Russia is burning, but don’t expect Putin to blink
On the streets of Moscow, disgruntled drivers wait patiently for gasoline in a long line of cars and trucks amid an acute national shortage. Many have spent the entire day,…
Fresh US-Iran strikes expose fragility of MoU, with contest over Strait of Hormuz: Chinese expert
Less than a week after the US and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reducing tensions, the situation has taken another twist with both sides exchanging military…
Germans are researching their Nazi past as the far right urges them to move on
German political scientist Jürgen Falter has devoted much of his career to studying Nazi membership records and has written extensively on the rise of Adolf Hitler and his party. He…
Australian man arrested after Thai teen girl found dead in suitcase
The family of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya said they were devastated by her death, for which an Australian man has been…
China discovers globally rare coral reef blue hole at Huangyan Dao, first verified of its kind in the country
China has discovered a globally rare coral reef growth structure-type marine blue hole at Huangyan Dao, marking the first coral reef blue hole explored and verified in the country so…
Trump’s Gulf allies fear his Iran agreement is a ‘disastrous turning point’
For decades, leaders of Arab nations in the Persian Gulf viewed their relationship with the United States as a strategic partnership. Donald Trump often saw it differently. “King, we’re protecting…