The planned withdrawal of nearly all remaining US troops from Iraq by the end of September is leaving Washington’s Kurdish allies facing what the prime minister of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region describes
Does witnessing suffering make you more moral? Can a life surrounded by brilliance teach you justice, or does real understanding only come from seeing the world at its worst? For Tom Gross,
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The Middle East stood on the edge of a much bigger disaster earlier this week. On the night of April 8, 2026, US President Donald Trump suddenly announced a two-week ceasefire with
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The United States has agreed with Iran to cease hostilities for two weeks. The illegal US and Israeli imposed war has not ended but has a break, although not in Lebanon which
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In Afghanistan, humanitarian reporting has become one of the most influential lenses through which the crisis is understood internationally. Yet that lens is increasingly incomplete. By focusing heavily on civilian suffering without
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A 12-foot Chinese underwater drone was hauled up in fishing nets near Gili Trawangan, off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia, revealing Beijing’s ongoing efforts to map underwater channels used by submarines. The
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Three Russian submarines reportedly attempted to spy on critical underwater cables and pipelines near UK waters while global attention focused on Iran, Defence Secretary John Healey disclosed on Thursday. Healey said the
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U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed with advisers the possibility of removing some American troops from Europe, frustrated by NATO allies’ perceived inaction in securing the Strait of Hormuz and the stalled
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the country’s military to suspend all operations against Ukrainian forces over the Orthodox Easter weekend, the Kremlin announced. The ceasefire is set to begin at 16:00
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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has urged NATO allies to stand united in defending international law after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his controversial comments about the Arctic island. Trump criticized the
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BlackRock has emerged from recent market turmoil in a stronger position than many of its private-market peers, reaffirming its status as the world’s most-valuable publicly traded asset manager. According to the Wall
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President Trump’s announcement of “total victory” in Iran has stirred unease among senior aides and close allies, who warn that the cease-fire remains precarious and Tehran retains significant military capabilities. According to
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In a dramatic rescue mission last week, a U.S. weapons systems officer, publicly known as ‘Dude 44 Bravo,’ survived two days in southern Iran after his F-15 jet was shot down. According
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Despite predictions of its collapse, the Islamic Republic of Iran has withstood one of the most intense assaults in its recent history. Even after losing its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and
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Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has issued a stark warning that Israel is actively seeking to derail any prospects for peace between the United States and
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Easter Sunday recalls an adversity that only a few still living can remember, when the Second World War came to the doorstep of Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka. Eighty-four years have passed since
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