A joint report from the World Bank and the UN detailed the harm done to vital infrastructure in the Gaza Strip during the war. The organizations valued it at $18.5 billion. According to the document, this corresponds to 97% of the West Bank's and Gaza Strip's GDP in 2022. "The results show that...

Defence analysts generally projected that the battle would end in a stalemate in 2024, with neither side gaining or losing a sizable amount of territory, prior to the two-year anniversary of Russia's war against Ukraine.   However, in just a few months of the year, Moscow has been able to...

According to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the Port of Baltimore processed cargo valued up to $200 million every day before the bridge collapsed, disrupting its operations. Every day, cargo valued between $100 million to $200 million passed through the port, said Buttigieg when...

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, demanded on Tuesday that plans for EU enlargement be carried out as quickly as feasible, according to the EFE news agency. "It is imperative that our Union be fully united," said von der Leyen in a video address to the European Union's...

According to EFE, Carles Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia's administration (a Spanish autonomous community), stated that he was willing to return to Spain, but only once the amnesty bill for Catalan separatists takes effect, told Gonzalo Boye's attorney to Catalan radio station RAC1. The...

President Donald Trump gave the Central Intelligence Agency permission to begin a covert campaign on Chinese social media two years after taking office with the goal of swaying Chinese public opinion against the government, according to a report by the news agency Reuters, based on information...

Iran is ready to talk with Europe on resuming the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding its nuclear program, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani. “We're dedicated to finding a diplomatic resolution. The negotiations can be concluded as soon as feasible...

Two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted it to reconsider its national security strategy and come to the conclusion that membership in the alliance was the Scandinavian country's greatest assurance of safety, Sweden joined NATO on Thursday in Washington.   Ulf Kristersson, the...

According to The Hill, lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have unveiled a bill that would outlaw TikTok. Republican Mike Gallagher and Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote a document titled "Protecting Americans from Apps Controlled by Foreign Attackers." ByteDance and TikTok are listed as...