Politics

As Iran's 85-year-old Supreme Leader ages, the secretive process of selecting his successor could reshape Middle Eastern geopolitics and global energy markets

The US-led critical minerals summit aims to reduce China's dominance, but faces significant challenges. What this means for global supply chains and everyday consumers.

Premier Li Qiang delivers annual work report as China's National People's Congress opens, setting economic targets amid structural challenges and shifting US relations.

Trump's promise to pivot away from Middle East quagmires to counter China is crumbling as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates into regional war.

Japan sees 118% surge in illegal filming cases to 9,962 in 2025. Organized networks involving educators, police, and politicians expose systematic digital sex crimes

As US forces sink Iranian vessel and Israel expands Lebanon operations, Trump claims war advantage. Analysis of the growing Middle East conflict and international response dilemmas.

Five days after Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei's death, sustained airstrikes across Iran have killed over 1,000. Leadership succession accelerates amid regional war fears.

China invested $23.9 billion in 363 global ports over 25 years, creating supply chain safeguards despite losing Panama Canal control. New study reveals strategic maritime dominance.

Brazil's Congress unanimously ratifies the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, but European farmers protest and France demands safeguards in this $22 trillion market integration.

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra takes home MWC 2026's Best in Show award with industry-first privacy display and AI improvements. But what does this win really signal about the smartphone industry's future direction?

The Republican-controlled Senate defeated a bipartisan resolution to limit Trump's Iran military actions as the Pentagon pledges to accelerate operations in an escalating Middle East conflict.

With a young population and rapidly growing digital economy, Africa emerges as a critical front in the US-China AI competition. By 2050, one in four people globally will be African