Diplomacy & International Relations

Putin Acknowledges ‘Certain Shortages’ Of Energy Amid Ukrainian Attacks

(RFE/RL) Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged what outside experts, many regional officials, and everyday citizens have already noticed: Russia is facing energy shortages, causing...

Hezbollah-allied Lebanese parliament head says US-Israel-Lebanon deal ‘will not pass’

(Al Arabiya) Lebanese Parliament Speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri said early Monday that the trilateral framework agreement between Lebanon, Israel and the United...

Iran cyberattacks on Israel surged in 2026, Israeli cyber chief says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The number of Iranian cyberattacks against Israel has shot up since the launch of the US-Israeli offensive against Iran this year, a...

Iran and US agree to halt attacks and renew talks, US official says

(Al Arabiya) Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a...

Rubio-Lavrov Rift Reveals Moscow’s Blame-Shifting Strategy On Ukraine, Analysts Say

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) As Moscow increasingly invokes the “spirit of Anchorage” to claim a framework for ending the war in Ukraine already exists,...

Smoke And Barriers: The Massive Anti-Drone Defenses Of The Crimea Bridge

(RFE/RL) Since 2023, Moscow has built up an extensive range of fortifications around the Crimea Bridge linking the occupied Ukrainian Peninsula with mainland Russia....

Ukraine’s drones take the war to Russia

(Dave Lawler - Axios) Ukraine's sustained and sophisticated drone warfare has knocked out refineries, tilted the battlefield balance and brought the war home to...

Hezbollah chief rejects Israel-Lebanon framework agreement, calls it a humiliation

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Saturday that the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington is “null,” a “humiliation” and a surrender...

EU signs Pax Silica Declaration on AI supply chains

(DigWatch) The European Commission has signed the Pax Silica Declaration on behalf of the EU, joining an international initiative focused on AI security and...

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