The United States has begun a series of meetings in Geneva aimed at establishing a multilateral framework for nuclear arms control. Following discussions with Russian representatives on 23 February 2026, American officials were scheduled to meet with a Chinese delegation, according to a senior State Department official. These talks represent
The Israeli military has acknowledged that more than 70,000 Palestinians have died since the onset of its war on Gaza in October 2023, a figure closely aligned with data previously reported by the Gaza Ministry of Health. The Palestinian Health Ministry has documented 71,769 deaths, including more than 700 fatalities
Myanmar has completed the final stage of a three-round general election held over nearly a month, concluding a process that has already secured a parliamentary majority for the military authorities and their political allies. Voting in the final phase took place in a limited number of townships, reflecting the fact
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi publicly criticised the Munich Security Conference (MSC), describing it as a “circus” and accusing European powers of “paralysis and irrelevance” in efforts to revive nuclear negotiations with the U.S. Iranian officials were not invited to the annual meeting in Munich. Writing on the social media
President Trump has repeatedly stated that he would settle for nothing short of ownership of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. He has argued that U.S. control is necessary to prevent Russia or China from filling what he describes as a strategic vacuum in the Arctic. Danish
Both Iranian state media and human rights groups reported numerous deaths and arrests made throughout the week in the largest protests Iran has seen in three years. The Human Rights Activists News Agency claims it has confirmed hundreds of deaths and more than 10,000 arrests; however, independent verification has been
Recent diplomatic engagements between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia have renewed claims of progress toward ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Dec. 28, 2025, where both leaders described negotiations as approaching a
Haiti’s security crisis entered a new phase on December 8 with the arrival of 230 Kenyan police officers in Port-au-Prince, marking one of the largest reinforcement efforts since the United Nations (U.N.) expanded and restructured its security mission. Officers have been deployed to the newly established Gang Suppression Force (G.S.F.),
