A new exhibition at the University of Toronto reveals that the current strategic scramble for the Arctic, highlighted by U.S. interest in Greenland, has deep roots in 19th-century ambitions for territory and resources, offering historical context to today's geopolitical tensions.
Reuters has learned the Justice Department's key civil rights unit has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors and scaled back probes into police excessive force, raising concerns over accountability following high-profile shootings.
International hunger monitors confirm famine conditions have spread to two additional towns in Sudan's Darfur region, signaling a rapid deterioration months after initial warnings in el-Fasher.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued a public apology to victims of Jeffrey Epstein, expressing regret over his December appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.S. Ambassador after learning of the "depth and darkness" of Mandelson's friendship with the convicted sex offender.
As volatile gold prices test the limits of ordinary budgets, a growing number of Pakistanis are pivoting to silver, seeking both a store of value and a foothold in the precious metals rally.
Prediction markets show a significant surge in bets favoring a renewed nuclear agreement between Washington and Tehran by year's end, even as political rhetoric remains cautious.
The Himalayan kingdom transferred Bitcoin holdings worth $22 million to institutional counterparties as prices slid, with analysts characterizing the move as part of routine treasury management rather than a sign of distress.
Amid escalating trade tensions and geopolitical friction, European investors are quietly reassessing their massive holdings of U.S. debt. While a full-scale 'fire sale' remains a distant prospect, the mere discussion signals a fraying of transatlantic trust with potential to destabilize global markets.
As Russia intensifies winter attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, negotiators from both sides, with U.S. envoys present, continue high-stakes talks seeking a path to end the nearly four-year war, despite a reported surge in civilian casualties.
Three Chinese legislators with senior roles in the defense, aerospace, and nuclear sectors have been removed from their posts, state media announced. The move follows a high-profile investigation into a top general and comes as Beijing intensifies its military modernization campaign.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has formally requested France to provide historical maps and documents from its colonial administration to help mediate a protracted and occasionally violent border conflict with neighboring Thailand.
In one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria this year, armed assailants stormed two villages in Kwara state, killing scores of civilians and burning homes to the ground. The assault underscores the alarming spread of the country's overlapping security crises beyond their traditional strongholds.
The final pillar of U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control collapsed Thursday as the New START treaty expired, leaving the world's two largest atomic arsenals without verifiable limits for the first time in decades and stoking fears of a destabilizing new arms race.
A detailed military doctrine published by an IRGC-linked outlet outlines Iran's multi-front strategy for a potential conflict with the United States, leveraging proxies, cyber warfare, and control of vital oil shipping lanes to offset American technological superiority.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino asserts judicial independence after Supreme Court voids Hong Kong firm's canal port contracts, triggering a sharp rebuke from Beijing and highlighting escalating US-China tensions in Latin America.
Beijing has sharply criticized Washington's push to form a preferential trade bloc among allies for critical minerals, warning that such 'small group' rules undermine the multilateral trading system.
Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping held a comprehensive phone discussion covering Iran sanctions, trade tensions, and Taiwan, as Washington seeks to rally international pressure on Tehran. The call precedes a planned presidential visit to Beijing in April.
In a pivotal phone conversation, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the escalating crisis in Iran, with Washington intensifying pressure on Beijing and other nations to sever ties with the Islamic Republic.
As American and Iranian officials prepare for indirect discussions in Muscat, analysts weigh the prospects for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal and the broader implications for regional stability.
France's top representative in Taipei asserts that naval transits through the sensitive waterway are exercises in defending maritime norms, not deliberate provocations against Beijing.
