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US Strikes Iranian Soil as Gulf States Unite Against Tehran's Regional Assault
American warplanes hit targets on Qeshm Island and in Goruk as Iran simultaneously launched missiles and drones at Kuwait. The Gulf's patience — and Washington's — has run out.
US and Iran Trade Strikes Across the Gulf — While Both Claim the Ceasefire Still Stands
American warplanes hit Iranian radar and drone facilities on Saturday and Sunday. Iranian drones and missiles reached Kuwait. Neither side says the war is back on — which should alarm you more, not less.
Armenia's June 7 Vote Is a Referendum on Leaving Russia's Orbit for Good
A landslide is projected for Pashinyan's pro-Western bloc, and the Kremlin knows exactly what that means. What happens next in Yerevan could redraw the strategic map of the South Caucasus.
Fed's Powell warns politicizing central bank would erode public trust By Investing.com
Investing.com -- Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Sunday cautioned that politicizing the central bank could undermine public confidence, in his first public comments since completing his eight-year tenure leading the institution. Powell delivered the warning while accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. "Democratic institutions take much time, effort, and patience to build but can be torn down all too quickly," Powell said
Brooklyn Rivera Died in Ortega's Custody. Nicaragua Hid Him for Two Years First.
The Miskito leader was secretly detained for nearly three years before his government even admitted he existed as a prisoner. Now he's dead, and Managua wants the world to accept a one-line medical explanation.
Arizona Is Testing Your Catch for 'Forever Chemicals' — and the Answer Won't Be Pretty
The state is finally screening fish in more than 25 lakes for PFAS — compounds linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and developmental harm. The science of why it took this long is the real story.
Putin Calls Pashinyan After Astana Summit — But Armenia Is Already Walking Out the Door
Russia's president rang his Armenian counterpart to debrief on the Eurasian Economic Union's latest gathering. The call is cordial. The relationship is not.
Alpine Villages Shut Europe's Backbone: Brenner Residents Draw a Line in the Exhaust
Thousands of Austrians blockaded the Brenner motorway — one of Europe's most critical freight corridors — demanding relief from decades of truck pollution and tourist gridlock. When your valley is a concrete flyover for the continent's commerce, eventually you stop asking nicely.
NATO's 5% Pledge Is the Bill Coming Due for 30 Years of Free-Riding
The Hague summit's new defense spending target didn't emerge from strategic clarity — it emerged from decades of American subsidy finally running out. Here's why the imbalance lasted as long as it did, and why the reckoning is now.
Israeli Forces Cross the Litani — Nabatieh Is Next
For the first time in nearly two decades, Israeli ground troops have pushed past the Litani River into deeper Lebanese territory. Nabatieh, one of the south's largest cities, now sits in the crosshairs.
Colombia's Runoff Is a Real Choice — and the Establishment Hates That
A self-described anti-woke lawyer with Trumpist sympathies and a Petro-aligned senator are heading to a second round. The Latin American right's momentum just got a serious test case.
A Drone Hit Europe's Largest Nuclear Plant. Both Sides Deny It.
Physical damage at Zaporizhzhia is confirmed by the IAEA's own inspectors on the ground. What isn't confirmed is who pulled the trigger — and that ambiguity is precisely the problem.
Democrats' Maine Senate Hope Is Cracking Under the Weight of His Own Texts
Graham Platner, the Democrat running to flip Maine's Senate seat, is fighting to survive revelations that his own wife warned his campaign about sexually explicit messages he allegedly sent other women. His party's biggest surrogates are no longer pretending everything is fine.
France and UK Board Russian Shadow-Fleet Tanker in Atlantic — Moscow Calls It Piracy
The French Navy boarded a sanctioned vessel named the Tagor in international waters, with British support — a direct strike at the infrastructure keeping Russian oil money flowing. Moscow's furious reaction only underscores how much the operation stung.
India Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Myanmar's Junta Chief — and Calls It Diplomacy
New Delhi hosted Min Aung Hlaing, the general who seized power in a 2021 coup and whose forces stand accused of mass atrocities, as a legitimate head of state. The warm reception signals India's strategic calculus has decisively overridden its democratic rhetoric.
Australia Drops New Subs for Secondhand Fleet — and Calls the Retreat a Win
Canberra has quietly abandoned plans to buy brand-new Virginia-class submarines, opting instead for a third used boat from an already-stretched US Navy. The government is selling the climb-down as fiscal prudence; the strategic math is harder to spin.
Trump Sets July 4 Ultimatum for EU: Zero Tariffs or Pay More
After a phone call with the European Commission president, Trump declared a July 4 deadline for a sweeping trade capitulation — then the EU quietly said it hadn't agreed to anything. The gap between those two accounts is the whole story.
