Politics

Saudi Arabia strikes Houthis after Iran-backed rebels target energy sites

Tit-for-tat attacks risk expanding the regional war in the Middle East

India’s ‘Cockroach’ Gen Z has had enough

The irreverence of the country’s youth brings to light the contrast between government promises and economic reality

Andy Burnham’s Regional Privilege

Reflections on an under-scrutinised prime minister

Europe can’t stop the tide of cocaine

The drug is more available now than in its 1980s heyday as street prices tumble and purity improves

Trump attacks journalists at awkward White House press dinner

Many of the president’s jokes met stony silence at rescheduled event

Donald Trump threatens new EU tariffs in retaliation for fines on US tech groups

President says Washington will launch new probe into the bloc that could sharpen trade tensions

European Union grants US request to restrict satellite images of Iran War region

New delay on Copernicus satellite pics comes as US ramps up war with Iran again.

AI firms want more data centers; Trump's EPA may give neighbors less say

Rule would allow states to decide how much—if any—public input there can be.

Trump’s trade war shifts from shakedown to lock-in

The administration wants to ensure the US ‘gets paid’ for the superpower services it provides to the world

Oil Falls Back Below $100 as Trump Weighs ‘Massive Attack’

Middle East tensions have risen after Red Sea attacks by Houthi militants threatened to squeeze global supplies further

Trump’s Dubious Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia

An accord lacking ‘gold standard’ safeguards on enrichment would carry proliferation risks

The Real Problem Underlying India-China Tensions

If China reads India through the lens of colonial subordination, India reads China through the lens of betrayal.