Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth Pushes "NATO 3.0" Reboot, Tells Allies to Take the Lead on European Defence
The message delivered by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at NATO headquarters in Brussels this week was, in its broad ...
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Pakistan's Period Tax Repeal Marks Rare Legal Win for Women's Health Advocates
For years, menstrual hygiene products in Pakistan carried a tax burden that advocates argued amounted to a discriminator...
Trump and Meloni Trade Public Barbs Over Disputed Account of G7 Photo Request
Diplomatic relationships between the United States and its closest allies have weathered considerable strain throughout ...
Iran Says It Has Closed the Strait of Hormuz Again, Hours Before Crucial Switzerland Talks
The memorandum of understanding signed at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday was supposed to mark the beginning of th...
Ukraine Strikes Russian Air Base Deep Inside Russia as Drone War Escalates Further
Ukraine's long-range strike campaign against targets deep inside Russian territory has become one of the defining featur...
Netanyahu's Government Faces Mounting Pressure as Israel's War Cabinet Splinters Over Lebanon Strategy
Benjamin Netanyahu has navigated coalition crises before, more of them than almost any other democratically elected lead...
Israel and Hezbollah Reach a Ceasefire - But an Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon Lands Hours Later
For four months, the question hanging over every ceasefire announcement in the Iran conflict has been the same: what hap...
Ukraine Hits Moscow's Oil Refinery for a Second Time in One Week in Its Biggest-Ever Drone Attack
On Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, Ukraine sent something unprecedented toward Russia: 555 drones, targeting more ...
Trump Signs the Iran MOU at the Palace of Versailles - And the 60-Day Clock Begins
The Palace of Versailles has hosted some remarkable moments in diplomatic history. The peace treaty that ended the First...
Trump Arrives at G7 in Evian Touting Iran Deal as European Allies Voice Old Grievances
There was a notable spring in President Trump's step as he disembarked Air Force One at Geneva airport on June 15, 2026,...