Amnesty International Iran Researcher Raha Bahreini paints a harrowing portrait of a nation under siege by its own government. Amid an internet blackout, reports of systemic, indiscriminate violence h...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Donald Trump. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took aim at US defense contractors on Tuesday. He said they'...
Shortfall comes as President Macron’s fragile minority government struggles to cut deficit...
Gold hits record high as US president insists he will ‘acquire’ island...
Trump-headed body could mediate in countries such as Ukraine and Venezuela...
As the world flocks to Davos, the host country ponders a population cap...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s military purge has intensified sharply, with the party now investigating the last two top military officials who had survived earlier crackdowns. The vice chair of the Cent...
China’s top counter-espionage agency has warned that overseas entities are attempting to steal the country’s geographic data through covert mapping operations that threaten national security. Foreign ...
Eight countries cut planned borrowing under scheme as deadline to spend the cash looms...
Population falls for fourth year in a row as policymakers struggle with demographic crisis...
Abundant but largely untapped rare earth deposits could offer leverage as diplomatic ties improve...
There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing...
Conservatives will come to see a unified continent as the only defence against America and China...
China placed its most senior military officer and another top general under investigation for suspected “serious” disciplinary violations, extending a corruption push that has hollowed out the leaders...
Scott Ellis is a millionaire who supports higher taxes for the wealthy, including himself. Courtesy of Scott Ellis Scott Ellis is a Silicon Valley millionaire who supports California's proposed wealth...
Syria's government said a drone strike by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces killed seven of its soldiers on Wednesday, though the SDF denied this, in an incident that threatens to derail a cea...
The warning comes as Canberra moves to close digital-asset regulatory gaps through long-awaited licensing legislation....
Tensions remain high in Minneapolis as protesters continued to clash with law enforcement overnight going into Friday....
Banks such as Citigroup and Wells Fargo say capping rates would limit credit and hurt economic growth...
EU leaders to meet as US president drops tariffs and military threat to take Arctic island from Denmark...