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Republican Revolt Signals Limits to Trump’s Hold on Congress
A backlash over a Texas endorsement and a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has exposed rare resistance from GOP senators, threatening to derail a major immigration package. For years, congressional Republicans largely moved around Donald Trump’s political gravity. This week,…
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France Bars Israel’s Ben-Gvir in Escalating Diplomatic Row Over Gaza Flotilla
Paris says the Israeli national security minister is no longer welcome on French territory after his treatment of detained European activists triggered condemnation across Europe. France has banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering French territory, marking a…
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Quad Diplomats Head to New Delhi as Indo-Pacific Politics Regain Momentum
The United States, India, Japan and Australia will meet next week to discuss regional cooperation, supply chains and strategic balance in Asia The foreign ministers of the Quad countries — the United States, India, Japan and Australia — are set…
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U.S. Congress Moves to Challenge Trump’s Iran War Powers
House vote becomes a major test of presidential authority as lawmakers question a conflict launched without congressional approval The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the…
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Israel Faces Early-Election Showdown as Netanyahu’s Coalition Fractures
A dispute over ultra-Orthodox military exemptions could bring down parliament months ahead of schedule, opening a new phase of political uncertainty during wartime. Israel is moving toward a possible early election after lawmakers prepared to vote on a bill that…
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Armenia’s Election Becomes a Test of Russia’s Influence in the Caucasus
The June 7 parliamentary vote will pit Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Western-leaning government against pro-Russian opposition forces, with regional security and national identity at stake. YEREVAN — Armenia is heading toward a pivotal parliamentary election that could reshape its foreign…
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Europe Races to Avoid a New Tariff Clash with Washington
EU leaders are searching for a compromise before a July deadline, as transatlantic trade tensions threaten to reopen political divisions inside the bloc. The European Union is moving urgently to prevent a new trade confrontation with the United States, as…
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Bulgaria’s New Government Tests Europe’s Eastern Flank
Rumen Radev’s return to power could pull Sofia closer to Moscow, creating new uncertainty for the EU and NATO at a sensitive moment for the continent. SOFIA — Bulgaria has entered a new political chapter after former president Rumen Radev,…
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Orbán’s Media Machine Unravels After Hungary’s Political Earthquake
The collapse of Hungary’s long-ruling nationalist government is triggering a rapid shake-up of the country’s pro-government media ecosystem, with implications for press freedom and EU politics. Hungary’s political transformation is moving from parliament into the media sphere, as the powerful…
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Xi Warns Trump Over Taiwan as U.S.–China Summit Exposes Limits of Rapprochement
Behind the diplomatic choreography in Beijing, the world’s two largest powers remain divided over Taiwan, trade, technology and the future balance of power in Asia. Chinese President Xi Jinping used a high-profile summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing…
