Asia Pacific

The border issue in southern Lebanon was never merely a dispute over land or geographic lines. Throughout history, it has been a continuous path of Israeli attempts to encroach on national sovereignty and carve out parts of Lebanese geography. In 2000, following the defeat of the occupation, the …

Shehab Al-Makahleh A Turkish crude oil tanker, Altura, crosses the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, March 16, 2026 (Reuters) Turkey is redistributing its energy sources, a significant portion of which had been linked to Russia in recent years, benefiting from expanded options for purchasing oil and gas, increased …

The Israeli government responded to Britain’s announcement the day before yesterday, Wednesday — a sharply worded statement accompanied by a package of sanctions against settlement — with a response that has become customary in Israel’s brutal temperament toward anyone who criticizes it or tries to limit its criminality: …

By Dan Steinbock              The collision of an aging population, escalating climate damages, and massive remilitarization is set to present an unprecedented, compounding threat to the future well-being of Europeans. On August 27, 2026, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen gave a speech in Paris noting that …

Dr. Ju Hyung Kim Recent footage from Yemen should be taken seriously by South Korea’s defense industry. In August, Houthi media released a video claiming that a Rajum multirotor drone dropped a munition on Saudi Arabia’s M1A2S Abrams tank near Marib. The ammunition appeared to hit the rear …

Global food prices rose in August to their highest level since late 2022 as disruptions linked to the Russia-Ukraine war put renewed pressure on grain markets and Black Sea exports, according to UN data and the Polish Economic Institute (PIE). The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price …

At first glance, a 0.1 percent drop in the EU’s total market production index and a 0.2 percent decline in the euro area for June 2026 might appear trivial—a rounding error, a statistical hiccup, something for economists to debate and policymakers to dismiss. But that would be a …

Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt with a record 43.8% of the vote but fell short of a majority to govern alone, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) slumped to a historic low of 17.2%, according to preliminary …

Pakistan on Wednesday vowed to “strive for dialogue” between the US and Iran to end their months-long war despite the latest escalations. “Despite recent escalations, we remain hopeful and continue to strive for dialogue and diplomacy,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told reporters in Islamabad. The statement came …