Politics
Thailand and Cambodia Agree New Border Ceasefire After Renewed Fighting
Thailand and Cambodia have again agreed to a ceasefire after renewed fighting along their disputed border, almost exactly a year after the crisis that killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands in 2025.
NATO Pledges €70 Billion for Ukraine as Europe Takes Larger Security Role
The NATO summit in Ankara has ended with one of the alliance’s largest commitments to Ukraine since the war began. NATO members pledged €70 billion in military equipment, assistance and training for Ukraine during 2026,…
Trump Pushes for Ukraine Peace as Russia’s War Enters a New Diplomatic Phase
Donald Trump has held separate calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, again presenting the United States as the central mediator capable of bringing the Ukraine war towards…
NATO Summit Shifts More of Europe’s Defence Burden Away From Washington
This week’s NATO summit has made something increasingly clear about the transatlantic alliance: Europe is no longer debating whether it needs to assume substantially greater responsibility for its own defence, but how quickly it can…
Colombia Elects Iván Cepeda as Petro’s Left-Wing Project Survives
Colombia has elected Iván Cepeda president, keeping the political left in power after Gustavo Petro and challenging the assumption that Colombia’s 2022 turn to the left was simply a temporary reaction against the traditional establishment.
Trump Announces US-Iran Peace Deal After Months of War
After more than three months of war, failed ceasefires, blockades and negotiations, the United States and Iran have finally agreed on the text of a deal intended to end the conflict. Donald Trump says the…
Pashinyan Wins Armenia Election Despite Russian Pressure
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party has won today’s parliamentary election, preserving his government at one of the most consequential moments in Armenia’s post-Soviet history. The campaign was shaped by much more than…
India Overtakes Japan to Become World’s Fourth-Largest Economy
India has reached a symbolic economic milestone: on current IMF projections, its nominal GDP is moving past Japan’s, making India the world’s fourth-largest economy behind the United States, China and Germany, with the prospect of…
India-Pakistan Water Dispute Deepens as Indus Treaty Becomes Strategic Leverage
The latest India-Pakistan crisis is moving beyond terrorism and military retaliation into something potentially more structural: water. India continues to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the April 2025 Pahalgam terrorist attack,…
India and Pakistan Face New Crisis After Kashmir Attack
India and Pakistan are again facing a dangerous deterioration in relations after a major militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir triggered accusations, military alerts and increasingly confrontational rhetoric across the border. New Delhi has linked…
Philippines Election Tests Marcos as Duterte Alliance Collapses
The Philippines is approaching another major political confrontation as the alliance that brought Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte to power has effectively collapsed into open rivalry. Their partnership in 2022 was electorally formidable because…
India and EU Sign Historic Trade Deal After Nearly Two Decades of Negotiations
India and the European Union have signed a long-awaited free trade agreement after negotiations stretching, with interruptions, across almost two decades. The agreement links an Indian economy of more than 1.4 billion people with the…
