Imaad Nasir, London, UK Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Pakistan Army Chief, 2017. Attribution: Saudi Press Agency, cc.spa.gov.sa , Creative Commons License On 17 September 2025, a relatively discreet development took place for an attention-consuming Middle East, yet it had remarkable implications for the geopolitical balance in the world’s foremost hotspot for conflict. In Riyadh, PM Shehbaz Sharif and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman signed the Saudi-Pakistani Strategi

Jeremy Adu-Poku, London, UK Nobel Prize Medal (Anastasiya D / Unsplash) 10th October. Shortly after 11:00 local time, Jørgen Frydnes, chair of the Nobel Committee, fielded questions from journalists nestled amongst the hallowed halls of the Nobel Institute, Oslo. Extraordinary press coverage was reflective of how this year’s Peace Laureate election had become a cause célèbre, as President Trump sought to further eclipse his democratic predecessors. At long last, a journalist

Eleni Zampelis, Athens, Greece The National Assembly in Paris Charles de Gaulle's saying: "How can you govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?" was never actually about cheese. It was about the French paradox: a state whose cultural wealth is matched only by a reluctance to be governed. In 2025, this saying has tragically gone stale. The French form a republic of cheese in the most lite

Reid Packard NYC, USA In 2026, the world's biggest sporting event will take place in North America. For the first time in its history, the FIFA World Cup will be hosted by three different countries: The United States, Canada, and Mexico. This World Cup will also be the largest to ever take place, with 48 teams competing in 16 different cities. In the past, the World Cup had taken place in one city with 32 teams competing. With the tournament being less than two years away, al

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Sarvesh Kilariaar London, UK On April 2, 2025, President Trump declared “Liberation Day” tariffs, marking the implementation of the most extensive U.S. tariff hikes since the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. It was a bold response to decades of perceived unfair trade practices, imposing a sweeping 10 percent tariff on all imported goods, as well as specific tariffs on countries calculated using their trade balance with the US in the following formula, a higher xi - m

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