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EU Formally Lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a Terrorist Organization

Brussels cites lethal protest crackdowns as the basis for the move.

Japan and UK Launch Cyber Partnership, Deepen Critical Minerals Cooperation

Poland Blames FSB-Linked Hackers for December Cyberattacks on Energy and Industry

Saudi-UAE Rift Deepens After Yemen Showdown, Rewiring Regional Alliances

Blackstone Tops Q4 Estimates as Record Inflows and AI Infrastructure Power Results

Turkey Arrests Six Over Alleged Iranian Spy Cell Targeting Incirlik Air Base

Carney’s Davos Broadside Puts a Fading Rules-Based Order Under Scrutiny

AP Investigation: Bangladeshi Jobseekers Coerced Into Russia’s War in Ukraine

U.S. Buildup Toward Iran Advances, Carrier in Indian Ocean

Lula Denounces Trump’s Peace Council as Xi Urges Defense of the UN

Xi and Lula Reaffirm China–Brazil Push for Global South, Back UN’s Core Role

Milei Defends Trade With China at Davos, Balances Push for U.S. Deal

Pahlavi Presses Case to Lead Iran’s Transition as Trump Withholds Endorsement

RUSI Projects China Could Field About 1,000 J-20 Stealth Fighters by 2030

Hannity Backs $100,000 Payments to Greenlanders in Push for U.S. Acquisition

Meta’s New President Dina Powell McCormick Calls AI a 'Group Sport' in Davos

WEF Flags Geoeconomic Confrontation as Top Near-Term Global Risk in 2026 Report

China Denounces US–Taiwan Trade Framework as Taipei Praises 15% Tariff Cut

Chainalysis: Iran’s 2025 Crypto Activity Hit $7.78 Billion as Bitcoin Self-Custody Spiked During Protests

Lula Calls Putin in First Foreign Contact of the Year to Coordinate on Venezuela