Diplomacy & Crisis News

The announcement came less than two hours before Trump’s deadline was set to expire.

The ruling party has unveiled a draft law that strips voters of the chance to elect the president.

Ma Xingrui is the latest official ensnared by anti-corruption purges.

T-minus four hours until either Tehran accepts a cease-fire deal or the United States attacks Iran’s civilian infrastructure.

Baghdad doesn’t control much of its own territory.

Reading the tea leaves in South Asia and the Middle East, Beijing is positioning itself as a peacemaker and a stabilizing force in the present geopolitical flux. 

Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish FA after "Islamophobic and xenophobic" chants during a friendly between Spain and Egypt last month.

Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a reminder of how everything is fair game in an era of great-power competition.

The Iran war is not merely an economic shock for the Philippines, it is a strategic stress test of the Marcos Jr. administration’s pro-U.S. alignment. 

The destruction of infrastructure is killing ordinary people.

Insights from Frank Dikötter

« Depuis 6 heures ce matin, M. Donald Trump a mis ses menaces à exécution. Son administration a coupé tous les services numériques américains pour l'ensemble de l'Union européenne. Les liaisons ne seront rétablies que si la Commission annule l'amende record infligée à Amazon et Tesla pour (…) / Technologies de l'information, Multinationales, États-Unis, France, Infrastructures

Das Aussendepartement stört sich am Entscheid des israelischen Parlaments, das Terror mit dem Tod bestrafen will.

A weaker, angrier, more suspicious regime with a less cautious supreme leader and leverage over Hormuz. What could go wrong?

Die Unfallversicherung muss eigentlich bezahlen, wenn eine Frau vergewaltigt wird – ausser sie wurde zuvor mit K.-o.-Tropfen widerstandsunfähig gemacht. Eine kleine Gesetzeslücke benachteiligt jährlich Dutzende von Opfern.

L'impopularité du premier ministre Benyamin Netanyahou n'aura pas empêché une majorité d'Israéliens d'approuver sans réserve la guerre menée contre l'Iran. Au-delà du traumatisme né de l'attaque du 7 octobre 2023, cette union sacrée éclaire les contradictions de la société et son refus d'entamer (…) / Israël, Iran, Conflit, Nationalisme, Société, Armée

Iran will likely control the waterway. The question is whether diplomats find a way of making that workable.

The centuries-old Fanti Carnival returned to Nigeria on Monday with a burst of colour and spectacle.

East Asia has long balanced the competing dynamics of competition and cooperation, yet the challenge of navigating them has never been greater. 

Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated a multi-million-dollar operation, using torture to raise money.