China’s media push in Africa has largely failed, analysts say

Beijing had rolled out a multi-billion-dollar, decades-long campaign to expand Chinese media’s presence in Africa.

Canada, India to sign multibillion-dollar trade deal

A new trade agreement appears part of a recent push by Canada’s leader to knit together so-called middle powers to resist US and Chinese dominance.

Anthropic says yet to hear about US government blacklisting

A row with the US government began after Anthropic refused to allow defense officials to use its technology in certain situations.

Trump threatens ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba

The island nation of Cuba is facing its worst crisis in decades as the White House tightens its oil embargo.

Iran strikes spark US debate over war powers

Polling found Americans split, largely down partisan lines, on whether the attacks were justified.

Iran strikes on Gulf countries dent safe-haven reputation

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have yet to respond militarily to Tehran’s operations, but said they will not hold fire indefinitely.

US, Israel strikes deepen Iran's leadership succession crisis

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s leader of nearly four decades, was killed in the aerial barrage over the weekend.

It Only Took One Day for Iran to Become a U.S.-Israeli Quagmire

Oil jumps, stocks fall as Iran war threatens global economy

Commerzbank and JPMorgan both argued that a prolonged conflict could push oil above $100 a barrel.