Will Trump’s Iran war ‘loyalty test’ spell the end of Nato?
The US-Israel war on Iran could push Nato closer to becoming a “nominal” alliance, although it was unlikely to disband any time soon, a...
Middle East crisis is pushing China to deepen Latin America ties
The Iran war has been framed as a Middle East crisis with global energy consequences. That is true, but incomplete. It is also reshaping...
Netanyahu corruption trial to resume on Sunday after Israel eases war restrictions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will resume on Sunday, the Jerusalem District Court confirmed, after emergency restrictions imposed during the conflict with...
Russian special envoy in US to meet Trump administration officials
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev is currently in the United States and is meeting members of US President Donald Trump’s administration...
Brazil on track to fill China beef export quota by May as prices hit all-time high
Brazil is set to exhaust its annual beef export quota to China by early May, industry officials said, as cattle prices hit a nominal...
Melania Trump denies any ties to Epstein or knowledge of his crimes
US first lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes, saying on Thursday that the “stories are completely...
Russia criminalises denial of ‘Soviet genocide’ by Nazis during World War II
Russia has formally designated Nazi crimes against the Soviet population during World War II as genocide and criminalised their denial, after President Vladimir Putin...
Chinese-American playwright Alex Lin channels family tensions into breakout New York works
Six years ago, Chinese-American playwright Alex Lin was pursuing a career in tech, doing what she called “the stable thing” and promising herself she’d...
Trump’s tariff threat on European cars escalates global trade tensions
US President Donald Trump said he plans to impose a 20 per cent tariff on all cars imported from the European Union unless the...