Russia

A new nuclear era is taking shape and markets are repricing risk - opinion

As nuclear restraint collapses, a new arms race is erupting and it's reshaping global security and investment reality

photographed on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in 1952, by a member of the United States Air Force's Lookout Mountain 1352d Photographic Squadron
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a press conference in Moscow, February 6, 2026; illustrative.

Russia says it's seeing unprecedented escalation of tensions between US and Iran

A Russian delegation waits for the start of a meeting on the first day of the third round of trilateral talks between delegates from Ukraine, Russia and the US, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

Ukraine dissatisfied with 'difficult' peace talks, US sees 'meaningful progress'

 A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.

Wagner Group responsible for Kremlin-linked European sabotage attacks - Financial Times


Putin offers to mediate Iran issue in phone call with Netanyahu

Putin told Netanyahu that he was "in favor of intensifying political and diplomatic efforts to ensure stability and security in the region."

 Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin

Israel, Iran reassured each other on strikes via Russia before protests broke out - report

According to the officials quoted by the Washington Post, while “Iranian officials responded positively to the Israeli outreach, they were wary of Israel’s intentions.”

Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Kyiv at -18C: Thousands left without heat after Russian strikes

Mayor Vitali Klitschko urges temporary evacuation after one of the heaviest Russian barrages of the war; Jewish institutions receive fuel for generators and lifesaving heating gear.

Across the Kyiv region, social services warned of severe risks to vulnerable residents, especially the elderly and children, in unheated homes.

The war in Israel is in a lull, but Jewish soldiers are still fighting in Ukraine

Chernetsky says he continued fighting so that no one would say that Jews didn't fight.

One of the Jewish soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

Tehran doubles down on repression, believing US reluctance will delay new strikes - analysis

Iran's foreign minister claimed that “terrorist elements from the outside” were seeking to drag the US into a conflict.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, September 9, 2025.

Israeli psychic appoints Trump president of his private island to solve global fight over Greenland

Israeli psychic Uri Geller appointed US President Trump as the president of his island, claiming that US presence in Lamb could prevent a war with China and Russia, and holds the "key to peace."

US President Donald Trump (L), Israeli psychic Uri Geller over a background of Greenland.

US seeks warrants to seize dozens more tankers linked to Venezuelan oil trade

The administration of President Donald Trump has said it plans to control Venezuela's oil resources indefinitely as it seeks to rebuild the country's dilapidated oil industry.

An illustration of oil rigs over a background of a Venezuelan flag.

Trump’s new world order is hitting the Middle East at full speed - opinion

Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy is reshaping the global order and sending shockwaves through the Middle East, from Iran to Israel.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Global Monopoly game: How a small state like Israel survives in ruthless geopolitics - opinion

When global politics is like playing Monopoly, empathy erodes, it's about survival by crushing the weak.

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025.

How lies became weapons in the war on the West - opinion

From Soviet propaganda to Qatari petrodollars, the long campaign to destabilize the West has relied less on armies and more on narratives

Palestinian women walk past a mural of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Hebron on the 21st anniversary of Arafat’s death. Ruth Wasserman Lande argues that the Palestinian narrative was created by the Soviet Union.