The United States’ decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali immigrants in March has ignited strong reactions across the country. In states such as Minnesota, home to one of the largest Somali communities in the US, the announcement has triggered fear, uncertainty, and political outrage. For families who have built lives over decades, [...]

Unrest in Minneapolis has intensified following a second fatal shooting involving federal agents this month, prompting sharp political exchanges and renewed scrutiny of the US government’s expanding immigration enforcement operations. US Vice President J.D. Vance has characterized the protests and violence in the city as the product of what he termed “engineered chaos,” placing blame [...]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has once again positioned himself as one of the most outspoken critics of NATO and European Union policies toward Russia, warning that continued Western expansion toward Moscow’s borders risks plunging Europe into a broader and potentially catastrophic war. Speaking at an anti-war rally in the Hungarian city of Kaposvar on [...]

It is assuring to note Southeast Asian nations today are being focused on forging multi- dimensional cooperation among themselves. In the recent years, the Association of South East Asian Nations has signed six free-trade agreements with other regional economies. Regrettably, however, the ASEAN states have paid little attention to building any security architecture specific to the Indo-Pacific.
One thinks [...]

American global power has never been exercised solely through military force. Equally central to its dominance has been the ability to design, redesign, and selectively bypass international systems of governance. From institutions and coalitions to doctrines and diplomatic frameworks, the United States has repeatedly demonstrated that when the rules of the global order no longer [...]

At least 25 civilians were killed in a brutal attack carried out by militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), according to a local human rights organization. The assault, attributed to the Allied Democratic Force (ADF), underscores the persistent insecurity gripping eastern Congo and highlights [...]

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X, intensifying regulatory pressure on large technology companies over the use of artificial intelligence and online safety. The probe follows reports that Grok, an AI chatbot developed by Musk’s company xAI and integrated into X, generated sexualized images, including content that [...]

Tensions have emerged between Germany and the United States following comments made by US President Donald Trump that were widely perceived by NATO allies as dismissive of their military contributions during the war in Afghanistan. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has publicly demanded an apology from Trump, arguing that the remarks were not only inaccurate [...]

India marked the 77th anniversary of its Republic Day with an elaborate military and cultural parade in New Delhi, using the high-profile occasion to project strategic confidence, national unity, and a carefully balanced foreign policy amid shifting global power dynamics. The celebrations, held along the ceremonial avenue stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to the National War [...]

Journalists around the world continue to face unprecedented levels of repression, with global imprisonments remaining near record highs in 2025, according to a new report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The findings underscore a deepening crisis for press freedom, driven primarily by political repression, the expansion of authoritarian governance, and the normalization of punitive [...]