Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Quick, focused insights into global power shifts, military affairs, and unfolding international events.
A “nationwide internet blackout” implemented by the Iranian authorities as protesters take to the streets has now been in place for 36 hours, monitor Netblocks said on Saturday. – “After…
The Syrian army said it would suspend all military activities in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maksud district starting 3 p.m. local time (1200 GMT) on Saturday and expel Kurdish fighters to the…
Kyiv is in talks with the United States about a possible free-trade agreement, as Ukraine seeks to entice a reluctant Washington to provide firm security guarantees, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Israel and the US are responsible for the large-scale unrest in Iran, the country’s Supreme National Security Council said. – “Although the recent protests began as demonstrations against economic instability,…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia is an essential precondition for deploying international troops, adding that the world remains “far off” from…
Senior EU lawmakers want the European Parliament to freeze the EU-U.S. trade deal in response to Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland. – The deal was deeply unpopular across…
The former U.N. envoy expected to help lead Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace for Gaza met a top Palestinian Authority official on Friday as the U.S. president pushes ahead…
Pakistan is in the final phases of striking a $1.5-billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan, a former top air force official and three sources said, promising a…
Europe should reopen dialogue with Russia, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday, adding that it was far too soon to discuss welcoming Moscow back into the Group of…
Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile overnight at a target in Ukraine near the border with NATO member Poland, in what Kyiv on Friday called a new threat to European…