Politics

Russia has carried out deadly missile strikes targeting Ukrainian residential areas and critical energy infrastructure. PRISM analyzes the strategic implications of this latest escalation in the ongoing conflict.

28 people were abducted in central Nigeria by armed gunmen demanding ransom. The incident highlights the country's ongoing kidnap-for-ransom crisis and comes amid international scrutiny over its security situation.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz declared the military will never fully withdraw from Gaza, planning new army outposts in defiance of a US-backed peace plan signed in October. The move challenges the fragile ceasefire and signals a push for settlement expansion.

A new lawsuit over the NYPD's controversial post-9/11 surveillance of Muslims presents a major test for NYC's first Muslim mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, who campaigned on ending such practices.

On December 23, 2025, Israeli forces conducted a large-scale raid in Palestinian neighborhoods north of East Jerusalem, demolishing shops and clashing with residents. At least three injuries were reported.

A series of high-level visits by Japanese lawmakers to Taiwan is deepening ties with Taipei but risks further escalating tensions with Beijing, putting Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's diplomacy to the test.

From Israel's vow to 'never leave Gaza' to Russia's war in Ukraine, a global trend of hardline rhetoric is replacing diplomacy, shrinking the space for peaceful resolution.

CBS News is facing accusations of political censorship after pulling a "60 Minutes" report on an El Salvadoran prison used by the Trump administration, sparking fears the network is bowing to political pressure.

The US Trade Representative has formally determined China's semiconductor drive is a threat to US commerce, launching a new tariff that starts at 0% and is set to rise in 18 months, on June 23, 2027.

Gaza's top health official warns of an 'unprecedented collapse' as Israeli blockade chokes off vital medical supplies, leaving 20,000 patients waiting for treatment and risking mass casualties.

Russia has launched a deadly attack on Ukraine's energy grid, while a fragile truce holds in Syria and violence escalates in the West Bank. An analysis of the world's major conflict flashpoints.

Chinese authorities are investigating a major scandal at a state-run museum where staff allegedly sold cultural treasures. The case, involving a 16th-century painting, raises questions about institutional corruption and governance in China.