Hegseth Praises Asia, Scolds Europe — NATO's Loyalty Test Is Now About the Money
At the Shangri-La Dialogue, America's defense secretary made the alliance's new terms explicit: pay up or lose standing. Europe's reassurances sounded rehearsed by comparison.
Zaporizhzhia Drone Strike: Russia Points the Finger, Ukraine Calls It a Staged Lie
A drone struck Unit No. 6 of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant — and both sides are pointing at each other. With the world's largest nuclear facility already on a knife's edge, the question of who pulled the trigger matters enormously.
Trump Declares Iran 'Wants a Deal' While Missiles Still Fly Near Hormuz
Airstrikes resumed over the weekend near the world's most critical oil chokepoint — yet the White House insists a deal is close. Both claims cannot fully be true.
Iran Pulls the Plug on U.S. Back-Channel Talks — and Hormuz Is Now on the Table
Tehran has suspended message exchanges with Washington through intermediaries, citing Israeli strikes on Lebanon as a deal-breaker. With the Strait of Hormuz explicitly threatened, the global oil market just became a hostage in a war the United States insists it isn't fighting.
US Fires Hellfire Into Civilian Cargo Ship in Gulf of Oman — Welcome to the Blockade
The Pentagon just shot a missile into a commercial vessel on international waters. Whether you call it enforcement or escalation depends entirely on who you ask — and the US isn't asking.
Convoy Attack on TMC's Abhishek Banerjee Escalates Bengal's Post-Poll War
Stones, eggs, and 'chor' chants met Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur — and now he's threatening Supreme Court action. In West Bengal, political violence isn't background noise; it's the main event.
Trump Hands Turkey's Ambassador a Three-Country Portfolio — and a Poisoned Chalice
Tom Barrack now speaks for Washington in Ankara, Damascus, and Baghdad simultaneously. The consolidation is either a masterstroke of regional leverage or a signal that the U.S. has no real strategy — just one very busy man.
Magyar Moves to Rewrite Hungary's Constitution and Eject Orbán's Hand-Picked President
New Prime Minister Péter Magyar isn't waiting for Tamás Sulyok to leave quietly — he's going straight for the founding document. The message to what remains of the Orbán apparatus: the remodel starts now.
UK Cancels Travel Authorisation for Two US Commentators Who Criticised Israel
Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker had their Electronic Travel Authorisations revoked before they could speak at SXSW London. The Home Office won't say exactly why — and that silence is doing a lot of work.
55 Dead After Explosives Depot Blows Apart a Myanmar Village the World Wasn't Watching
A building packed with gelignite detonated at midday in Kaung Tat, a village in TNLA-controlled Shan State three kilometers from China's border, killing at least 55 civilians and wounding more than 70. The rebel group that stored the explosives says it's investigating. That answer is not enough.
Romania's Forensic Report Nails the Galați Drone: It Was Russian, Full Stop
A finalized technical investigation by Romania's Ministry of National Defense has concluded without ambiguity that the drone which struck an apartment block in Galați was a Russian Geran-2 — the same weapon Moscow has been raining on Ukrainian cities for years. Putin's on-the-record denial has now been answered with physical evidence, and NATO's eastern flank has a new problem it can no longer paper over.
Iran Is Rewriting the Nuclear Draft — and Turning the Strait of Hormuz Into a Toll Road
Tehran has begun revising Washington's latest proposed memorandum of understanding, making clear no deal is close. Meanwhile, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is openly managing ship traffic through the world's most critical oil chokepoint — and calling it coordination.
Obi-Kwankwaso 2027: A 'Partnership' Pledge That Nigeria's Constitution Doesn't Recognize
Peter Obi has named Rabiu Kwankwaso his running mate and vowed the VP slot will be a real partnership — not ceremonial window dressing. The Nigerian constitution, however, was written with a very different arrangement in mind.
Ukraine Drones Hit Russian Port Tanker and Oil Depot in Deepening Shadow War on Energy
Overnight Ukrainian drone strikes set a tanker and oil depot ablaze inside southern Russia, pushing the war's front line further into civilian infrastructure. Two injured, fires contained — but the message is unmistakable.
Hamburg Voters Reject Olympics — Again. The IOC's Charm Offensive Has a Germany Problem.
For the second time in a decade, Hamburg's residents have told the International Olympic Committee and its domestic cheerleaders exactly where to file their bid. When a city votes no twice, that's not cold feet — that's a verdict.
US Military Has Now Killed 200+ People on Drug Boats. Almost No One Is Asking Why.
