heavily fortified United States embassy compound in Baghdad caused a fire and damage to the complex.
Geopolitics
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened to US ships
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
A member of Iran’s Expediency Council says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to US ships.
Geopolitics
Carney’s ‘build big and build fast’ push is dividing Canada’s Indigenous
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Some First Nations are challenging Carney's resource-extraction plans to strengthen Canadian economy from US threats.
Geopolitics
Germany's Greens: More than leftist, woke ecologists?
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Cem Özdemir won the election in Baden-Württemberg partly by abandoning many of his Green Party's core issues. His party is still debating whether this was a go…
Geopolitics
Belarus' Kolesnikova receives Charlemagne Prize in Germany
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova was awarded the Aachen-based prize in 2022 in absentia. She has now collected it after having been released from…
Geopolitics
The ‘Jolene doctrine’: retired US army general likens Trump foreign policy to Dolly Parton song
The Guardian – World · Europe
Stanley McChrystal said White House has a ‘we should do because we can’ approach to international relationsThe retired US army general who once led Nato forces…
Geopolitics
Palestinian actor says he can’t attend Oscars because of US travel ban
The Guardian – World · Europe
Motaz Malhees is an actor in The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film about a Palestinian girl killed by the IDF in Gaza in 2024Palestinian actor Motaz Malhees said a t…
Geopolitics
‘We Miss Home’: Displaced Lebanese Face Cold Streets and an Uncertain Future
The New York Times – World · US
Israeli calls for the evacuation of huge swaths of southern Lebanon have led 830,000 people, about 14 percent of Lebanon’s population, to flee.
Geopolitics
Three weeks in, Iran still defiant — what options remain for Trump?
Times of India – World · India
- TOI World Desk's team provides global news with accuracy, depth, and timeliness, covering diverse international events round the clock. - Committed to unbi…
Geopolitics
'Surprise attack': Can Iran hit California with kamikaze drones?
Times of India – World · India
The FBI issued an alert about a potential Iranian drone attack on California, launched from a vessel off the US coast. Officials emphasize this warning is base…
Geopolitics
Punjab: Shah rules out Akali alliance revival, says BJP will fight 2027 polls to form own govt
Times of India – World · India
Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared the BJP will contest the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections independently, aiming to form its own government. He asserted th…
Geopolitics
Iranian boxing coach leaves secure China job, returns home to be with family despite risks
South China Morning Post – World · China
A boxing coach from Iran who worked in China for two years has quit his job and returned to his homeland to be with his family amid US-Israeli air strikes on t…
Geopolitics
Air China to resume North Korea flights after 6 years amid warming ties
South China Morning Post – World · China
China’s national flag carrier is set to run direct passenger flights to North Korea for the first time in six years later this month, the latest sign of warmin…
Geopolitics
Hamas calls on Iran to ‘avoid targeting neighbouring countries’
South China Morning Post – World · China
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Saturday called on Iran to refrain from targeting neighbouring countries, while affirming Tehran’s right to defend itsel…
Geopolitics
Hamas urges Iran to halt attacks on Gulf, slams aggression on Tehran
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
The Palestinian group calls for end to Gulf attacks while supporting Tehran’s right to defend against Israel and US.
Geopolitics
The battle on the propaganda front intensifies
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
As the US and Israel battle to control the story of their war against Iran, their messaging gets harder to defend.
Geopolitics
Family pulled from the rubble after US-Israeli strikes on Tehran
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Video shows rescue teams rescuing families from under the rubble after US-Israeli strikes hit residential areas in Tehra
Geopolitics
Another 5 Palestinians killed in Israel’s genocide in Gaza amid wider war
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Israeli forces carry out daily attacks on besieged Gaza, as humanitarian conditions amid Iran war worsen.
Geopolitics
India releases Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk after six months in jail
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Wangchuk was jailed for demanding either Ladakh's full statehood or constitutional protections for tribal communities.
Geopolitics
Germany news: Cuts planned for asylum counseling — reports
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has informed asylum counseling groups of planned cuts to state funding, according to media reports.
Geopolitics
Democratic lead in Georgia special election signals change in party’s fortunes
The Guardian – World · Europe
Race to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat provides glimpse into midterms with Iran and immigration on voters’ mindsEarlier this week, a steady trickle of vote…
Geopolitics
‘We are a completely different political party’: inside the Greens’ membership boom
The Guardian – World · Europe
With membership soaring, the Green party is grappling with logistics, culture shifts and a flood of new activistsIt is, as one Green activist put it, a never-e…
Geopolitics
Hamas urges key ally Iran to halt attacks on Gulf states
BBC News – World · Europe
The Palestinian armed group also affirms Tehran's right to defend itself from "aggression" by the US and Israel.
General
Russian strike on the Kyiv region kills 4, with peace talks stalled
NBC News – World · US
A combined missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded at least 15 overnight into Saturday.
General
Ukrainians abroad confront reality of never returning as relatives at home fight for survival
NBC News – World · US
“Ukraine feels like it was a different life, a different reality, and sometimes I don't even identify myself with that reality anymore,” Mariia Kulia told NBC …
Geopolitics
Canada Takes Its Sovereignty Push to Space
The New York Times – World · US
The country aims to expand domestic satellite systems and cut dependence on American networks like Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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