Western sanctions imperil ancient trade in Persian carpets
Exports reach lowest levels on record, putting craft of weaving fine rugs at risk...
Dec 26Financial Timeseconomics
Exports reach lowest levels on record, putting craft of weaving fine rugs at risk...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, James J. Townsend Jr, Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council, says that the presence of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Ukraine peace talks in Par...
â Khaleda âZia has died after battling serious illness for months at a hospital in Dhaka....
Unrest tests Islamic republic at a time when it is grappling with intensifying external and domestic pressures...
Nearly 1,000-year-old depiction of Norman Conquest will be on display at British Museum in 2026...
William Lawrence, a professor at American University, says France should pay reparations to Algeria for crimes committed...
US vice-president blasts âleftwing radicalsâ as death sparks anger at tactics used by Trump anti-immigrant squads...
Dogecoin found itself at the center of a controversial political storm, all while being embraced by traditional institutions....
At a moment of regional tension and uncertainty, Israel reported the targeted killing of an Iranian agent in Lebanon....
Zelensky will visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago to discuss raising pressure on Russia, security guarantees and investment in postwar reconstruction....
Giving crypto companies and fintech startups access to accounts at the Federal Reserve is a hedge against debanking by commercial banks....
With debt at record highs and new loans approved, Uganda faces growing pressure. Economists warn the strategy may backfire on future growth....
Latest attacks bring total number of boat strikes to 33 and the number of people killed to at least 110 since September....
The US dollar traded at 1.38 million rials on Wednesday, compared with 430,000 rials when the previous governor took office in 2022....
During a US military operation in Venezuela, troops removed a sitting head of state, President NicolĂĄs Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Gavin Lee welc...
Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an âunprecedentedâ hike in the use of capital punishment. âIt is very alarmi...
All eyes are on how Beijingâs âChinese dreamâ of eventual Taiwan reunification will unfold at a time when the leader of the United States â Taipeiâs top international backer â appears less likely to i...
Bangladesh's first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia â once praised for restoring democracy and empowering millions of women â has died at the age of 80....
A memo from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, obtained by NPR, instructs her staff that visits should be requested at least seven days in advance. (Image credit: Stephen Maturen)...
US President Donald Trump proposes setting the military budget at $1.5 trillion in 2027, saying it would allow the US to build a 'dream military.'...