Category: International

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 — Iran’s president declared on Saturday that the nation will never give in to outside pressure, as he honored the country’s Paralympic medalists for their determination and courage, according to Mehr News Agency. Speaking at a ceremony in Tehran, Masoud Pezeshkian praised the athletes as symbols of resilience, saying their refusal to […]

BERLIN/BEIJING, Feb. 21 — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to China next week for his first official visit since taking office, in what observers describe as a delicate effort to rebalance one of Europe’s most important economic relationships, according to The News. From Feb. 24 to 27, Merz is expected to meet Chinese Premier […]

For a moment on Friday, it looked like the courts had finally stopped Donald Trump in his tracks. The United States Supreme Court, in a sharp 6–3 ruling, declared that the sweeping tariffs the president had imposed using emergency powers were simply unconstitutional, according to Euro News. The majority was clear; taxing authority belongs to […]

In a world that rarely slows down, two of its most consequential foreign ministers found time on Friday for a phone call that carried far more weight than its quiet, diplomatic surface suggested, according to Tasnim News Agency. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi picked up the phone and dialled his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and […]

In the shimmering blue expanse of the Mediterranean Sea, a colossal symbol of American power has arrived, casting long shadows over the volatile waters of international diplomacy. On February 20, 2026, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar, marking a dramatic escalation in […]

European steel exports to the United States have fallen sharply since Washington imposed steep tariffs on metal imports, according to industry data released in Brussels on Friday. The decline highlights growing strain in transatlantic trade and renewed pressure for a fair agreement between the two sides The drop follows sweeping duties introduced by U.S. President […]

France and India Are Building Fighter Jets Together and That Changes Everything When Emmanuel Macron touched down in New Delhi for a three-day visit, he came with more than diplomatic pleasantries. He came with a deal that could reshape the military balance of an already volatile region, according to Reuters. France and India are set […]

The United Nations does not use the phrase “ethnic cleansing” lightly. On Thursday, it used it anyway, according to Arab News. In a damning new report covering a full year of conflict from November 2024 through October 2025, the UN human rights office concluded that Israel’s intensified military campaigns, its systematic destruction of Palestinian neighborhoods, […]

In the shadow of rising storm clouds over the Middle East, Germany has taken a cautious step back from its military outpost in northern Iraq. Just weeks after extending its commitment to the region, Berlin announced a temporary pullback of troops from Erbil, the bustling heart of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, according to Hurriyet Daily News. […]

Pakistan’s defence minister has warned that his country may carry out further air strikes inside Afghanistan if Kabul fails to curb militant groups operating from its territory, underscoring rising regional tensions after a deadly attack in Islamabad, according to The Express Tribune. Speaking in an interview with FRANCE 24 on Wednesday, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif […]