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South Korea’s Major Parties Head Toward June Elections Beset by Purges and Vetting Furor

Analysts say leaders are prioritizing internal control rather than broadening public support.

Successive Crises Since 2020 Cost Germany €940 Billion, IW Estimates

Lavrov Derides French Overture as Macron Aide’s Moscow Visit Sets Up Possible Putin Call

U.S. Sends Carrier Group to Gulf as Iran Warns Any Strike Means 'Total War'

Iran Steps Back From South Africa’s ‘Will for Peace’ Naval Drill at Pretoria’s Request

Fraud and Phishing Overtake Ransomware in WEF 2026 Cybersecurity Outlook

Hundreds of Kyiv Buildings Still Without Heat as Russia Renews Strikes and UN Rebukes Missile Use

Iran Questions U.S. Readiness for Talks, Reiterates Conditional Openness

Petro Sets Stark Terms Ahead of Early-February White House Meeting With Trump

Pakistan Hails Jaishankar–Sadiq Handshake as Opening, India Dismisses Diplomatic Significance

New Drone Strike Hits Chornomorsk Oil Plant as Odesa Battles Black Sea Contamination

U.S. Pushes Miami Talks on Ukraine as Kremlin Rejects Plan for Three-Way Meeting

Zelenskyy Rejects Changing Ukraine’s Constitution on NATO Goal

Machado Reappears in Oslo After Clandestine Escape as Putin Backs Maduro

Starmer Hosts Macron, Merz and Zelensky in London to Reassert European Role in Ukraine Talks

Porsche Vehicles Across Russia Immobilized by Tracking-System Failure

Maduro Confirms 'Cordial' Phone Call With Trump, Signals Openness to Talks

Iran Says Uranium Enrichment Halted After June Strikes, Denies Secret Sites

North Korea Rejects G7 Denuclearization Demand, Citing Constitutional Right to Nuclear Arms

Orbán Reasserts U.S. Sanctions Waiver on Russian Energy as EU Presses 2027 Ban