On October 20, the Russian state statistical agency, Rosstat, issued a second report predicting that Russia’s population will continue to decline and be down more than seven million people by 2046. Rosstat’s first report came at the end of September and presented estimates that the Russian will decrease significantly in …

Since the beginning of Operation Iron Swords, on four different occasions missiles and UAVs have been launched at Israel from the Red Sea area, all of which were intercepted before they reached Israel’s airspace. The Houthi movement in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attacks. Since the war began, senior figures …

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati warns ‘chaos could engulf’ the region if his country enters the Israel-Hamas war. There is growing fear in Lebanon that fighting between the armed group Hezbollah and Israel could spiral out of control, even as many residents sympathise with the Palestinians under bombardment in Gaza …