War
Desperate people do desperate things. The war has spread after Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and more than 40 senior Iranian commanders were killed by the Israel Air Force (IAF) in less than a minute in the opening wave of Operation Roaring Lion. That’s a humiliation of the highest order, and the Iranian regime is seeking revenge, or […]
... written on Mar 04 2026For most of the day on Saturday, despite the stunning military strike unleashed by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, tourists and residents relaxed on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah, tanning on the man-made beaches and throwing birthday parties for their children. Even incoming Iranian missiles being intercepted over the Persian Gulf did not create any panic. […]
... written on Mar 02 2026What’s the difference between Anwar Ibrahim and Benjamin Netanyahu? When Anwar promises – repetitively – to fight corruption, laugh him off. It is just empty rhetoric to scam voters. When Netanyahu promises – even once – to hunt down terrorist masterminds who committed the October 7th massacre, pay attention. It is a serious commitment to […]
... written on Mar 01 2026With internet access almost impossible, queues at petrol stations, and streets in Tehran that were quieter than usual, the war begins on February 28 after the United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against Iran. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says its strikes in Tehran targeted locations where senior political and security figures […]
... written on Feb 28 2026Fresh from taking out Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, the United States is now shifting attention to Iran. While Donald Trump may not give the order to abduct Ayatollah Ali Khamenei like how Maduro and his wife were kidnapped and brought to American soil to face charges, the sign before a military strike is the same […]
... written on Feb 03 2026At a time when the U.S. declares trade war with China and the rest of the world, while trying to also strike a peace deal with Russia and Ukraine, few notice tensions are growing at the top of the world – the Arctic. U.S. President Donald Trump wants Greenland, Russia is modernising its Arctic military […]
... written on Dec 31 2025Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, has pledged to make the country “strong and prosperous” again. Her role model was Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister and “Iron Lady.” Her political mentor in Japan was Abe Shinzō, who was assassinated in 2022. During her run for her party’s leadership, Takaichi focused mainly on Japan’s economy and […]
... written on Nov 26 2025Maduro has to make the right decision fast – he could find himself trapped and might soon discover that he cannot flee the country even if he decided to. The Trump administration has already offered a US$50 million bounty for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the Venezuelan leader – doubling the US$25 million reward […]
... written on Nov 02 2025Emerging from their first face-to-face meeting in six years, U.S. President Donald Trump and China President Xi Jinping appears to have reached a temporary truce in the trade war between the two economic superpowers. But all analysts believe that the Chinese leader walked out of the meeting with a new image – a leader of […]
... written on Oct 31 2025Sorry, Volodymyr Zelensky. There won’t be any Tomahawk missiles headed to Ukraine now that Russian President Vladimir Putin successfully hijacked the Ukrainian president’s masterplan. Putin had managed to talk and charm U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone just one day before Zelensky’s arrival at the White House. Trump said his session with Putin was “very […]
... written on Oct 18 2025
