Andrew Korybko examines the risks and possible rewards of Pakistan’s expanding military role around the Yemen war.
Pakistan’s long history of military rule and foreign-backed power has left its civilian institutions paying the price.
Britain and Germany are presenting the Kensington Treaty as a framework for closer bilateral cooperation, from security to student exchanges and economic ties.
Britain says its diplomatic presence will continue at reduced scale after Israel ordered the closure of the long-standing consulate in East Jerusalem.
As PTI supporters move through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after talks collapsed, Pakistan’s real test is whether a political dispute can be answered with dialogue rather than barriers, force and silence.
The World Health Organization has asked Russia for more information after a worker at an anti-plague institute died following severe pneumonia; no outbreak has been confirmed.
Explosions were reported in Riyadh as Saudi authorities said they intercepted missiles, while Yemen’s Houthis claimed responsibility without providing evidence.
A guided bomb reportedly exploded beside buses at a stop in Kramatorsk as fresh strikes damaged Ukraine’s energy system and deepened fears of winter outages.
At least seven people, including a six-year-old child, were trapped after a seven-storey building partially collapsed in Istanbul’s Maltepe district.
Mark Carney’s turn towards Europe is more than a trade adjustment: it is a warning that sovereignty, values and strategic autonomy can no longer be taken for granted in Canada’s relationship with the United States.
The U.S. has withdrawn all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford as British police make a seventh arrest. But no Fairford suspect has been charged, no explosives have been publicly identified and Iran’s alleged role remains unproven.
Andrew Korybko examines how expanding Russian-Afghan military ties could reshape Moscow’s relationship with Pakistan and the fight against ISIS-K.
Pakistan’s history offers a warning: when institutions override the public’s vote, coercion can destroy legitimacy without creating consent.
FAO says its benchmark food-price index rose in September as transport disruption and weather concerns lifted pressure on cereals, sugar and other staples.
The TPLF says it pulled back from Tigray’s regional capital after renewed fighting, raising fresh fears for the 2022 peace agreement.
Almost 159 million Brazilians are eligible to vote as Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces Flávio Bolsonaro in a polarised presidential race.
A strike on a civilian vehicle in central Gaza killed one and wounded at least 11, while UKMTO reported a separate tanker impact in Hormuz.
The German chancellor arrived in Kyiv as Russian strikes continued, with the visit framed as a test of European backing for Ukraine.
A concentrated run of foreign-policy decisions, constitutional debates, security alerts and fuel pressure has left Britain with a set of connected dates but no established common cause.
Addis Ababa has given ten Eritrean diplomats forty eight hours to leave and says their activity threatened national security, while Asmara says it will sever diplomatic ties in response.
The final U.S. troops have left Iraq under a deal with Baghdad, closing the military phase of Operation Inherent Resolve while leaving open questions about militia power and the future security relationship.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the claimed first use of the domestically developed short range missile as Russia continued its air campaign against Kyiv and other Ukrainian targets.
New commercial imagery reviewed by Reuters shows grading, concrete, gravel and compaction work at the disputed Paracel feature, where analysts say a runway could be completed in 2027.
The aircraft are the first of 66 F 16V Block 70 jets ordered from the United States, a delivery Taipei says will strengthen air defence as it faces sustained pressure from China.
The UN food agency says its benchmark price index rose 1.5 percent in September, with transport disruption, dry weather and tighter supply expectations lifting several staple markets.
A planned PTI march on Islamabad may be contained at the gates of the capital, but Arun Anand argues that the political cost of containment is increasingly borne by Pakistan's military establishment.
AsiaParrhesia ExclusiveFeature Afghans captured during recent fighting in Nuristan have described travelling through Pakistan, staying at camps and receiving weapons training before being taken towards Afghanistan. Their accounts provide new details about allegations by Kabul that Pakistan was involved in sending armed men across the border — allegations Islamabad strongly denies.
The White House says major technology companies have agreed to internal and external reviews of artificial intelligence, but the public still does not know what the commitments require.
The RAF's new No. 3 Space Effects Squadron will be tasked with disrupting hostile activity as the government describes space as a contested warfighting domain.
Seoul's intelligence service believes Ukraine's public disclosure of a transfer involving two North Korean prisoners of war may have sought to strengthen support for Kyiv.