From southern Lebanon to the Golan Heights and the West Bank, military invasions and occupation are creating new realities on the ground and pushing Israel’s lines of control beyond their previous…

From $130tn in 2005 to more than $365tn in 2026, debt has effectively become a permanent fixture in the global economy, with governments and businesses increasingly feeling the heat.The 2008 crisis…

When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the US this week, coinciding with the UN General Assembly meeting, trade, technology, and security will dominate the agenda, among other issues. A 24…

The Panama Canal has scaled back its daily ship transits from 36 to 32 as of 15 September, as declining rainfall threatens its water supply. At the same time, the Atlantic hurricane season has…

Between the risks of distraction and cyberbullying and the promise of better academic performance, school phone bans are producing mixed results while policies worldwide seek to protect learning time…

Russia is expanding a network of military and drone-launch facilities along its western border, bringing parts of NATO territory within range of its newest long-range attack drones. A Telegraph…

A US naval blockade has disrupted Iran’s traditional trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing Tehran to rely on land, rail and Caspian corridors. Iran shares almost 6,000 km of land borders…

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…