The founder of NVIDIA has matched vision with hard work for more than three decades. Today, the world's biggest tech firms rely in his company's chips. No wonder he has Donald Trump's ear.
The Gulf states are showing that their security is indivisible and that they will pursue their defence from any that offer it, creating a new 'strategic autonomy' borne of the Trump era.
Riyadh wants the powerful NVIDIA processors to help it develop an Arabic large language model. With the US reassured over technology transfer risks, an export licence is forthcoming.
There was visible warmth when the US and Syrian presidents met in the Oval Office last month, with some even speculating a Trump visit to Damascus. But there is much to do before that happens.
The US President has caught up with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan by proscribing some chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist entities. What comes next?
Prominent conservative journalists and politicians have broken ranks to call out Israeli crimes against Arab Christians. The effects continue to ripple through Donald Trump's support base.
Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to 'major non-NATO ally' status, but bigger issues of normalisation with Israel and a binding security treaty need more time. Nonetheless, this is a huge step forward.
Fort Knox's undervalued bullion could help the nation with its debt if it is given a more up-to-date price tag, some say. Others think it could lead to a global monetary realignment.
From kidnapping Venezuela's president to proposing the annexation of Greenland, Trump appears to be the most 'imperialist' leader the US has had in decades
From Yemen and Syria to Sudan and Libya, there is a concerted effort to reassert state authority and thwart moves toward the proliferation of quasi-states and fragmentation
A decisive Syrian military campaign, coupled with diplomatic pressure from Türkiye, the US, and Israel, has forced the SDF into a far-reaching integration deal with Damascus
This could be a decisive year for Beijing as long-running strategies collide with harsher geopolitical realities. The outcomes will shape global power balances well beyond 2026.