Afghanistan has transformed from a chaotic battlefield into a functioning but deeply authoritarian state...

...and he promised to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory

China is winning the digital infrastructure race in more countries than you think...

Targets expanded from refineries to Wildberries warehouses to now the Russian space agency Roscosmos...

...Houthis have supplied Somali pirate cells with advanced weaponry, military training and precision GPS tracking devices to pinpoint commercial hulls...

How legal is it to discriminate in Berlin? The swimming day for only Black people may have faced legal challenges...

NK: New joint drills in South Korea look different, will be more dangerous, compared to all prior recent ones...

...outcomes will be decided in West Asia... Imperial efforts (including hybrid pressure and alliance-building) are Hail Mary attempts to sustain the old order amid petrodollar strains...

A significant share of the revoked visas also involved allegations of child abuse, sexual assault, embezzlement and reckless driving...

Among the more expensive & vulnerable targets of the conflict...

Accuses US of being more "deeply involved" in targeting Russian territory, submits letter to State Dept...

Spillover breaches from Ukraine war becoming more common...

Zakharova: "no grounds for half-measures that merely grant the Kyiv regime a temporary ​breathing space."

What do you think will happen?

Ordinary Brits scrub filthy signs while local councils prioritize ideology and vanity projects...

Family members confront Navy with reports of mental health crisis, poor conditions

Putin reasserted Russia's territorial claims & protested Japan's ongoing pro-Ukraine stance...

WaPo says CIA had 'low confidence' in alleged Iranian threat...

Iranians can "live in this stalemate at the moment – it hurts them, but it’s not existential & I think that’s the problem the US has now."