Category: International

Mass protests against a planned luxury resort in Albania are into their third week, and questions remain about mystery investors, while the daughter and son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump have both spoken publicly in support of the project.

As businessman Aliaksei Aleksin’s influence grew in Belarus, leaked documents reveal how cash flowed between his energy firms, two Cypriot companies, and his personal bank account in a series of complex transactions involving loans with no clear commercial rationale and a series of cancelled oil contracts.

Arun Dawson, King’s College London The effective collapse of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet programme is a major setback for European defence cooperation.

Laura Wise, University of Edinburgh Mediators in both the Iran and Ukraine wars have struggled to achieve meaningful ceasefires. Although the US and Iran reached an initial two-week truce on April 7, brokered by Pakistan, the agreement has been fragile from the beginning.

The Federal Reserve will likely cut US interest rates in December but leave them on hold this month following today’s hot US jobs report, predicts the CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group.

The Hague, the Netherlands//- — The Wildlife Justice Commission welcomed the arrest of two suspects in Mozambique in connection with the murder of two South African nationals at Crooks Corner in the Pafuri region of Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Caracas, Venezuela// — Venezuela will host its largest-ever international energy investment summit on 26–29 October 2026 in Caracas, bringing together U.S., Venezuelan and international oil companies, investors, financiers and technical service providers to advance near-term investment opportunities across the country’s reopening energy sector.

Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri, Australian National University and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Australian National University India and Pakistan are no strangers to heat. This time of year is the worst, as the heat peaks before the monsoon brings cooler conditions starting in June.

The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, has begun in Saudi Arabia as more than 1.5 million pilgrims arrive from abroad amid the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war and a global energy crisis.

Pope Leo has presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be “disarmed”.