Geopolitics & international affairs
Pope Leo XIV used his first major address on American soil to praise the United States’ history of welcoming immigrants, a message that stood in stark contrast to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Speaking in Philadelphia on the eve of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the pontiff urged Americans to live up to the ideals […]
The UN nuclear watchdog says inspections of Iran’s nuclear program are possible in principle. The harder question is whether Tehran will allow meaningful access after more than a year of zero international oversight. IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi confirmed to the agency’s board that inspectors have returned to Iran and have carried out inspections at facilities […]
The funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei begins today in Tehran, four months after he was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28. The regime hopes to see millions flood the streets of the capital in scenes reminiscent of the burial of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, when an estimated […]
The Ukrainian military is proving it can blow up pretty much whatever it wants inside Russia. Fewer and fewer places feel safe inside the country, as oil facilities, weapons factories, military convoys and bomber bases burn with increasing regularity. The FP-5 Flamingo, a Ukrainian-made subsonic cruise missile with a range of 3,000 kilometers, has been […]
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that the coming months will be decisive for Poland’s security, as concerns grow that Russia could test NATO’s resolve on the alliance’s eastern flank. Speaking after media reports of a planned Russian attack against a NATO member, Tusk said Poland is preparing for “various” scenarios and urged political […]
Germany cannot be ashamed of its defense effort, Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters in Berlin on Friday, after Donald Trump called NATO spending levels “ridiculous” and suggested the United States may stop carrying a disproportionate share of the alliance’s burden. The exchange, which comes as NATO leaders prepare to meet in Ankara next week, is […]
President Donald Trump said Thursday it is “ridiculous” for the United States to continue its “one-sided” relationship with NATO, less than a week before alliance leaders gather for a summit in Ankara. The outburst, posted on his Truth Social platform, is the latest escalation in a confrontation that has been building since the Iran war […]
Democrats are preparing a storm of subpoenas targeting President Donald Trump’s finances, intent on exposing what they call “the most lucrative presidency in American history.” The push, first reported by Axios, comes after Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure revealed $2.2 billion in income, an unprecedented sum for a sitting president. The scale of the figure is […]
E. Jean Carroll is calling on Donald Trump to pay the $5 million a jury awarded her after finding the president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. The call comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal, exhausting the president’s legal options in the case. The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s petition […]
E. Jean Carroll is calling on Donald Trump to pay the $5 million a jury awarded her after finding the president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. The call comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Trump’s appeal, exhausting the president’s legal options in the case. The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s petition […]
