Middle East

Trump and Netanyahu Optimistic About Gaza Ceasefire Deal This Week
Trump and Netanyahu Optimistic About Gaza Ceasefire Deal This Week

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed optimism on Tuesday about an imminent ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking from Washington, Trump said there is a “very good chance” a settlement could be reached this week or next, calling it a “great opportunity.” Netanyahu, in an interview with ...

Immigration Dominates London–Paris Talks
Immigration Dominates London–Paris Talks

It was the issue that hovered over the visit, that was present in every conversation, though absent from the red carpet. On Wednesday, July 9, illegal immigration across the English Channel took center stage as French President Emmanuel Macron met with the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. So far this year, more than 20,000 ...

FBI Opens Criminal Probe into Former FBI, CIA Directors
FBI Opens Criminal Probe into Former FBI, CIA Directors

The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into its former director James Comey and ex-CIA chief John Brennan, two prominent critics of President Donald Trump, US media reported. Fox News Digital said the probe involved "potential wrongdoing" related to the investigation into claims of Russian interference in the 2016 election won by Trump and ...

Macron Turns to Politics on Second Day of UK State Visit
Macron Turns to Politics on Second Day of UK State Visit

French President Emmanuel Macron held talks Wednesday with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as the issue of small-boat crossings of the Channel dominated the second day of his UK state visit. It was all smiles as Starmer welcomed Macron to his Downing Street residence and office. The UK leader said, "we think alike; we work together," as he described ...

Yemen's Houthis Claim Recent Deadly Red Sea Attack on Merchant Ship
Yemen's Houthis Claim Recent Deadly Red Sea Attack on Merchant Ship

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility Wednesday for a deadly attack earlier this week that sank a merchant vessel, the second ship to be hit in less than 24 hours as the rebels resume their campaign in the key waterway. Operation Aspides, the EU naval task force deployed to the Red Sea in response to the Houthi attacks, has said ...

Turkey and the PKK: Turning Point or Political Mirage?
Turkey and the PKK: Turning Point or Political Mirage?

More than four decades after the start of an armed insurgency that has claimed over 45,000 lives, an announcement made on July 9, 2025, could mark a decisive turning point in Turkey’s modern history. Speaking from his isolated prison cell on the island of Imrali, Abdullah Öcalan, the historic leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party ...

The Economics of Peace: How Trade Disarms Nations
The Economics of Peace: How Trade Disarms Nations

Warlords often repeat the same line to their followers: We know what’s best for you, and you must fight for a cause we’ve already defined. But in a world where conflicts can be resolved through law, why drive people into violence that is both senseless and costly? War: A Losing Proposition In societies built on cooperation and the rule of ...

The Silent Killer: Europe’s Deadly Heatwave
VideosThe Silent Killer: Europe’s Deadly Heatwave

Over 2,305 lives lost in just 10 days. A brutal heatwave, intensified by climate change, swept through 12 major European cities. Most victims were elderly, dying quietly in homes or hospitals. Scientists link two-thirds of these deaths to human-driven climate change. With each record-breaking summer, the message is clear: this is a crisis, and ...

Superman: Return of a Reinvented Hero in a Chaotic World
VideosSuperman: Return of a Reinvented Hero in a Chaotic World

After more than ten years away, Superman makes his grand return to the big screen. Under the direction of James Gunn, the myth is being reinvented: a more human, vulnerable hero, facing doubts and the tensions of a fractured world.

Raphaël Rodriguez: The French Chemist Challenging Cancer Cells’ Achilles’ Heel
SpotlightRaphaël Rodriguez: The French Chemist Challenging Cancer Cells’ Achilles’ Heel

At the Curie Institute in the heart of Paris, a low-profile chemist is taking on one of the biggest puzzles in modern cancer research. Raphaël Rodriguez, a research director at the CNRS, has spent years investigating how metastatic cells —scattered, dormant tumor cells that often evade treatment — manage to defy medicine. More importantly, he ...