Paraguay has formally adopted a defence framework with the United States regulating the temporary presence of American military personnel in the country, a move that follows Washington’s evolving geopolitical strategy in Latin America. »»»

Paraguay has formally adopted a defence framework with the United States regulating the temporary presence of American military personnel in the country, a move that follows Washington’s evolving geopolitical strategy in Latin America. »»»

Chile entered a new political phase as conservative leader José Antonio Kast formally assumed the presidency during a March 11 ceremony at the National Congress in Valparaíso, outlining an agenda focused on public security and stricter migration controls. »»»

Chile entered a new political phase as conservative leader José Antonio Kast formally assumed the presidency during a March 11 ceremony at the National Congress in Valparaíso, outlining an agenda focused on public security and stricter migration controls. »»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

An informal system of “permits-for-passage” through the Straits of Hormuz is emerging after Tehran has started to grant navigation permission to oil tankers headed to “friendly countries" with cargos of oil and gas. A tank»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

Iran has told regional intermediaries that any ceasefire with the US and Israel must be tied to sweeping security guarantees and compensation, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies amid a widening regional conflict. Accord»»»

Escalating hostilities across the Middle East are stripping about $600mn a day from the region’s tourism economy as flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel anxiety trigger mass cancellations, Emerging Travel reported. »»»

Kazakhstan’s referendum on adopting a new constitution takes place this Sunday (March 15). Officials say the new document will help lead the Central Asian country into the future, but any constitutional referendum always triggers concerns that among the many changes proposed are some that benefit t»»»

The Czech ruling coalition has drafted a bill aimed at curtailing non-governmental organisation (NGO) activities in the country. Critics of the bill say it imitates Russian legislation aimed at restricting the activities o»»»

The Czech ruling coalition has drafted a bill aimed at curtailing non-governmental organisation (NGO) activities in the country. Critics of the bill say it imitates Russian legislation aimed at restricting the activities o»»»

The National Bank of Poland (NBP) is prepared to begin active management of its gold reserves and to direct an unrealised revaluation gain of about PLN197bn (€46.3bn) to defence spending over several years, Adam Glapiński said on March 11. »»»

The Czech ruling coalition has drafted a bill aimed at curtailing non-governmental organisation (NGO) activities in the country. Critics of the bill say it imitates Russian legislation aimed at restricting the activities o»»»

The price of Russian crude rose above the level assumed in the country’s federal budget for the first time in more than a year on the back of turmoil on the international energy markets as the Middle East conflict reshapes Moscow’s finances. However, the ever-cautious Ministry of Finance (MinFin) i»»»

​   The combined wealth of Russia’s billionaires is now $696.5bn, more than the combined savings of the entire Russian population and almost»»»

The Hungarian parliament passed a resolution on March 10 rejecting Ukraine’s EU membership, military support for Ukraine, the transformation of the EU into a military alliance, and measures that "undermine the sovereignty of member states," state news agency MTI reports. »»»

International securities depository Clearstream plans to expand foreign investor access to Ukrainian debt instruments in the second quarter of 2026, including municipal and infrastructure bonds, as the country seeks to broaden financing options for post-war reconstruction, reported Ukraine Business»»»

The KGB was reputed to favor a characteristic test to take the measure of a man: Place him in a deliberately trying situation and observe how he responds. The premise was deceptively simple: Under acute pressure even a carefully composed façade would collapse, and true nature would stand revealed. »»»

Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan Erlist Akunbekov has taken personal control of measures to ensure veterinary safety. During a working trip to the regions, he visited several farms and met with local livestock breeders, farm managers, and representative»»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One)All praise is due to Allah, the Originator and the Restorer, who spreads His mercy over His servants— “And He is the Protecting Friend, the Praiseworthy.” (Qurʾān 42:28). Glory be to Him, the Breaker of every tyrant and stubborn oppressor— “Indeed, the seizure of your Lord»»»

US House lawmakers on Wednesday examined Jeffrey Epstein’s financial empire as a committee questioned his former accountant in a closed-door deposition. Richard Kahn, an executor of Epstein’s estate, told lawmakers he had not seen evidence of abuse but described how the financier accumulated hundre»»»

Right wing hardliner Jose Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s president Wednesday, marking the nation’s most stark shift to the right since since the brutal dictatorship of general Augusto Pinochet, whom Kast greatly admires. Kast vowed in his inaugural address to follow through on sweep»»»

Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader, has declared in his first public statement read on state television Thursday, that he would keep the Strait of Hormuz shut to pressure the United States and Israel, as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of winding down. Iran's new supreme leader »»»

Footage from January and February 2026 captures Israeli aircraft spraying herbicides over agricultural land in southern Syria. The FRANCE 24 Observers team spoke to a farmer who described the significant losses resulting from these spraying operations. Videos sent to our team show Israeli planes fl»»»

Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Dr H. A. Hellyer, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for Defence and International Security Studies in London. The succession process currently unfolding in Iran must be understood within the extraordinary context of wartim»»»

Warfare's always evolving, sometimes slowly: Napoleon’s armies traveled only as those of Julius Caesar. Sometimes, faster than commanders can process: see the futile carnage of World War I. The pace of change on the battlefield today? Fast, very fast. Introducing the first war brought to you by art»»»