They Want Hegseth Gone Because He Won’t Serve the Global Order

Reports of a furious telephone exchange between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have raised questions about growing divisions between Washington and Tel Aviv over the war with Iran. With both leaders facing political setbacks, renewed military action could carry consequences far beyond the Middle East, including another surge in global energy prices INR Report: Based on reporting by RT, drawing on Israeli…

With the votes cast, New Zealand faces a period of waiting, political finger-pointing and coalition negotiations. Andy Loader examines National's criticism of MMP, Chris Bishop's electoral defeat and the strategic vote-splitting campaign that may have saved the centre-right coalition. With 67 seats provisionally secured, the focus now shifts to special votes and the negotiations that will determine who governs, what policies survive and how…

With Nicola Willis departing Parliament, National's Simeon Brown and Labour's Barbara Edmonds are being promoted as leading candidates for one of New Zealand's most powerful government positions. Both have relevant qualifications and experience, but are either equipped to confront the country's economic challenges? And when business organisations and unions express their preferences, whose interests will the next Finance Minister ultimately…

Billionaire businessman Guy Haddleton wants National and Labour to cooperate in governing New Zealand, arguing that the country needs stability and long-term economic planning. But his proposal raises a more uncomfortable question: how different are the two major parties when powerful business interests, lobbyists and established institutions already exert influence over government policy? And would cooperation between National and Labour…

The second day of negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States has concluded in Abu Dhabi, with European governments still excluded from the principal negotiating table. Washington is attempting to broker a settlement, Moscow is demanding long-term security guarantees, and Kiev is resisting territorial concessions. Meanwhile, Europe's continued military support for Ukraine has become a central point of contention. Is the continent…