International Affairs

A UN expert reveals how Russia intensifies repression—targeting civilians, journalists, and prisoners—to crush opposition to its war on Ukraine, underscoring an alarming threat to global freedom and security.

Thousands of Italian workers disrupt vital services in a strike supporting Gaza, revealing dangerous fractures within Europe that threaten America’s strategic interests.

Ukraine’s resilient air defenses intercepted 132 Russian drones during a large-scale attack that killed three civilians in Zaporizhzhia, exposing Moscow’s continued campaign against civilian infrastructure and underscoring the broader threat to regional stability impacting America’s national security interests.

The controversial treason trial of South Sudan’s opposition figure Riek Machar exposes the fragile nature of peace in a nation still haunted by civil war, raising urgent questions about justice, sovereignty, and the future stability of the region.

As Singapore prepares to execute a Malaysian drug trafficker, activists renew calls against the death penalty. This relentless enforcement raises questions about regional justice and its implications for U.S. national security and sovereignty.

While the United Nations convenes to discuss Palestinian statehood, Israel escalates its Gaza offensive by ordering evacuation of critical hospitals—revealing the dangerous disconnect between global diplomacy and ground realities threatening peace and security.

Russia and Ukraine trade deadly drone strikes while Zelenskyy seeks diplomacy at the UN—a high-stakes theater where American inaction risks prolonging conflict and threatening national security.

The Correa-led opposition in Ecuador has lodged a formal complaint with the OAS, accusing President Daniel Noboa of unconstitutional actions amid his push for a new Constituent Assembly—raising urgent questions about national sovereignty and democratic order.

Philippine authorities arrested dozens after violent clashes near the presidential palace during protests over alleged government corruption, exposing deep governance challenges with implications for global stability.

As Japan’s ruling party scrambles to replace Prime Minister Ishiba, internal fractures and rising economic woes threaten the vital US-Japan alliance—what does this mean for America’s strategic interests in Asia?