Israel has formally accepted the outline of a U-S-brokered 60-day ceasefire with Hamas after weeks of indirect talks in Doha and Cairo. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed the decision to Washington on July 1st, ahead of his White House meeting scheduled for July 7th, telling aides the proposal offers “a
A 12-day exchange of Israeli air-strikes and Iranian missile fire in June left more than 700 people dead and set back—but did not destroy—Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. The fighting halted on June 24th under a U.S.-brokered cease-fire, yet diplomatic fallout continues. In parallel, Washington’s June
Denmark’s parliament voted in early June 2025 to extend compulsory military service to women, ending a century-old system that drafted only men and accepted women solely as volunteers. Starting with anyone who turns 18 after July 1, the gender-neutral lottery will determine who fills the annual quota of conscripts,
The U.S. protectionist umbrella has long been one of the most advantageous assets for NATO countries in Europe, ensuring peace through security. Donald Trump has recognized this as a vulnerability for Washington, given the lack of commitment European nations have shown in the form of defense spending. The most
Ecuador’s National Court of Justice handed former vice president Jorge Glas, 55, a new 13-year prison term on June 30 for embezzling earthquake-reconstruction funds, bringing his total number of corruption convictions to four and stretching his earliest release date to 2041. Judge Mercedes Caicedo also fined him $28,800
On June 29, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed into law Decree 441/2025, which formalizes Ukraine’s exit from the Ottowa Convention. This is a treaty which disallows the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of landmines, specifically anti-personnel ones. This decision marks a significant break from earlier versions of
By: Daniel Murrah, Staff Writer for Atlas In March 2024, Czech military intelligence uncovered what officials described as an "unprecedented" plot orchestrated by Chinese diplomats and intelligence operatives to stage a car crash targeting Taiwan's Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim during her visit to Prague. The news has
On June 29, 2025, Germany made an announcement that underscores the evolving nature of modern security challenges. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, representing the newly inaugurated government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, unveiled an ambitious initiative to establish a joint German-Israeli cyber research center alongside the introduction of Germany's comprehensive
President Donald Trump spent the week highlighting what he called a decisive U.S. role in ending the brief Israel-Iran conflict, touting a combination of precision military action and intensive diplomacy that produced a cease-fire less than two weeks after hostilities began. Speaking to reporters before departing the White House
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision that trims the power of federal trial judges to block executive actions for the entire country, granting President Donald Trump a significant—though incomplete—victory in his fight over universal injunctions and his attempt to limit birth-right citizenship. Justice Amy
President Donald Trump secured a trade accord on Wednesday with the People’s Republic of China that centers on fast-tracking U.S. access to Chinese rare-earth minerals and permanent magnets—inputs broadly used in electric vehicles, aerospace components, and defense systems. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
The 24-hour truce announced by President Donald Trump between Israel and Iran survived its first full day, but only after each side tested the limits of the agreement with fresh strikes that threatened to collapse the deal almost as soon as it began. Within three hours of the scheduled start
Showing 12 of 5300 total posts
Stay up to date with curated collection of our top stories.
