Doug LaMalfa, a Republican Congressman from California, has died unexpectedly at age 65, colleagues announced on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump offered a tribute to LaMalfa, saying he wanted “to express our tremendous sorrow at the loss of a…

Doug LaMalfa, a Republican Congressman from California, has died unexpectedly at age 65, colleagues announced on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump offered a tribute to LaMalfa, saying he wanted “to express our tremendous sorrow at the loss of a…

TEHRAN – The abduction of a sitting head of state—blindfolded and rendered to a Manhattan courtroom—marks the definitive end of the post-WWII diplomatic era.
By January 6, the geopolitical fallout of “Operation Absolute Resolve” has…

Media in Syria reported renewed fierce fighting between SDF backed by US troops and HTS-led regime’s forces in the east of the city of Aleppo on Tuesday afternoon.
The SDF said that the HTS regime’s forces started shelling the Sheikh Maqsood…

Katya AdlerEurope editor
BBCEarlier today, the so-called Coalition of the Willing, largely made up of European leaders, met in Paris with envoys of US President Donald Trump, to try to make further progress on a sustainable peace deal for Ukraine.
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AFP via Getty ImagesLego has unveiled Smart Bricks – tech-filled versions of its small building blocks – which it says will bring sets to…

The European Union does not recognize the legitimacy of Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez, just as it did not recognize the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro, but will maintain “targeted engagement” with the republic’s authorities, the…

TEHRAN – For years, European leaders have spoken of Russia as the singular threat to Europe’s security. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen captured this consensus in October 2025 when she stated: “There is only one country that is…

BEIRUT—Imagine a country where a fictitious foreign prince, armed only with a phone and a fabricated authority, can dictate political appointments, unlock frozen bank accounts, and influence judicial decisions—all without leaving his…

TEHRAN – The persistence of Israeli military aggression in southern Syria, reported on Tuesday even as negotiations were underway in Paris, illustrates the contradiction between declared diplomatic efforts and the reality of the regime’s…

The United Nations human rights office has urged the international community to deliver a clear message that the recent US military operation in Venezuela, including the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, has…