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Turkey NATO Stance Prompts US F-16 Sales Approval

A high-stakes deal has just been struck to sell American F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, ending a years-long saga that severely tested relations within...

Thailand Sentences Man To 50 Years For Criticizing the Monarchy

In a stunning blow to free speech, a Thailand court has just handed down the harshest punishment ever under the country's notorious lèse-majesté laws. A...

Xi Jinping is Losing Control of China’s Military

China's commander-in-chief Xi Jinping is waging war on his own military, ruthlessly purging generals who oppose his reckless aims.  As Xi intimidates Taiwan and flexes...

Diplomatic Ties Shift as UAE is Accused of Shipping Weapons to Sudan

The UAE finds itself facing increased diplomatic scrutiny as allegations emerge of arms shipments in defiance of international allies.  The United Arab Emirates has long...

Kim Jong Un Threatens to “Annihilate” US and South Korea

Tensions are rising dangerously on the Korean peninsula as North Korea and the United States engage in a high-stakes standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons...

Island Dispute Inflames Russia-Iran Tensions

Alarms are sounding over a contentious territorial dispute that threatens to rupture the deepening Russia-Iran strategic alliance.  Moscow’s brazen decision to repeatedly contest Iranian sovereignty...

Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Block Climate Deals at COP28

The world's leading oil exporter has become the biggest roadblock to progress at the United Nations climate summit. It seems that Saudi Arabia is...

Saudi Arabia at Risk of Supply War with U.S.

Tensions are running high as OPEC leaders met recently for crucial talks. For decades the alliance, led by Saudi Arabia, controlled oil prices. But...

UAE Planned to Use COP28 Climate Negotiations to Make Oil Deals

As world leaders are gearing up as the highly-anticipated COP28 kicks off this week, the United Arab Emirates, which is hosting the famous climate summit,...

Acquisition of The Telegraph by UAE-Backed Group Raises Concerns in UK

The prized British institution of the Daily Telegraph could soon fall under foreign influence as an investment group backed by United Arab Emirates money...

North Korea Launches Spy Satellite as Tensions Escalate

A new shadow looms over the Korean Peninsula. Kim Jong-un has again defiantly bypassed international sanctions, successfully launching the first military spy satellite for...

Philippines Accuses China of Bullying in South China Sea Face-Off

In the heart of the South China Sea, tensions are escalating as the Philippines stands firm against China's aggressive attempts to remove a symbolic...

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