At least 9 scientists have mysteriously died in China amid mounting speculation over a string of deaths and disappearances of 12 American scientists.

The appointment of a Turkmen governor in Iraq’s oil-rich Kirkuk is anything but routine, not least because it marks the first time in nearly a century that the post has gone to a figure from the Turkmen community.

In a long-awaited move, Libya has announced an agreement to unify the public budget, a step that, while significant on paper, has done little to quiet doubts over whether it can be implemented amid the country’s entrenched political divisions.

A sweeping reshuffle ordered by Sudan’s TSC chief and army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on April 2, 2026, has triggered questions over its timing, intent, and broader implications for the country’s shifting power balance.

The United States is 48 days into its war on Iran and has received no support - military or diplomatic – from its European allies at that time, underscoring Donald Trump's irritation with NATO.