In the Pacific, the US and Japan are looking to exploit deep-sea mineral resources to counter China’s dominance of rare-earth supply chains, amid environmental concerns and unresolved international…

The Iran war did more than send oil prices higher. It repeatedly forced markets to reassess the risks with every dispute, agreement or period of deadlock in a conflict shaped by US and Israeli…

A new road bridge linking Russia and North Korea is nearing completion across the Tumen River, creating the first direct road connection between the two countries. The Khasan-Tumangang bridge—a two…

An enrichment complex buried deep in a mountain south of Tehran could be beyond the reach of the world's most powerful bunker-buster bombs

US Vice-President JD Vance has been leading talks with Iran but criticised pro-Israel lawmakers for claiming that the US would have to pay $300bn to rebuild the country. So, what's the deal?

Submarine cables form a strategic infrastructure in the age of AI

Overlapping interests in energy and geopolitics have led to competing maritime claims, disputes over trade corridors, and fights over fighter jets and Syria. It all adds up to a new strategic rivalry

The pace of Kyiv's attacks on its enemy's energy infrastructure is increasing, as are the length of queues outside Russian petrol stations

Novel treatments are precisely targeting tumours and harnessing the immune system to fight cancer

The FIFA World Cup is widely regarded as one of the hardest trophies to win in sport. Over more than nine decades of competition, only eight nations have become world champions—a remarkably small…