What Xi wants from Trump as Beijing seeks leverage in high-stakes summit
President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a moment when both...
Asia
US-backed pipeline proposal targets global reliance on Strait of Hormuz amid Iran threats
A new U.S.-backed proposal to build a network of overland energy pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz is gaining attention...
May Day protests across Europe and Asia turn into anti-American, anti-Israel political battlegrounds
May Day demonstrations across Europe and Asia on Friday revealed how International Workers’ Day is increasingly transforming from a traditional...
Hegseth Brags of a Deadlier War Machine as U.S. Unleashes “Devastating Civilian Harm Globally”
President Donald Trump has imperiled civilians across the globe in an unprecedented fashion, outpacing his record of civilian harm during...
Russia built global recruitment pipeline targeting vulnerable migrants for Ukraine war: report
Russia has built what human rights investigators describe as a global pipeline recruiting vulnerable foreign nationals into its war against...
Hormuz crisis spurs $24B Iraq trade corridor as Gulf routes shift
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development...
US economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage as collapse risks emerge
U.S. economic pressure on Iran has reached one of its most powerful points in decades, but inconsistent enforcement has prevented...
Iran escalates Hormuz ‘tit-for-tat,’ seizes ship tied to billionaire close to Trump, Macron
Tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz April 22 after Iran’s IRGC seized two vessels in what analysts describe as...
Ships seized by Iranians ‘armed to the teeth’ along Strait of Hormuz have been taken toward port: report
The two container ships seized by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz have been taken toward the port of Bandar...
These Middle Eastern News Sites Are Actually U.S. Government Propaganda Operations
Al-Fassel and Pishtaz News look like typical news websites. They have neatly designed homepages and active social media accounts, where...
‘Gate of Tears’ at risk: Iran threatens major new global chokepoint if US moves on Hormuz
Iran could retaliate against a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by directing its Houthi allies to disrupt...
DOGE Cuts Left U.S. Unable to Help Americans Stranded in Iran War Zone
When the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, it put as many as 1 million Americans living in...
North Korean laborers describe brutal forced labor in Russia: ‘Working like a cow, earning nothing’
"Wake up before 6 a.m. to the Russian winter. Walk to the construction site as a group. Work from 7...
Iran-linked influence campaign pushes anti-Israel messaging disguised as US voices: report
A new analysis of social media activity during the opening days of Operation Epic Fury suggests that much of the...
Iran conflict tests Pakistan amid own border clashes as Islamabad touted as venue for US-Tehran talks
Pakistan is walking a tightrope as the Iran war intensifies, with that balance growing more precarious with each passing day.Islamabad...
