In a surprising diplomatic development amid a prolonged and bitter conflict, Russia and Ukraine are set to engage in direct talks next week in Türkiye. The meeting, confirmed by sources within the Turkish Defense Ministry and reported by CNN Turk, is scheduled to take place on April 15 and 16 at the Turkish Naval Forces [...]

After years of diplomatic silence and increasing hostility, Iran and the United States have reopened a critical line of communication centered on Tehran’s nuclear program and the future of US sanctions. The rare engagement, held in Muscat, Oman on April 12 (Saturday), marks a cautious but potentially significant turning point in a relationship marred by [...]

Nine years after the explosive release of the Panama Papers, their ripple effects continue to echo through courtrooms, tax agencies, and legislative halls across the globe. Far from fading into memory, the 2016 investigative exposé has fueled an enduring global reckoning over tax evasion, illicit wealth concealment, and the systemic exploitation of offshore finance by [...]

Switzerland’s pristine image as a global financial powerhouse is again under serious scrutiny following revelations that one of its elite private banks, Reyl Intesa Sanpaolo, has systematically failed in its anti-money laundering (AML) obligations. Leaked internal correspondence between the bank and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), obtained by the Organized Crime and Corruption [...]

Steve Witkoff, the real estate mogul turned key diplomatic confidant of US President Donald Trump, has emerged as an unexpected but central figure in high-level global peace efforts – garnering support from influential Trump allies such as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Despite not holding an official diplomatic title [...]

In a stark rebuke of growing European interest in closer ties with China, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has issued a dire warning to EU leaders, stating that any pivot towards Beijing at the expense of Washington would be tantamount to “cutting [their] own throat.” The comment, made during a press briefing on April 9, [...]

In a significant development in transatlantic trade relations, the European Union (EU) has decided to hold off on imposing counter-tariffs on American goods, a move that comes in response to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day pause on tariffs exceeding 10%. This decision represents a shift in the ongoing trade tension between the [...]

In a historic first for Germany’s political landscape, the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has topped a major nationwide opinion poll, signaling a growing appetite for political change among German voters and escalating the pressure on mainstream parties struggling to form a new government.
According to a new Ipsos survey released on April 9, the [...]

As tensions escalate between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning that military action remains firmly on the table should ongoing diplomatic efforts falter. Set against the backdrop of revived nuclear negotiations in Oman on April 12, Trump’s remarks signal a hardening stance toward Tehran, reviving memories of his [...]

While very recently, media regulators in the United Kingdom launched cracked-down on ‘Islam Channel’ – country’s biggest Islamist television network for promoting marital rape, jihadist terrorism, Jew-hatred, anti-Semitism, and Wahh?b?-Salafi Islamism – poisonous and monstrous Islamism and jihadism have been spreading like hellfire in India as well as Bangladesh thus posing serious security threat to the region [...]