TIANJIN, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 01: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) and Chinese President Xi jinping ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 1, 2025 in Tianjin, China. (Photo by Suo Takekuma – Pool/Getty Images) Pool | Getty Images…
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (L-R front row) India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photo with the leaders of the BRICS Business Council and the BRICS Women’s Business…
US President Donald Trump speaks at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas on Sept. 10, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said he has no regrets about starting the Iran war and added that “If I had it to do again, I would do exactly what…
08 September 2026, South Korea, Seul: Gilberto Teodoro (right), the Philippine Secretary of Defense, is participating in the Seoul Defense Dialogue. Thomas Maresca | Picture Alliance | Getty Images China-Philippines relations took a fresh hit after Beijing warned Manila to stop “theatrics,” following a top government official’s sharp rebuke to China at a recent defense…
Vantor satellite image shows tunnel construction activities and a large spoil pile near the Natanz nuclear complex at Pickaxe Mountain. Maxar | Maxar | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Iran “not to get cute” over activity at a suspected nuclear site on Pickaxe Mountain, following a barrage of attacks between both countries…
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong attends the 28th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, 2025. (Photo by Vincent Thian / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VINCENT THIAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Vincent Thian | Afp | Getty Images Singapore’s prime minister…
The British pound has largely shrugged off another change of government and geopolitical shocks to outperform many of its peers this year, but the currency’s recent weakness could be set to deepen. Sterling has gained around 1.6% against the euro year-to-date, adding 2.8% against the Swiss franc, 4.9% against the Swedish krona and 1% against…
A Boeing 747 (top) belonging to the Iranian Mahan Air airline is photographed at Mehrabad Airport in western Tehran, Iran, on October 16, 2024. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines and a handful of other entities as part of its ongoing effort to isolate Iran’s…
The Houses of Parliament are seen on June 28, 2024 in London, England ahead of the UK general election. Peter Nicholls | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. government is pushing ahead with planned sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite U.S. officials and lawmakers warning of economic consequences for…
A flag adorns the ArcelorMittal Dofasco steel plant as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs and retaliatory measures by Canada in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 24, 2026. Carlos Osorio | Reuters Iran hit out at Canada for supporting U.S. actions in the Strait of Hormuz, calling Ottawa’s moves “a display of strategic confusion and submission…
