International Relations

Delegates at the Future Investment Initiative investment conference in Riyadh in a 2024 file photograph

Saudi Arabia Postpones UN World Data Forum to 2027 as Houthi Strikes Mount

Saudi Arabia has postponed the UN World Data Forum and the Second Saudi Statistical Forum, set for November 9 to 12 in Riyadh, to 2027. No reason was given.

October 23, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Aerial view of the Saudi Aramco headquarters complex in Dhahran with large buildings and car parks

Aramco Empties Dhahran Headquarters After Alarm as Houthi Threat Looms

Saudi Aramco evacuated its Dhahran headquarters after an alarm and asked staff to work remotely, Bloomberg reported. The cause of the alarm and the length of the closure are unknown, nine days

October 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin in uniform at a desk

Belarus Calls Union Shield 2027 Defensive as Drill Concept Is Approved

Belarus says the Union Shield 2027 drills with Russia will be exclusively defensive, as reports say the two ministries approved the exercise concept. Khrenin's remarks leave size, location, dates and scenarios unspecified.

October 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Image accompanying the Turkish Communications Directorate’s October 7 Erdogan–Putin call report

Erdogan Says Turkey Is Talking to Moscow and Kyiv on Black Sea Safety

Erdogan told Bulgaria's Rumen Radev that Turkey is in contact with both Russia and Ukraine to protect Black Sea shipping. Neither readout shows Moscow or Kyiv accepting a moratorium on strikes against

October 21, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Maria Zakharova standing at a lectern at the Russian Foreign Ministry

Russia Says US Has Not Confirmed Its G20 Delegation as Rubio Expects Russian Attendance

Russia says Washington has not confirmed the names on its delegation list for the Atlanta G20 foreign ministers' meeting. Rubio says Russian officials will attend, though reports differ on whether Lavrov will

October 21, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Concrete separation wall with Palestinian and Israeli housing blocks behind it east of Jerusalem, near the planned E1 settlement site

Miliband Tells Firms Bidding on E1 Settlement Homes They Risk Sanctions

Britain's Foreign Secretary used the E1 bid deadline to warn firms they risk sanctions, but the law behind the threat never mentions settlements. Israel's tender committee will not review the bids before

October 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Blue Stelco sign reading The Steel Company of Canada, with bare branches in front of it

Cliffs Reports Its Best Quarter in Three Years, Then Idles Stelco Lines

Cleveland-Cliffs reported its strongest quarter in three years on Monday and, in the same release, said it is indefinitely idling the galvanizing lines at Stelco. The release says about 2,000 Canadian jobs

October 19, 2026

Business·News

Rows of Egyptian soldiers in helmets and camouflage standing in formation on a paved parade ground

Egypt Pushes Saudi Defence Vote to October 26 as MPs Demand Details

Egypt's parliament has put off until October 26 its vote on whether the army may defend Saudi Arabia, though MP Mostafa Bakry says no lawmaker has rejected it. The pause exposes what

October 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

City lights of Paris, Amsterdam and London glowing against the dark English Channel and North Sea, seen from orbit

Four Telcos Weigh One Satellite Bid; Telekom Has Starlink, Vodafone Has AST

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone will explore a joint bid for European satellite spectrum, but their letter of intent names no satellite partner, and the release does not say how it

October 19, 2026

News·Technology

A coral reef with a pale blue lagoon surrounded by deep blue sea and scattered clouds, photographed from space

Manila Summons China’s Envoy; Beijing Faults Philippine Politicians

Manila summoned China's ambassador on Monday over his remark that Beijing could "easily win" if it used force, and China's Foreign Ministry answered the same day by urging the Philippines to rein

October 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Saudi Arabia Postpones UN World Data Forum to 2027 as Houthi Strikes Mount

Aramco Empties Dhahran Headquarters After Alarm as Houthi Threat Looms

Belarus Calls Union Shield 2027 Defensive as Drill Concept Is Approved

Erdogan Says Turkey Is Talking to Moscow and Kyiv on Black Sea Safety

Russia Says US Has Not Confirmed Its G20 Delegation as Rubio Expects Russian Attendance

Miliband Tells Firms Bidding on E1 Settlement Homes They Risk Sanctions

Cliffs Reports Its Best Quarter in Three Years, Then Idles Stelco Lines

Four Telcos Weigh One Satellite Bid; Telekom Has Starlink, Vodafone Has AST

Manila Summons China’s Envoy; Beijing Faults Philippine Politicians

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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