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Cuba is the next domino after Maduro’s fall - opinion

Cuba survives on foreign power; its fate may now be in US hands.

|ByAMINE AYOUB
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan. in New York City, US, January 5, 2026.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025.

Moscow and Tehran’s new partnership is bad news for the West - opinion

New Russia-Iran treaty deepens cooperation, challenging Israel's influence in the Middle East.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
A man walks past a mural showing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, after US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the US has struck Venezuela and captured Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela January 3, 2026

President Trump’s Venezuela strategy signals a new era for US foreign policy - opinion

With Maduro captured, the US aims to stabilize Venezuela, counter regional threats, and support domestic democratic forces.

|ByGABRIEL ROSENBERG
Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Iran’s regime is facing collapse as its core ideological lie is finally exposed - opinion

Iran’s regime has lost its ideological anchor, its popular base, and possibly its military, this time, the collapse could well be real.

|ByDANIEL M. ROSEN

Trump’s nuclear talk is pushing the world toward chaos - opinion

Trump’s nuclear rhetoric risks making unthinkable weapons thinkable, driving the world closer to chaos.

DECEMBER 31, 2025ByLOUIS RENÉ BERES
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during travel to Washington, DC, from Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, US, November 30, 2025.

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

DECEMBER 12, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift

Pope Leo has dissolved the Vatican's fundraising panel, created in Francis’s final months, and ordered a review of future efforts.

DECEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Sport, at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 14, 2025.

Macron's new voluntary military program aims to boost France’s defense capabilities

Macron unveils a new voluntary military program for youth to strengthen France's defense amid growing global threats.

NOVEMBER 28, 2025ByREUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during an inauguration of a France Services house in Wallers, France, June 3, 2025.

Israeli normalization with Saudi Arabia is desirable but not at any cost - editorial

Many were anticipating whether Mohammed bin Salman's trip to Washington would lead to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords, but it wasn't to be.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman holds US President Donald Trump's hand during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, November 18, 2025.

Trump team seeks Taiwan's help to train US chip plant workers, sources say

The Trump administration is negotiating a deal for Taiwan to invest in US chip plants to boost its semiconductor industry.

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Students dressed in white protective suit and a face mask visit a clean room as part of a summer camp organised by US chip designer Synopsys with the goal to attract more youth to Taiwan's semiconductor industry, in Hsinchu, Taiwan July 18, 2025.

Majority of US Latinos believe Trump's policies are more harmful than helpful, Pew Research

Trump has previously enjoyed historic levels of support from Latino voters as a Republican candidate.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
Residents of a largely Hispanic neighbourhood watch a gathering of fellow community members and activists across the street from the site of a concluded raid by federal authorities as they expand their crackdown on illegal immigration, in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, November 18, 2025.

Pro-Palestine activists interrupt Israeli ambassador at Senegal interfaith event

Pro-Palestine activists interrupted the Israeli ambassador’s speech at a Senegal interfaith conference, disrupting the event.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Conference in Senegal.

Hong Kong signals support for China in Japan dispute

Hong Kong backs China after Japan's leader warned of a Taiwan conflict amid rising tensions.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
John Lee, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, delivers a keynote address at the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, in Hong Kong, China, November 4, 2025.

China pushes strategic industry ties with Germany amid rare earth strain

China moves to build stronger ties with Germany amid strain on the rare-earth market.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul waits to meet Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, in Berlin, Germany, November 19, 2025.

Lithuania's Vilnius airport reopens following balloon incursions

European aviation has been repeatedly thrown into chaos by drone sightings since early October, with the Vilnius closure the ninth such shutdown.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
Illustrative image of an airplane.