Analysis

Key Points Russia continues to pursue its strategic objectives in Ukraine while facing military, economic and diplomatic pressures. Its partnership with China provides important diplomatic and economic support, but does not eliminate asymmetries between the two powers. Energy exports, sanctions, battlefield developments and US policy remain central to …

  Key Points The 3 November 2026 midterm elections will determine control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. Cost-of-living pressures, immigration and public dissatisfaction are central to the campaign. The war involving Iran has connected foreign policy directly to energy prices and …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh Key Points The Iran war and restrictions on navigation through the Strait of Hormuz have made regional security inseparable from global energy and economic stability. Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan and European powers are exploring diplomatic channels to contain escalation. Gulf states face a strategic …

A blockbuster IPO filing, a cheaper computer-operating model and an efficiency race: the artificial-intelligence industry is moving from promise to proof, with new questions about security, jobs and pricing power.

Meta is raising nearly $100 billion in the biggest equity sale in its history, and its chip suppliers are buying in. It is a sign of how capital-hungry the AI race has become, and of the circular money flows that worry skeptics.

With roughly 85 percent of ballots counted, neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot’s reaches 61 seats. Record Arab-party strength could decide who governs, or whether Israelis return to the polls.

Dutch gas prices have hit their highest level since 2022 as Qatari LNG stays bottled up. Meanwhile, Moscow used a gas-exporters’ summit to argue the world cannot do without Russian supply.

Moscow, Kyiv and Washington say they will meet again in the UAE in the first half of November. The talks are real, but so are the clocks ticking around them.

The Federal Reserve announces its decision at 2 PM ET today. Markets expect a pause, but oil near $100, gold above $4,000 and war-driven inflation are rewriting the script.