Subscribe

Geopolitics

Spain's first total solar eclipse in 114 years draws millions
Geopolitics

Spain's first total solar eclipse in 114 years draws millions

Spain's mainland had not seen a total solar eclipse since 17 April 1912, a gap of 114 years.
6 min read 8 days ago
Colombia quake toll passes 224 dead, 3,000 missing
Geopolitics

Colombia quake toll passes 224 dead, 3,000 missing

Colombian authorities confirm at least 224 dead and more than 3,000 missing from Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake, as rescuers warn the window for finding survivors is closing.
6 min read 9 days ago
Colombia's strongest quake this century kills 111
Geopolitics

Colombia's strongest quake this century kills 111

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake, with its epicentre near the town of San José del Palmar in the department of Chocó, killed at least 111 people and left more than 1,000 buildings collapsed or severely damaged.
6 min read 10 days ago
Russia fires nearly 1,900 drones at Ukraine in one week
Geopolitics

Russia fires nearly 1,900 drones at Ukraine in one week

Russia hit Ukraine with about 1,900 drones, nearly 1,600 guided bombs and 144 missiles in a single week, Volodymyr Zelensky says, damaging more than 1,500 sites across 16 regions as Kyiv presses allies for faster Patriot deliveries.
5 min read 11 days ago
Zelensky says Russia plans 50,000 North Korean troops
Geopolitics

Zelensky says Russia plans 50,000 North Korean troops

Volodymyr Zelensky's estimate of North Korea's planned military contribution to Russia keeps rising. When Ukraine's president first raised the prospect of an expanded deployment, he put the incoming figure at 30,000 additional troops.
6 min read 11 days ago
Netanyahu rejects Gaza roadmap, blocks Israeli withdrawal
Geopolitics

Netanyahu rejects Gaza roadmap, blocks Israeli withdrawal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet plainly: "Israel rejects the 15-point document."
7 min read 12 days ago
US puts $100m in bounties on eight CJNG cartel leaders
Geopolitics

US puts $100m in bounties on eight CJNG cartel leaders

The US State and Justice Departments have placed a combined bounty pool of more than $100 million on eight leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, known by its Spanish initials CJNG.
7 min read 15 days ago
India's Cockroach movement won. Now Modi is courting Gen Z
Geopolitics

India's Cockroach movement won. Now Modi is courting Gen Z

Ten days after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, the Cockroach Janta Party says it will stay a pressure group rather than become a party, and Modi's BJP has started courting the young voters who forced the concession.
7 min read 17 days ago
Inside Ceuta: the narrow court ruling that changed a border
Geopolitics

Inside Ceuta: the narrow court ruling that changed a border

Spain's Supreme Court drew a line between migrants who climb Ceuta's fences and those who swim around them. Five weeks later about 60,000 people were in the water and 72 were dead.
9 min read 17 days ago
Subscribe — it's free