The Pentagon's undeclared maritime war in the Pacific and Caribbean has quietly crossed a grim milestone. The legal authority, the evidence standard, and the body count deserve far more scrutiny than they're getting.
Becerra's 'Get Out The Vote' Push Draws Five Rows of Empty Chairs
The California attorney general turned gubernatorial frontrunner threw a noon rally at a West Hollywood bar. The bar barely noticed. With the primary days away, enthusiasm gaps are real — and harder to spin than polling margins.
Ukraine's Drone War Reaches Deep Into Russia's Energy Heartland
Ukrainian drones are dismantling Russia's petroleum backbone, one refinery at a time. The Volga is no longer a safe rear.
BJP Fills Out Bengal Cabinet Fast — 35 Ministers Sworn In, Portfolios Still TBD
Suvendu Adhikari's government reached full cabinet strength Monday as 35 BJP legislators took their oaths at Raj Bhawan. The speed signals ambition; the missing portfolio list signals the hard negotiations haven't ended.
Pacific Nations Stop Waiting for America — and Start Arming Each Other
From Tokyo to Singapore, Indo-Pacific governments are quietly rewriting their security calculus. Washington is still invited, but it's no longer indispensable.
DK Shivakumar Wins Karnataka's Long Game — But the High Command Still Holds the Leash
After years of being Congress's crisis fixer and fundraiser-in-chief, DK Shivakumar finally gets the chair — on terms his party's central leadership will quietly dictate. The June 3 oath is a milestone, not a mandate.
Delhi Police Dismantle ISI-Backed Cell That Plotted Grenade Attacks Over Bandra Mosque Demolition
Eight men arrested across three states after a 17-day operation expose a transnational network threading Pakistan's spy apparatus, Dubai handlers, and Mumbai crime money into a domestic attack plot. The trigger, police say, was a municipal demolition — weaponized by handlers operating out of Bangkok and Karachi.
Iran's President Says He Isn't Going Anywhere — But the IRGC Question Won't Die
A single-source report that Masoud Pezeshkian resigned over a Revolutionary Guard takeover of the state sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles mid-ceasefire talks. The denial came fast — but the underlying power struggle it points to is very real.
Japan Calls China's 'Remilitarisation' Charge a Deflection — Points to Beijing's Nuclear Arsenal
At Asia's premier security forum, Tokyo and Beijing traded the sharpest accusations in years over who is actually destabilising the Indo-Pacific. The answer, as usual, depends entirely on who is doing the counting.
India's New CDS Takes Charge With a China-Pakistan Brief and a Reform Mandate
General NS Raja Subramani steps into the most powerful uniformed post in India as his predecessor's unfinished theaterisation project waits on his desk. The man replacing him is no bureaucratic placeholder — he built his career reading Beijing and Rawalpindi.
Kemp Calls Georgia Back Into Session — and Black Lawmakers Say They Know Exactly Why
Georgia's governor is summoning the legislature to redraw district maps before 2028. Critics say the real goal is surgical dilution of Black political power — and the timing makes that case hard to dismiss.
Nepal's New PM Breaks Taboo: Both Sides Have Encroached — Now He's Calling London and Beijing
In his first parliamentary address, Nepal's PM Balen Shah said the quiet part out loud: Nepal has encroached on Indian territory too. Now he's internationalizing a dispute Delhi would rather keep bilateral.
Palace Had Andrew's Damning Envoy Emails for Six Years — and Said Nothing
Court documents reveal Buckingham Palace received 30,000 emails in 2020 showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaked confidential government intelligence as a trade envoy. The institution sat on them. Now survivors are calling it what it looks like: a cover-up.
Israeli Soldiers Describe Killing Palestinians Near Ceasefire Line 'With Pleasure'
Combat reservists stationed near Gaza's so-called yellow line say troops openly celebrated strikes on Palestinian civilians after the October ceasefire took hold. Their accounts expose a chasm between what commanders have announced and what soldiers say is actually happening on the ground.
Ex-Elite Cop Held Without Bail in Murder of Man Who Testified Against Power
A former Special Task Force operator accused of killing a key witness before South Africa's Madlanga Commission has been denied bail — the magistrate citing live witness tampering and flight risks. The state's case against impunity just got a lot more serious.
Pentagon Signs AI War Deals With Big Tech While Its Own Generals Say Slow Down
The Defense Department has locked in battlefield AI partnerships with seven of the most powerful tech companies on Earth. Quietly, senior military officers are warning that the rush could get people killed.
Thousands of Mandelson Documents Drop Monday — and Downing Street Can't Stop Them
A second tranche of files on Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to Washington is set to land in Parliament, forced out by a humble address vote the government lost. What's inside may be worse for Keir Starmer than the first batch.