When Hurricane Ian hit Florida in 2022, it caused over $110 billion in damage, making it one of the costliest storms in US history. In its wake, homeowners saw their insurance premiums soar, while ...

The war in Sudan, which pits the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abel Fattah al-Burhan, against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo — best known as ...

A YouTube video dating from last January bears the title, “Will Trump’s billionaire brigade run America like a tech startup?” In it, Business Insider’s Media and Tech reporter Peter Kafka expresses ...

Trust has long underpinned financial systems, from gold-backed currencies to banks and modern digital payments. In recent years, however, it has been repeatedly undermined. High-profile breaches, ...

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Whether we are talking about the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Al-Tanf base in Syria or the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, they all share one undeniable quality: immense strategic ...

Maps are more than just lines and borders; they’re political. Eurocentric world maps distort size and perspective, and new projections, such as the Equal Earth map, seek to present continents like ...

At the time of the UN’s founding, the post-World War II world order was dominated by a handful of victorious, allied nations that affirmed their status by fashioning a world order with themselves at ...

Decades ago, Pakistan made the argument that Afghan soil was misused as a terrorism hub. Such warnings were often dismissed as political propaganda or efforts to cover up domestic follies. However, ...

The 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) marked a historical moment for the Israel-Palestine conflict. On September 22, France recognized the state of Palestine, following the UK and Portugal, ...

In a letter to George Washington dated November 26, 1777, Henry Knox, who later became the nation’s first Secretary of War, wrote that “the People of America look up to you as their Father.” In 1788 ...

The new Syrian government, led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, faces challenges like meeting Israel’s demilitarization demands and protecting the Druze amid sectarian violence. Weak faction control and ...