Iran Has Nearly Completely Shut Down the Internet Amid Mass Protests

An Economic Crisis and External Pressure Have Made This Wave of Unrest the Largest in Years

“This Was an Attack on the American People.”

Vance Accused the Woman Killed in Minneapolis of Obstructing a Federal Operation and Defended the ICE Agent

Europe Is Seriously Preparing for a Scenario in Which the United States Seizes Greenland

Diplomacy and Money Are Seen as the Only Real Tools of Response, With a Military Option Considered Highly Unrealistic

Trump Is Developing a Strategy to Establish Control Over Venezuela’s Oil Industry

The White House Plans to Use PdVSA to Push Global Oil Prices Down to $50 a Barrel and Squeeze Out Russia and China

Berlin Is Growing Accustomed to Speaking of War as an Inevitability

Those Who Place Human Life Above the “Right Side of History” Increasingly Feel Like a Minority

Macron Accused the Trump Administration of Abandoning International Rules

He Cited the Situation in Venezuela and U.S. Claims on Greenland as Examples

The U.S. Senate Has Begun Consideration of a Resolution Limiting Donald Trump’s Authority to Use Military Force in Venezuela

The Move Is Procedural, Opening the Way for Debate Rather Than Imposing a Substantive Ban

A Complete Blackout Has Hit Dnipro and Several Cities Across the Region

All Thermal Power Plants Are Shut Down, Leaving Hospitals, the Metro, and Electric Trains Without Power, While Air Raid Sirens Are Silent

Eurozone Inflation Fell to 2 Percent in December

The ECB Expects More Resilient Economic Growth Than Previously Assumed

Protests Erupt in Minneapolis After a Woman Is Killed by ICE Officers

The Mayor Demands the Agency’s Withdrawal as the FBI Launches an Investigation

The United States Detained Two Sanctioned “Shadow Fleet” Tankers Carrying Oil From Venezuela, Iran, and Russia

Bella 1 (Marinera) Was Intercepted After Reflagging as Russian and an Attempt by Moscow to Provide Military Escort

Alternative for Germany Overtakes CDU/CSU for the First Time in a GMS Poll

The Party Leads With 27% and Records a Historic Margin Over the Conservative Bloc

Keir Starmer Fails to Explain How a U.S. Invasion of Venezuela Differs From Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

“At This Point, We Do Not Have the Full Picture”

Germany’s Chancellor Called for Stripping Ukrainian Teenagers of Alternatives to Military Service

Merz Effectively Backed a Ban on Men Aged 18–22 Leaving the Country and Tied It Directly to Europe’s Security

Saudi Arabia Carried Out Airstrikes in Southern Yemen, Targeting an Area Linked to the Leader of the Southern Transitional Council

Riyadh Accused Aidarus al-Zubaidi of Preparing a Forceful Escalation and Marked a Sharp Deterioration in Relations With the UAE

A Singapore Court Sentences Two Defendants in the Wirecard Case to Lengthy Prison Terms for Document Forgery

These Are the Harshest Sentences Handed Down in the Company’s Collapse So Far

Hawks Are Gaining the Upper Hand in the White House

The Strike on Venezuela Showed That a Hard-Line Foreign Policy No Longer Faces Resistance From the MAGA Base

Hierarchy Instead of Universal Rules

How International Law Operates in Today’s World and Why Its Violation Does Not Carry the Same Consequences for Everyone

Trump Called His October Meeting With Xi “Magnificent,” but the United States and China Failed to Formalize Trade Arrangements

This Leaves Key Commitments Unclear and Reduces the Chances of a Large-Scale Deal in 2026

Greenland Becomes a Test for Europe

Tusk Warns That Without Unity and Strength, the Continent Will Be Weak and Divided

U.S. Visa Sanctions Against European Regulators Shift the Digital Regulation Dispute Into a Cold War Logic

Relations Between Washington and the European Union Enter a Phase of Political Confrontation

The European Union Shifts From Negotiations to Strict Enforcement of Digital Laws Against Google, Meta, Apple, and X in 2026

Brussels Must Decide How Far It Is Willing to Go Without Turning Regulation Into Geopolitical Confrontation

Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Erosion Are Destroying Coastal Areas Worldwide

Photographs Show How Water Is Gradually Stripping Millions of People of Their Homes

Roman Abramovich Refuses to Transfer £2.5 Billion From the Sale of Chelsea to Ukraine

He Is Challenging the UK Authorities’ Demand and Preparing for Legal Action Against the British Government

James Blair Becomes the White House’s Chief Political Strategist and Takes Charge of the 2026 Midterm Elections

His High-Risk Decisions in Trump’s Campaign Delivered Victory but Deepened Tensions Within the Republican Party

Silver Loses Nearly 9 Percent in a Single Day After a Rapid Price Surge

A Market Correction Drags Down Gold and Other Precious Metals

The UK and France Carried Out a Joint Strike on an Islamic State Target in Syria

An Attack on an Underground Weapons Depot Near Palmyra Was Part of Efforts to Contain the Group’s Resurgence

Europe Has Lost Control Over Cloud and Digital Infrastructure and Can No Longer Keep Data Inside the EU

Cybersecurity and AI Depend on US Companies, While EU Regulators Block the Development of Domestic Solutions

Tesla Sales Fall for a Second Straight Year, Dropping to Their Lowest Level Since 2022

BYD Overtakes Musk’s Company in Global Electric Vehicle Sales for the First Full Year

Some of the Earliest Creators of Twitter and Pinterest Are Offering an Alternative to Conventional Social Networks

Their App, Tangle, Rethinks Communication by Focusing on Personal Intentions and Mutual Support