African fighters in the Russian army reveal a global system of human disposability, where economic inequality, migration, and war make certain lives visible only in moments of selective outrage
The US and Israel carried out strikes across Iran, and Tehran has retaliated by striking US/Israeli assets across the region. Could this turn into the regional war analysts have been warning about?
Military strategists have long warned that war should be waged only if those waging it know what they want to achieve. Herein lies a problem: Washington's war aims in Iran are incoherent.
The regional rivals aren't just fighting over freshwater supplies. Cairo sees Addis Ababa's bid for Red Sea access as part of a wider fragmentation strategy.
Quick, in-and-out precision operations that inflict maximum damage with minimum US casualties have long been a favoured tool of US presidents. Is Trump planning one for Iran?
Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.
Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence
The convicted sex offender rose from obscurity, brushing shoulders with the worlds elite. His suspicious suicide in August 2019 has left a trail of unanswered questions and conspiracy theories behind.
Trump will be wondering if a military confrontation with Iran would help or hurt his dwindling popularity at home, making his decision to strike one of the riskiest bets of his presidency
Washington and Beijing have much to discuss during Donald Trump's visit. As they meet, both presidents will find that they are playing with different hands.
Jerome Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh, takes the reins at a critical fiscal moment, as inflationary pressures caused by the US war on Iran begin to take effect worldwide.
Britons seem fed up with establishment parties after Labour's disastrous performance in this week's local elections, and the Tories' similar failure two years ago
This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema