International Relations

Frankfurt Airport terminal with aircraft on tarmac, site of Germany's deadliest airport malaria cluster

Mosquitoes Off Planes Are Killing Germans Who Never Left Home

Three deaths and eight infections at and near Frankfurt Airport have exposed a rarely-discussed pathway for tropical disease: mosquitoes boarding flights in endemic regions and surviving to non-endemic cities. The Schwanheim cluster

September 25, 2026

Health·News

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Washington during their AI and trade summit

No AI Deal From Trump and Xi’s Summit — Because Neither Side Wants Rules

Trump and Xi spent hours discussing AI in Washington and produced no deal, no rules and no oversight body. That was the point: both leaders want the AI race to stay unregulated

September 25, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani addresses UNGA General Debate September 2026

Iraq’s Army Includes Iran’s Militias. It Also Hosts US Troops. At UNGA, Al-Sudani Said Nothing on the Ceasefire.

Iraq's formal security forces include Iranian-directed militias whose political wing props up Al-Sudani's coalition government, while US military advisers remain on Iraqi soil under a bilateral security agreement. At UNGA, Al-Sudani endorsed

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Kuwait Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Sabah at the United Nations General Assembly September 2026

Kuwait Is 40 Miles From Iran’s Coast. It Also Owes Its Survival to the US Military. At UNGA, Al-Sabah Said Nothing.

Kuwait sits 40 miles from the Iranian coastline and was liberated from Iraqi occupation in 1991 by the American military coalition it still hosts at Al Salem Air Base. At UNGA, Foreign

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva campaigning ahead of the October 2026 election

Lula Accuses Trump of Trying to ‘Colonize’ Brazil Ahead of October Vote

A televised campaign ad accuses Donald Trump of working to install a friendlier government in Brasília and seize Brazil's natural resources. With the vote a dead heat, Lula is betting that sovereignty,

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for a brief visit to New York without a meeting with Donald Trump

Snubbed by Trump, Netanyahu Flies In and Out of the UN in 8 Hours

Benjamin Netanyahu spent barely eight hours in New York, long enough to address the UN and skip a meeting with Donald Trump entirely. Israeli commentators call it a warning sign five weeks

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

UN Security Council session on Iran ceasefire with Germany abstaining from France and UK resolution

Germany Broke With France and the UK at the UN. It Is Not a Small Thing.

Germany abstained from the Western counter-resolution on Iran at the UN Security Council on September 24, breaking with France and the United Kingdom on a major Iran vote for the first time

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly rejecting Iran's ceasefire roadmap

Israel Called Iran’s Ceasefire Roadmap a Trap. Every Regional Partner Disagrees.

Benjamin Netanyahu called Iran's written ceasefire roadmap a trap on September 24, describing it as a diplomatic maneuver designed to buy Tehran time to reconstitute. Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Qatar, and

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A health worker in protective gear at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Congo’s Ebola Toll Reaches 3,759 as North Kivu Cases Surge 73 Percent

The DRC Ebola outbreak reached 3,759 deaths on September 22 as North Kivu's caseload surged 73 percent in three weeks — even as Ituri showed early signs of improvement. No licensed vaccine

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Health·News

President Trump and President Xi Jinping at the White House state dinner

Trump Hosts Xi for State Dinner as Pomp Outpaces Progress

Trump hosted Xi for a state dinner heavy on ceremony after three hours of talks produced little beyond a two-month trade truce extension. Xi warned of a "Thucydides trap" as press bans

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Mosquitoes Off Planes Are Killing Germans Who Never Left Home

No AI Deal From Trump and Xi’s Summit — Because Neither Side Wants Rules

Iraq’s Army Includes Iran’s Militias. It Also Hosts US Troops. At UNGA, Al-Sudani Said Nothing on the Ceasefire.

Kuwait Is 40 Miles From Iran’s Coast. It Also Owes Its Survival to the US Military. At UNGA, Al-Sabah Said Nothing.

Lula Accuses Trump of Trying to ‘Colonize’ Brazil Ahead of October Vote

Snubbed by Trump, Netanyahu Flies In and Out of the UN in 8 Hours

Germany Broke With France and the UK at the UN. It Is Not a Small Thing.

Israel Called Iran’s Ceasefire Roadmap a Trap. Every Regional Partner Disagrees.

Congo’s Ebola Toll Reaches 3,759 as North Kivu Cases Surge 73 Percent

Trump Hosts Xi for State Dinner as Pomp Outpaces Progress

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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