The story of the current government shutdown is a chronology of failure, marked by a series of predictable and nearly identical failed votes in the US Senate. On Wednesday, for the sixth time in just over a week, the chamber failed to advance legislation to reopen the government, a repeated exercise in futility that has only served to deepen the crisis.
The sequence of events...
Confidence is growing in Washington that an end to the two-year Gaza war is near, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio declaring, "90 per cent of this has been worked out." The deal, which has the backing of President Donald Trump, has reportedly been accepted in principle by Hamas, with final logistical talks now underway.
At the heart of the agreement is a plan to...
Critics of the Trump administration's university "compact" are warning of a dangerous "slippery slope," arguing that the plan sets a precedent that could lead...
A potential U.S. policy shift to "oppose" Taiwanese independence, as demanded by China, would send alarming ripples across the entire Indo-Pacific, deeply unsettling key...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is walking a political tightrope as he enters a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday, facing immense pressure...
Israel is shifting its focus from battle lines to negotiation tables on its northern border, according to a major policy announcement by Prime Minister...
President Donald Trump issued a sharp rebuke to his British hosts on Thursday, declaring that the United States will not support any unilateral recognition...
The dreaded "spillover effect" of the Ukraine war has become a reality for NATO after Russian drones breached Polish airspace, prompting President Donald Trump...
Peter Mandelson has made an audacious bid to secure Britain's long-term relevance on the world stage, using a landmark speech to outline his strategy....
The geopolitical narrative this week is a tale of two summits with starkly contrasting messages. In Paris, Emmanuel Macron announced a 26-nation accord for...