US-Israel strikes on Iran are disrupting trade, raising costs and shifting alliances. How is the escalating conflict shaping Iran’s political, economic and security ties with African states, especially in the Sahel?
Southeast Asian governments have largely struck a cautious tone after the joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran, even as the conflict widens across the Middle East and disrupts energy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
In the war with the US and Israel, Iran is largely on its own. The regime is relying primarily on its missile and drone systems and has no intention of surrendering.
US President Donald Trump has lashed out against Spain after it condemned US attacks on Iran. Will both countries break off ties?
The resotration of diplomatic relations between the United States and Venezuela is seen as a sign of thawing relations after US forces captured former President Nicolas Maduro and brought him to a jail in New York.
The beleaguered Iranian regime, with very few international allies, has been counting on Moscow’s support amid the ongoing US-Israeli strikes, but so far it has been left deeply disappointed.
The leaders of the far-right Golden Dawn party were convicted in Greece of having led a criminal organization in a landmark ruling in 2020. An appeals court upheld that decision.
British police arrested three men, including the husband of a sitting MP, on suspicion of spying for China. The news comes weeks after Keir Starmer traveled to Beijing in a bid to repair ties with the country.
The country is aiming to become a global hub for artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure. But AI data centers’ enormous energy and water demands present a challenge.
As tensions rise across the Middle East, Kenyans fear economic shocks, disrupted exports and risks to the more than 400,000 Kenyans working in Gulf states.
