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As fireworks light the sky and crowds count down together, communities around the globe welcome 2026. (Image credit: Izhar Khan)...
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As fireworks light the sky and crowds count down together, communities around the globe welcome 2026. (Image credit: Izhar Khan)...
2025 saw the US-China rivalry weaponize every layer of the technology stack—from minerals to models to military doctrine....
Iran has been gripped by demonstrations amid the country's economic crisis, with social discontent fueling open protest against the regime. Media and authorities have pinned the blame on foreign intel...
In Iran, people continue to demonstrate amid the country's economic crisis, with social discontent fueling open protest against the regime. There are also complaints of interference by a foreign intel...
German airline Lufthansa is one of many big-name brands that collaborated with the Nazis during the Holocaust. As the airline celebrates its 100th anniversary, why does its Nazi past continue to fly u...
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - JUNE 24: U.S. Navy sailors stand along the deck as they prepare for the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to depart from the Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, V...
All eyes are on how Beijing’s “Chinese dream” of eventual Taiwan reunification will unfold at a time when the leader of the United States – Taipei’s top international backer – appears less likely to i...
The long-standing alliance between the US and Canada experienced a challenging year after the Trump administration imposed tariffs on the northern neighbor. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI The long-sta...
Businesspeople, students, tourists among those sharing space on the 1,860km TAZARA railway built by China in the 1970s....
A battle over land use is unfolding between northern Tanzania's breathtaking Lake Natron and national parks. Mass evictions from ancestral land to accommodate wealthy tourists is driving some Maasai t...
A parliamentary inquiry has been looking into the policy decisions made to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Germany. The decisions made by key leaders from the time are being questioned....
As bombs fell and famine took hold, Samir Mansour kept delivering books...
Talks about ending the war are really about securing US punishment of the other side...
Beirut is cracking down on traffickers who enjoyed impunity for decades. But the roots of their illicit empires run deep...
The US has hit back at ISIS following a deadly ambush that killed several Americans earlier this month. US Army photo US and partner forces killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS fighters in late December....
From Vance’s shock Munich speech to the release of the Epstein files, Trump’s return to power has shaped the year...
2025 was the year of tariffs and a global shift in economic power....
Many people celebrated Christmas Day with a traditional mass on Thursday, while others enjoyed the holiday with tiramisu at Sydney's Bondi Beach or watching a parade of Ukrainian soldiers in Lviv. In ...
The longtime alliance between the Gulf’s heavyweights has descended into open confrontation...
After 14 years, Cyprus takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1. It will lead during a politically sensitive moment, and aims to shape the EU's role on the ...