Politics

Iran war: Germany calls conflict economic 'catastrophe'

The comments by German Defense Minister Pistorius come amid mixed signals over negotiations to end the war.

Briefing: French court finds Swiss Islamic scholar Ramadan guilty of rape, sentences him to 18 years

Strategic angle: Tariq Ramadan's absence from court due to health issues was deemed insufficient by the judge.

Briefing: War with Iran disrupts fertilizer exports as U.S. farmers prepare for planting season

Strategic angle: Gulf states are major fertilizer producers, and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn.

Briefing: Vote transfers between France's right and far right are increasingly common

Strategic angle: Voters in recent municipal elections have shown a trend of alternating support between the far right and mainstream right to counter leftist candidates.

Briefing: Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says US has linked security guarantees to ceding of Donbas

Strategic angle: Ukrainian president says peace deal proposed by US included ceding land to Russia.

Hungary's foreign minister admits calling Lavrov during key EU meetings

Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó confirms regular communication with Russian counterpart during private EU discussions.

Briefing: The sensuality of Henri Rousseau's paintings at the Musée de l'Orangerie

Strategic angle: The exhibition 'Henri Rousseau: A Painter's Ambition' offers a stimulating reinterpretation of the artist's work, highlighting his rigor and discipline.

Briefing: Middle East war live: Israel carries out fresh wave of strikes across Iran

Strategic angle: Israel's military has launched new strikes in Iran amid ongoing tensions and refusal to negotiate a peace deal.

Briefing: Australia bans visitors from Iran for 6 months amid war

Strategic angle: Australia is concerned Iranian visitors may overstay their visas because of the war in the Middle East.

UN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’

Briefing: Cuba's escalating health crisis is 'deeply concerning,' says WHO chief

Strategic angle: WHO Director-General highlights severe health impacts due to energy shortages in Cuba.

Briefing: Pierre Buhler, former diplomat: 'We are witnessing a worrying crack in the European edifice'

Strategic angle: The former ambassador highlights the divisions among European Union member states over how to approach relations with the US.

Briefing: Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly

Strategic angle: The Gulf's hub airports made long-distance travel cheaper - but now their future looks unclear.

Briefing: Ukrainian energy official: Lifting Russia oil sanctions is ‘wrong approach’

Strategic angle: A Ukrainian energy official criticizes the idea of lifting sanctions on Russian oil, emphasizing the potential negative consequences.

Oil prices ease and stock markets jump as hopes rise for an end to the Iran war

Oil prices ease and stock markets jump as hopes rise for an end to the Iran war.

Briefing: Newsom: Social media verdict should be ‘moment of reckoning’ for Big Tech

Strategic angle: California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for accountability in the tech industry following recent social media verdicts.

Iran war: Tehran sets own terms to end war, rejects US plan

Tehran has outlined its conditions to conclude the conflict, dismissing a 15-point proposal from the US, according to state media.

Emblematic MeToo trial of Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan awaits verdict

Tariq Ramadan, a well-known Swiss-Egyptian Islamic scholar, has been tried in absentia for the rape of three women in Paris, with the verdict to fall on March 25.

North Korea holds lavish welcome for Belarus president

A grand welcome in Pyongyang united North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko amidst Western criticism.

Briefing: US ties Ukraine security guarantees to Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says

Strategic angle: Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky stated that the US is linking security guarantees to Ukraine's cession of the Russian-occupied Donbas region.