UN investigators are demanding an immediate halt to hostilities after US airstrikes on Iran killed civilians in recent weeks. Meanwhile, more than 4,000 people have been displaced in Yemen as the regional crisis deepens.
The European Commission’s energy directorate is grappling with a significant staffing shortage following the latest round of internal transfers. Dozens of experienced officials have moved to other departments, leaving critical policy files understaffed at a pivotal moment for EU energy policy.
The U.S. opened G20 energy talks in Houston Monday promoting “energy abundance” as Trump’s war against Iran drives crude prices to their highest levels in years. Delegations from China, India, Germany and Saudi Arabia face a packed — and deeply tense — agenda.
Houthi rebels claimed a missile and drone strike on a Saudi military base Sunday as renewed fighting across western Yemen killed hundreds and forced more than 40,000 civilians to flee. The escalation has raised fresh fears of a wider regional confrontation with no ceasefire in sight.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon to warn of an enduring Islamist threat and draw a direct link to Iran. His combative remarks marked a sharp departure from the day’s more traditional tone of mourning and remembrance.
Thursday’s Republican midterms convention revealed sharp strategic shifts on immigration, the economy, and Social Security. Here are the four moments that will define the party’s closing argument heading into November.
Climate hazards disrupted schooling for hundreds of millions of children in 2025, with floods, extreme heat, and cyclones turning classrooms into crisis zones. From Papua New Guinea to Bangladesh, a generation is losing an education to a crisis they didn’t create.
Hundreds of Burundian nationals have flooded their embassy in Nairobi seeking travel documents to return home after Kenya intensified its crackdown on foreign traders. The move has drawn sharp criticism from Senegal’s newly appointed Prime Minister, who used his first address to parliament to call out what he described as a dangerous rise in xenophobic politics across the continent.
Germany’s AfD is pressing rival parties to enter coalition talks after winning a state election but falling three seats short of a majority. Every other major party has so far refused.
A major Peterson Institute report maps out how European trade policy could evolve by 2050, warning of growing tensions with China, the U.S., and climate-driven trade barriers. The choices Europe makes in the next decade will define its global economic standing for generations.
