France's Le Pen Says She Will Not Run In 2027 Election If Under House Arrest, Names Successor

A growing number of Israeli strikes on Lebanon has led to death tolls once again on the rise, despite what is notionally a ceasefire in place between the two countries. The UNIFIL peacekeepers documented 1,296 Israeli military strikes in the past 72 hours. This left at least 87 people killed over the weekend in over […]

Xi In Rare Egypt Visit Blasts 'External Interference' In Mideast, As Iran War Drags On Chinese President Xi Jinping in a rare trip to the Cairo told his Egyptian counterpart on Wednesday that "external interference" in the Middle East should be opposed, Chinese state media reported. Talks in the Egyptian capital between Xi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi were a first in a decade. Interestingly, Xi at one point pledged Beijing was willing to help protect maritime shipping - though it's anything but clear what specifics would look like, or...

Taiwan recently signed six arms deals with the US worth about $6.6 billion as the Trump administration is pushing ahead with major weapons sales to the island despite warnings from China. According to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, the agreements, which include a contract for HIMARS rocket systems, were signed earlier this month by the US’s de […]