Eurasia

Hezbollah said that it launched rockets and weaponized drones at several Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack on Thursday. An Israeli strike that killed a senior Hezbollah field commander led to the retaliatory attacks, according to Hezbollah. Israeli media outlets said that Hezbollah fired “150 rockets in half an …

In two weeks, Iran will hold a presidential election to choose the successor to Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. The world is closely observing the country’s political landscape, anticipating who will rise as the next president of the Islamic Republic and what impact, if …

In the European elections, Hungary’s Orban clinches bittersweet victory over determined challenger; Poland’s PM celebrates first European victory in a decade, and in the Czech Republic, Andrej Babis signals chances of comeback. Viktor Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party won the European elections in Hungary with 44.5 per cent of …

Pro-Palestinians occupying Warsaw University were ousted by police, while Hungary was fined for ignoring EU asylum rules, Peter Pellegrini prepared to become Slovak President – and Russia was blamed for an attempted attack on Prague buses. Apro-Palestinian student occupation at Warsaw University escalated on Wednesday, when police forcefully removed students …

Ali Bagheri-Kani, acting Iranian foreign minister, continued to promote Iran’s political-diplomatic campaign in the region after Foreign Minister Abdollahian’s demise in the crash of President Raisi’s helicopter last month. Bagheri participated in a special meeting of the foreign ministers of developing countries (D-8) in Istanbul and called for measures against …

Si Jordan Bardella est d’extrême droite, en raison notamment des positions du RN sur l’immigration, où classer du coup le général de Gaulle et ses pâles épigones ? Les pudeurs de gazelle des dirigeants LR vis-à-vis de toute alliance électorale sont-elles vraiment justifiées ? « Les musulmans, vous êtes allés …

In The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism, 1860–1914, the British historian Paul Kennedy explained how two traditionally friendly peoples ended up in a downward spiral of mutual hostility that led to World War I. Major structural forces drove the competition between Germany and Britain: economic imperatives, geography, and ideology. Germany’s …

A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean that some see as a projection of strength as tensions grow over Western support for Ukraine. The fleet, made up of a frigate, a nuclear-powered submarine, an oil tanker and a rescue …

Hezbollah launched more than 160 rockets at north Israel in response to the death of the most senior commander in the Lebanese group killed since the cross-border hostilities began in October. More than 160 rockets were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel Wednesday morning in one of the largest barrages …

The situation on the Israel-Lebanon border is worsening, all while US efforts to reach a cease-fire in Gaza have yet to lead to a deal. Israeli jets on Thursday struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon following a larger-than-usual rocket attack by the group, accelerating fears of an all-out war despite US …