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John Esposito, 86, showed how Islamophobia warped US policy
John Esposito, the Georgetown professor whose scholarship argued that Islamophobia distorted Western foreign policy from the 1991 Gulf War through the post-9/11 era, died July 15, 2026, at 86, just as
Montreux Convention Caps NATO's Black Sea Reach
Signed in 1936, the Montreux Convention gives Turkey control over the Turkish Straits and restricts foreign warship access to the Black Sea — a framework Ankara tightened after Russia's 2022 invasion
Russian Missile Kills 10 on Corn Ship Off Odesa
A Russian missile strike on the Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship Golden Leo off Odesa killed 10 crew members from India and Syria in the deadliest single attack of a renewed Black Sea shipping war bet
Winter: Trump Sees Venezuela Win, Cuba May Be Next
Latin America analyst Brian Winter argues that immigration, drug flows, and competition with China are driving the Trump White House's renewed push to dominate its southern neighbors, with Venezuela f
BC Air Warnings on US Smoke While Trump Blames Canada
British Columbia issued air quality warnings Saturday after smoke from 22 large fires in Washington and Oregon drifted north across the border, while Trump demanded Canada pay for wildfire pollution t
Pentagon IDs Soldiers Killed in Iranian Strike on Jordan Base
The Pentagon identified Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, and 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan, 25, as the two service members killed in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone strike on a Jordan air base, bringing U.S.
Thai PM Anutin Serenades China's Li Qiang With Teresa Teng
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is turning musical performances into a signature element of his diplomatic visits, most recently serenading Chinese Premier Li Qiang with a Teresa Teng classic
What we know about US soldiers killed in Iran war, and Iranian casualties
As the Iran war enters its 142nd day with US strikes hitting a ninth consecutive night, the human cost on both sides is mounting — 17 American service members killed, and over 3,400 Iranian civilians
Ukraine's Wildberries Strikes Kill 8, Cause $1.3B Damage
Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses near Moscow killed eight people and caused an estimated $1.3 billion in damage, in one of the costliest attacks on Russian commercial infrastructure s
IRGC: 2 oil tankers exploded in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's IRGC claimed on Monday that two 'deviant' oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after the ships allegedly took an 'unsafe route' through the waterway, per state-run Fars News Agency.
Putin Meets North Korean FM, Thanks Pyongyang for Ukraine War Support
Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at the Kremlin on Sunday, thanking Pyongyang for backing his war against Ukraine in the latest high-level exchange betwe
Strait of Hormuz Shut as US-Iran War Resumes Post-MoU
The US and Iran have abandoned the June Islamabad MoU, trading nightly strikes for over a week as the Strait of Hormuz shut again, US military deaths climbed to 17, and Iran's rial hit a record low.
Putin Meets North Korean Foreign Minister in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korea's foreign minister in Moscow, according to AP, in what the outlet described as the latest high-level diplomatic exchange between the two countries
Russia Kills 10 Off Odesa; Ukraine Hits Moscow With Drones
At least 10 crew members died when Russia struck a Guinea-Bissau-flagged corn ship near Odesa, part of an intensified 24-hour exchange in which Ukraine retaliated with more than 400 drones targeting M
US Completes Ninth Day of Iran Strikes After US Death
U.S. forces wrapped up a ninth consecutive day of strikes against Iran late Sunday, expanding operations after an American service member died in Iraq the day before, according to U.S. Central Command
Sonam Wangchuk Hospitalized Mid-Fast for Education Reform
Engineer and activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly hospitalized after losing more than 9kg on a salt-and-water hunger strike in Delhi, demanding accountability for India's education system failures.
Houthis declare maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis declared an immediate maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia, escalating their long-dormant conflict after the two sides exchanged airport missile strikes last week for the
Delhi's 'Cockroach' Protesters Demand Education Minister Resign
India's satirical "Cockroach Janta Party" erupted into a massive Delhi protest demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over leaked NEET exam questions and the force-hospitalizati
ASEAN Ministers to Call for Strait of Hormuz Opening
Southeast Asian foreign ministers meeting in Manila are set to call for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz at ASEAN talks attended by Rubio.
China Coast Guard Strikes Filipino Sailer With Baton at Shoal
Chinese coast guard personnel struck a Philippine navy sailor in the head with a wooden baton at Second Thomas Shoal, injuring the sailor and damaging a navy boat, in an incident Manila described as p
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