Beyond his gravelly baritone and his penchant for treating geopolitics like a Tetris puzzle, Henry Kissinger is often credited with a quip he may never have actually made: that he never knew whom to call to speak to Europe. Decades later, in the age of Zoom diplomacy, that question remains just as

It all started with a tweet. In 2019, during his first term as U.S. president, Donald Trump shared a surveillance photo of an Iranian missile site following an explosion. The unusually high quality of the image, combined with its angle and analysis by amateur satellite trackers, led experts to a

One notable absence from the lineup of tech billionaires at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on January 20th was Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia. Instead of making a public appearance, Huang opted for a quieter approach, meeting with Trump at the White House just over ten days later. The

One of the biggest concerns about Donald Trump’s economic policies was the possibility that he might pressure the Federal Reserve into cutting interest rates, potentially undermining its independence. So far, that fear has not materialized. Instead, Trump has taken on an even greater challenge:

Within hours of his party’s electoral victory, Friedrich Merz, Germany’s likely next chancellor, made a striking statement on national television. He warned that Donald Trump “does not care much about the fate of Europe” and stressed the need for Europe to achieve “step-by-step independence from

In 1881, American customs officials intercepted a shipment of sugar, suspecting that its color had been intentionally altered to benefit from lower tariffs. At the time, the duty rate varied based on the sugar’s hue—the darker it was, the lower the tax. Chemical tests confirmed their suspicions,

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his election victory on Sunday to deliver an extraordinary warning—not about Germany’s sluggish economy or the alarming rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), but about the reliability of its most important ally, the

Elon Musk’s aggressive push to overhaul the federal workforce is facing unexpected pushback—not just from entrenched bureaucrats, but also from political appointees selected by former President Donald Trump.

Facing a fractured transatlantic alliance, European leaders have launched a diplomatic effort to salvage ties and prevent America from stepping away from Ukraine. On February 24th, French President Emmanuel Macron rushed to Washington—just three days ahead of British Prime Minister Sir Keir

By 2027, Millions of Chinese Men May Face a Marriage Crisis Due to Gender Imbalance. “Of course, I want to get married,” says Fu, a 36-year-old lorry driver from Yiyang, a remote county in Jiangxi province. Once a migrant worker, he returned home to care for his aging parents, who are eager for