Iran’s decision to launch ballistic missiles at Israel after months of ceasefire was not only a military message but also an attempt to demonstrate the new balance of power in Tehran. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the driving force behind the decision was Revolutionary Guards commander Ahmad Vahidi, who has emerged … Read more
Hungary announced on Feb. 20 that it will block the European Union’s 90-billion-euro ($107 million) loan to Ukraine until Russian oil flows via the damaged Druzhba pipeline resume. The move comes amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Hungary, one of the EU’s most Kremlin-friendly states, and comes only days before the four-year anniversary of Russia’s … Read more
ByteDance had bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to secure computing power. Published On 26 Nov 202526 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Chinese regulators have barred TikTok-owner ByteDance from deploying Nvidia chips in new data centres. The tech publication The Information … Read more
There are two books this year that are being talked about more than any other, by an order of magnitude. One is Abundance, by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. The other is Dan Wang’s Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future. The relationship between the United States and China is the most important issue in … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says move is response to university’s refusal to comply with Trump demands. US President Donald Trump’s administration has blocked Harvard University’s ability to enrol international students, according to the Department of Homeland Security. In a post on X on Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Trump administration was … Read more
Decision comes after two British nationals born on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the archipelago, claimed the islands should remain under UK control. A British High Court judge has temporarily blocked the government from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The last-minute injunction on Thursday morning came hours before the agreement was … Read more
A plane carrying a number of former Latin American presidents hoping to observe Venezuela’s anticipated elections this weekend was not allowed to take off from Tocumen airport in Panama, the country’s President Jose Raul Mulino said on Friday. The plane carrying former Panamanian president Mireya Moscoso and other ex-presidents was denied permission to “take off … Read more
Tribunal disqualifies Martinelli’s candidacy over 10-year prison sentence for money laundering last year. Panama’s Electoral Tribunal has annulled the candidacy of former President Ricardo Martinelli in the presidential election set for May. The decision, announced late on Monday by the body’s president Alfredo Junca, appears to end Martinelli’s hopes of re-election. It comes a month … Read more
Turkey said on Tuesday (Jan. 2) it would not allow two minehunter ships donated to Ukraine by Britain to transit its waters en route to the Black Sea since it would violate an international pact concerning wartime passage of the straits. Britain said last month it would transfer two Royal Navy minehunter ships to the … Read more
Pakistan’s election panel said it has rejected former prime minister Imran Khan’s bid to contest the 2024 elections from two constituencies. Khan’s nomination papers to contest from his hometown Mianwali, as well as Lahore were rejected, the Election Commission of Pakistan’s Secretary Omar Hamid Khan said in text message on Sunday. Khan has also sought … Read more