International Relations

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at United Nations General Assembly New York 2026

Trump Cages Iran’s UNGA Delegation in Six Blocks as Diplomacy Week Opens

Iran's President Pezeshkian arrived in New York for UNGA confined to a six-block zone and stripped of his press corps. The Trump administration's unprecedented restrictions, which Tehran calls illegal, mark the most

September 21, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel during a drill as Japan approves record defense budget targeting 2 percent of GDP

The US Asked Japan to Spend More on Defense. Its Bond Market Said No.

Japan's 30-year bond yields hit a three-decade high after Bloomberg reported Tokyo was weighing a 3.5% GDP defense target under US pressure. The move would make Japan the world's third-largest military spender,

September 21, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

India EU Free Trade Agreement health security analysis by Visvaniti Foundation

India Supplies 30% of the World’s Generic Medicines. Its EU Trade Deal Could Change That.

A New Delhi think tank is pressing India and the EU to treat their landmark free trade agreement as a scaffold for health security, arguing the pact should be judged not by

September 20, 2026

Business·Health·News

Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks at Islamic Consultative Assembly, Tehran, September 2026

Iran Speaker Ghalibaf: Tehran Must Fight and Negotiate as US Ignores Peace Channel

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told lawmakers Saturday that Tehran had adopted a doctrine of simultaneous fighting and negotiating, even as Washington sat silent on the seven conditions Iran transmitted through

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian military commanders in uniform during a press briefing on US strike intelligence, September 2026

Iran Warns of US Strike Plans as Pezeshkian Heads to UNGA

Iran's armed forces general staff announced Sunday it received intelligence that the US is preparing to resume airstrikes, threatening sustained retaliation and warning that regional countries backing Washington would be considered parties

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ships at Red Sea as Houthis seize Bab al-Mandab strait blocking Saudi oil exports in September 2026

Houthis Seal Bab al-Mandab as Saudi Oil Exports Collapse and Crude Tops $100

Houthi control of Perim Island and Yemen's Red Sea coast has cut Saudi Arabia's Red Sea oil exports from 3.5 million barrels a day to 120,000, driving crude above $100 a barrel

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Voters and AfD supporters in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ahead of Germany state election September 2026

AfD Eyes Second State Win in a Month as Germany Votes in Mecklenburg and Berlin

Germany's far-right AfD tests whether its historic Saxony-Anhalt win was a ceiling or a floor. Voters in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin vote Saturday in races that will determine whether Manuela Schwesig's SPD can

September 20, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Voters at a polling station in Russia during the 2026 State Duma election

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Russia's Duma election closed September 20 with United Russia leading exit polls at 53.5% as fraud was reported at thousands of polling stations and Ukraine struck Moscow's Kapotnya refinery during Russia's three-day

September 20, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks amid escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Turkey Invokes Mecca Pact to Offer Saudi Military Aid After Houthi Riyadh Strike

Turkey's foreign minister invoked the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to offer Saudi Arabia military support after a Houthi ballistic missile struck near Riyadh's main airport, putting the three-way pact signed by Saudi

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary facing impeachment articles from Rep. Thomas Massie over Iran war

Speaker Johnson Sends Congress Home to Bury Hegseth Impeachment as Iran War Revolt Grows

Speaker Johnson adjourned the House three days early to block a constitutionally privileged impeachment vote against Pete Hegseth. Seven Republicans defected on the Iran war powers resolution that same day, the largest

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Trump Cages Iran’s UNGA Delegation in Six Blocks as Diplomacy Week Opens

The US Asked Japan to Spend More on Defense. Its Bond Market Said No.

India Supplies 30% of the World’s Generic Medicines. Its EU Trade Deal Could Change That.

Iran Speaker Ghalibaf: Tehran Must Fight and Negotiate as US Ignores Peace Channel

Iran Warns of US Strike Plans as Pezeshkian Heads to UNGA

Houthis Seal Bab al-Mandab as Saudi Oil Exports Collapse and Crude Tops $100

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Turkey Invokes Mecca Pact to Offer Saudi Military Aid After Houthi Riyadh Strike

Speaker Johnson Sends Congress Home to Bury Hegseth Impeachment as Iran War Revolt Grows

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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