January 2025

Historic conviction makes Menendez the first U.S. senator found guilty of acting as a foreign agent, as court hands down lengthy prison sentences in bribery and corruption case linked to Egypt.

With Western sanctions cutting off supplies, China has become Russia’s sole source of critical minerals used in weapons production—including nuclear arms—deepening concerns over Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war effort.

At least 82 people have been abducted since June, according to an official tally. But rights groups estimate the real number could be three times that.

Austin Tice, a former U.S. Marine turned journalist, vanished in 2012 while covering Syria’s civil war.

Cover photo: Fuel oil spilled from the Volgoneft-239 tanker washed up on the shore of Russia’s Krasnodar Krai…