Politics

Trump Paints Iran Into a Corner With ‘Begging’ Claim and No-Return Threat

President Donald Trump used a combination of humiliation and threat to pressure Iran on Thursday, claiming publicly that Iranian negotiators were "begging" for a deal from a position of...

Netanyahu Reassures Israel on Social Media as Strikes Hit Targets Across Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used X to post a video from a local café confirming that Israel...

Anwar Gargash: UAE Has the Right to Defend Itself Against Iranian Aggression

Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, issued a firm public statement on Saturday condemning Iran's missile...

Zelensky Arrives in Washington With a Solution — Leaves Without a Decision

Volodymyr Zelensky came to Washington last August with something concrete: a counter-drone solution developed through years of real...

Trump Steers the Biggest Confrontation With Iran Since 1979 — and Wants Total Victory

The relationship between the United States and Iran has been hostile since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. But...

The Unexpected Harvest: Netanyahu Claims War Yields a Crop of Peace Opportunities

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed an unexpected harvest from the fields of war, suggesting that the conflict with Hezbollah has yielded a surprising...

The Road to Ruin: A Timeline of Nepal’s Descent into Chaos

The recent explosion of violence in Nepal was not a sudden storm but a hurricane that had been forecast for years. A look back...

A New Bloc of Leaders: Challenging the Western-Led Order in Beijing

Dozens of world leaders have converged on Beijing, a clear sign of a new bloc of nations emerging to challenge the Western-led global order....

Trump’s “Fentanyl Crisis” Justification for Tariffs Dismissed by Court

A U.S. appeals court ruling that invalidated Donald Trump’s global tariffs also implicitly dismissed one of his more controversial justifications: that the policy was...

Federal Court Victory Advances Trump’s Vision of Immigration System Accountability

Wednesday's appellate ruling validates the Trump administration's argument that immigration system accountability requires ending programs that allow indefinite residence without permanent status pathways. The...

Budget Bill’s ‘Alarming’ Fiscal Situation: Watchdog Expresses Grave Concerns

The passage of Donald Trump's budget bill has exacerbated an "already alarming fiscal situation," according to Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a...