What caused the Gaza hospital explosion?

 

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says 471 people were killed in the hospital explosion. Hamas is blaming an Israeli airstrike, whereas Israel and US President Biden both say a rocket misfired by Palestinian militants was responsible. For now there has been no independent verification of either claim.

What role is the international community playing in the Israel-Hamas war?

 

In this analysis we take a look at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to Israel, Qatar's self-chosen role as a mediator, the Jordanian King's opinions on why Palestinian refugees should not be pushed into Egypt or Jordan, and the US's talks with Israel on creating safezones in the south of the Gaza Strip. Plus, geopolitical strategist Velina Tchakarova gives us her thoughts on whether a wider war might be triggered.

Decoding Putin and Xi's blueprint for a new world order

 

China and Russia are getting closer. Rather than distancing himself from Vladimir Putin over his war against Ukraine, Xi Jinping is doubling down on the relationship. And Putin is becoming more and more dependent on Xi as an economic, military and geopolitical lifeline. Why is this happening? What do Xi and Putin want to achieve? And what does their relationship mean for the rest of the world?

How did Ukraine retake so much territory from Russia so fast? |

 

Kyiv says Ukrainian troops have liberated more than 20 settlements in the past 24 hours, as they continue a rapid advance in the eastern Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.

Economic entanglement and systemic rivalry: Germany and China at a crossroads

 

China is Germany's biggest trading partner. Almost 1 in 3 shipping containers in the German city of Hamburg is either heading to China, or coming in from a Chinese port. In Hamburg the ties are so strong that a shipping line owned by China's government even bought a stake in this terminal.

Carbon bootprint: What's NATO's responsibility for the global climate crisis?

The military is one of the most prolific polluters on earth, yet most governments all over the world are deliberately ignoring its carbon footprint. They’ve completely excluded it from commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

How AI is driving a future of autonomous warfare

 

The artificial intelligence revolution is just getting started. But it is already transforming conflict. Militaries all the way from the superpowers to tiny states are seizing on autonomous weapons as essential to surviving the wars of the future. But this mounting arms-race dynamic could lead

Taiwan: China's next target? | DW Analysis

 

Despite China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour both at home and abroad, Beijing’s open threat to take control of Taiwan by force is receiving comparatively little attention – leaving this flourishing liberal democracy uniquely isolated and vulnerable.