Funeral processions in Iraq's Najaf for Iran’s late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been held in Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala…
Liam Chen
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Drone strikes on civilian vehicles kill at least 20 in Sudan, rights groups say
Drone strikes killed over 20 people this week in Sudan, targeting civilian vehicles headed to social gatherings, according to a rights…
Liam Chen
A timeline of the Iran war and talks aimed at ending it
Global markets and oil prices have been shaken after the United States and Iran exchanged new strikes and President Donald Trump suggested…
Liam Chen
What Is NATO? How the Alliance Works and Why Russia Fears It
NATO has 32 members pledged to defend each other — here's how the alliance works, what Article 5 means, and why it's more important than…
Liam Chen
What Is the United Nations? How the UN Works and Why It Often Fails
The UN has 193 member states and aims to maintain peace, but the Security Council veto means it often cannot act — here's how it works and…
Liam Chen
Eurozone vs Sterling: Why the UK Never Joined the Euro
The UK negotiated an opt-out from the single currency decades before Brexit was ever on the table. Here is why, and what keeping the pound…
Liam Chen
The Cost of the Ukraine War to the UK Taxpayer
Britain has committed billions of pounds to Ukraine since 2022, across military, humanitarian and economic support. Here is how that…
Rachel Ford
Hard Brexit vs Soft Brexit: What the UK Actually Chose, and What It Cost
The Brexit debate was framed for years as a choice between a "hard" and "soft" exit from the EU. Here is what those terms meant, which one…
Liam Chen
What Is the European Union? How the EU Works and Why Brexit Happened
The EU is a political and economic union of 27 countries with 450 million people — here's how it works, what it does, and why the UK left.
Liam Chen