Dispatches
Reported analysis on foreign policy, global affairs and national security — each dispatch grounded in a place and a timestamp.
Who watchdogs the watchdogs on Sudan?
The groups documenting the bloodshed wield enormous influence. Their evidence deserves a closer look.
SpaceX slapped surprise speed limit on Ukraine’s military satellite service, threatening drone defenses: source
Kyiv is demanding restoration of US-contracted Starshield service after discovering restrictions during operations — with some units reporting problems below the stated 100 mph cutoff.
Beyond Imran Khan: The security crisis Americans are missing in Pakistan
Islamabad’s takeover of Imran Khan’s last provincial stronghold is a political earthquake — but the security crisis behind it deserves attention far beyond Pakistan.
Zelensky says Moscow hasn’t acknowledged Trump’s energy ceasefire: ‘Putin doesn’t read Truth Social’
Ukrainian president says Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have continued despite Trump’s announcement of a truce, warning Kyiv will keep striking Russian targets if Moscow refuses to comply.
Russia sides with Taliban against Pakistan — and suddenly has concerns about civilian casualties
Moscow frets over Afghan children as Russian missiles and drones continue pounding Ukraine
A bomb can destroy your house. Ukraine’s digital government can still prove it was yours.
Kyiv is pitching its wartime experience with digital government, AI and resilient infrastructure as a model — and a testing ground — for American technology.
Trump talked about annihilating Iran. The more revealing word was “midterms.”
At the UN, world leaders brought their wars and warnings to New York. Listen past the sharpest lines, and you can hear the arguments over what might end those conflicts.
Exclusive: Inside Alina Habba’s UNGA-week wedding to Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon
The lavish affair is said to have cost $10 million.
What Trump was really telling Iran at the UN
The empty seats, the threat of “annihilation” — and the warning Tehran should hear about the midterms
Exclusive: MAGA darling and ex-Trump official Alina Habba to marry Turkish billionaire Saturday
The Correspondent reveals the identity of the man previously described by the Daily Mail as her “mystery man.”
Is time Iran’s secret weapon — or Trump’s?
Tehran may be betting it can wait out President Trump. But as sanctions and the US blockade squeeze Iran, time may be working against the regime.
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