Rattled by Trump, Japan seeks closer ties with Europe
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets US President Donald Trump this Thursday in Washington. A long-planned visit upended by the Iran war. It’s a tricky moment for the Japanese leader…
‘Nobel Prize of Water’ awarded to Iranian scientist who was exiled from his homeland
The Stockholm Water Prize, handed to Kaveh Madani, celebrates outstanding contributions to the sustainable use and protection of water resources.Read More
Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an ‘epochal figure,’ dies at 93
Ilia II was hospitalised on Tuesday morning in critical condition with “mass bleeding from the stomach,” the director of the Caucasus Medical Centre said. Read more at Read More
‘48 hours and €100’: EU presents sped-up business registration law
The European Commission unveils new rules known as ‘the 28th Regime’ or ‘EU Inc.’ to make Europe more attractive for business and better able to compete globally with powers like…
Belmond’s newest luxury boat hotel to set sail in Burgundy this summer
Guests on board Marguerite, A Belmond Boat can head for wine tastings, art tours and mustard-making classes. Read More
Love, life and drawings: Renoir’s passions explored in separate exhibitions at Musee d’Orsay
The Musée d’Orsay is devoting two separate exhibitions to Pierre-Auguste Renoir to explore his early paintings and the importance of drawing in his work. Together, both collections revisit the career…
Watch: Gunshots scatter crowd during Chaharshanbe Suri celebrations in Tehran
Social media footage posted March 17 shows crowds celebrating Chaharshanbe Suri in Tehran’s Chitgar district fleeing as gunshots ring out. Separate images appear to show Basij forces moving in to…
Who blinks first: What Iran’s Strait of Hormuz strategy reveals about its war goals
Attacks on ships in Hormuz and strikes across the region expose Tehran’s strategy of gradual escalation and long war, testing US, Israeli and Gulf resolve. Read more at Read More
Dire straits: The handful of marine choke points holding Europe’s economy hostage
From the Persian Gulf to the English Channel, a small number of narrow waterways carry the vast bulk of what Europeans eat, buy, and heat their homes with. When one…
China treads carefully on Iran war as it balances energy security and neutrality
The Iran war is disrupting global energy flows and increasing the risk of wider regional escalation, leaving major economies such as China walking a tightrope. Read more at Read More