Trump the ‘demolition’ man of world order, European security experts warn

The world is an era of “wrecking-ball politics” led by US President Donald Trump, with the decadeslong prosperous ...

Rubio and European leaders agree on one thing: The old world order ‘no longer exists’

European leaders braced for a combative Munich Security Conference on Friday, with Germany’s Friedrich Merz noting starkly that the international world order “no longer exists” – one of the few points ...

One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030

It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination ...

She’s one of the world’s most powerful conservative leaders – and she just won again

It was a risky gamble to call a snap election. But now Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is basking in the strongest majority for a ...

CIA terminates its World Factbook, overthrowing reference regime

After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on ...

Ukrainian Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: ‘Some things are more important than sports’

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych tells CNN he will defy the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and wear his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine.

The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index

The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures views of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople.