Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that Gaza ceasefire efforts are now focused on a comprehensive deal to release all the remaining hostages at once. The plan previously being pushed was for an initial 60-day truce and partial release of living hostages. Hamas says a delegation of its leaders is in Cairo for “preliminary…
Between Alternative for Germany and France’s National Rally, populists continue to rise in Europe’s most powerful countries. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the most popular party in the country, according to a striking new poll published Tuesday. If a national election were now held, 26 percent of Germans would vote for the…
The move marks the second time Mexico extradites cartel members to the US, in an effort to curb the threat of US tariffs on its imports. Mexico extradited 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States as part of a deal it struck with the Trump administration in an effort to curb the threat of…
Russian forces have made a push toward the Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway in Donetsk Oblast, seizing positions in nearby settlements to support further offensive operations, the Ukrainian battlefield monitoring group DeepState reported on Aug. 11. The updated map, compiled by DeepState through a mix of open-source data and testimonies from units on the ground, shows the grey…
The U.S. and China have extended their tariff truce for another 90 days, President Trump confirmed Monday. Why it matters: The extension comes hours before the truce was set to expire. It pushes off a huge, open question for U.S. businesses and investors on the future of trade with China. Continue reading HERE Source: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/11/us-china-tariffs-pause-90-days…
AI has moved on from answering questions. It’s now slipping coded messages to its friends about glue-eating and human extinction. A study released July 20 on arXiv by Anthropic and Truthful AI shows that large language models can slip subliminal messages to one another. They don’t need to literally spell things out. A string of…
South Korea’s military has shrunk to about 450,000 people – a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ministry report released by a ruling party lawmaker on Sunday. Authorities say the main reason behind the decline is the country’s dismal birth rate, which at 0.75 babies per woman is the…
The geopolitics of the Middle East is shifting quickly, and not for the better. What began as a solo act of French diplomatic theatre has now become a chorus of ill-considered posturing. Within weeks of Emmanuel Macron’s declaration that France will recognize a Palestinian state in September, the United Kingdom and Canada have each signaled…
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his intent to nominate Stephen Miran, chairman of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Miran would temporarily fill the seat left vacant by Biden appointee Adriana Kugler, who is stepping down Friday. If confirmed by the Senate, Miran would serve until…
White House says bilateral meeting suggested first, followed by three-way talks with Ukrainian president President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next Friday, August 15, for the first in-person meeting between leaders of the U.S. and Russia since Moscow launched its deadly 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The leaders are expected to meet…