NATO's upcoming leaders' summit on 7-8 July is gaining significance amid renewed questions about US commitment to the alliance. While concerns have grown across Europe following remarks from Donald Trump and other US officials, Turkish leaders are presenting the...
China has released a new white paper on global governance, expanding President Xi Jinping’s Global Governance Initiative (GGI) and presenting Beijing as a defender of developing nations and the UN-based international order. The document also contains indirect criticism of...
Reports of rising tensions between the Taliban leadership and prominent Tajik commander Juma Khan Fateh in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province have intensified speculation about internal divisions within the movement. Media reports claim Taliban forces were deployed to parts of the...
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian used his visit to Islamabad to reaffirm that Tehran will not negotiate over its ballistic missile programme while signalling a broader push to strengthen regional partnerships after the recent Iran-US memorandum of understanding (MoU). The...
Ukraine has announced what Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyy called the most significant reform of military service in the country’s history. The package, unveiled on 12 June 2026, introduces new contract terms, higher military pay, service-duration guarantees and deferred mobilisation periods,...
Russia’s benchmark MOEX Index fell 4.2% on 22 June to 2,318 points, marking its lowest level since March 2023 and its steepest one-day decline since September 2022. The sell-off reflected growing investor concerns over prolonged high interest rates, geopolitical...
Turkmenistan and China have launched a major gas expansion project at the Galkynysh field under a $5.1 billion agreement that will add 10 billion cubic metres (bcm) of annual production capacity. The project is expected to support Turkmenistan’s plans...
Andy Burnham is widely expected to become the United Kingdom’s next Prime Minister following the resignation of Keir Starmer, who stepped down after Labour’s disappointing performance in recent local elections triggered growing unrest within the party. Burnham is now...
Niger’s armed forces suffered one of their deadliest setbacks in recent months after a series of militant attacks between 17 and 19 June reportedly killed at least 265 soldiers. According to reports from LSI Africa and the Wamaps security...
Turkey’s ousted opposition leader Ozgur Ozel has announced that his team is prepared to establish a new political party if ongoing legal efforts to regain control of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) fail. Ozel said his priority remains staying...