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US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the end of a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP

European leaders lobby Trump for a better Ukraine deal

Trump wants to end the war, seemingly in Russia's favour. Macron warns over striking a 'weak' deal, a message Starmer will likely echo during his visit. Meanwhile, EU leaders will convene next week.

Con Coughlin 25 February 2025
Axel Rangel Garcia

New realities in Ukraine awaken old challenges in Europe

Europe continues to reel from a series of shocks dealt by the 'America First' administration of Donald Trump. The fate of Ukraine and Europe's security architecture hangs in the balance.

Christopher Phillips 24 February 2025
A woman walks past the wreckage of a car on a street in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP

2025 could be a defining year for the West Bank

An emboldened settler movement drunk on the prospect of Trump recognising Israel's control there and an increasingly weakened Palestinian Authority make for a dangerous combination

Michael Horowitz 23 February 2025
Members of the Egyptian Special Forces during their deployment at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Rafah, October 20, 2023. AFP

Competing visions for the Middle East ahead of Cairo Summit

Israel, Türkiye, and Iran all have a plan for the region. Arab leaders met in Riyadh to come up with their own. Meanwhile, Trump walks back his plan for Gaza, saying he 'won't force it'.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 22 February 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025. SPA/AFP

Trump breaks the ice with Russia, leaving Europe in the cold

In just a few short weeks, the US president has rolled out the diplomatic red carpet to Moscow and dumped Ukraine and Brussels. Putin now knows he need not concede anything.

Omer Onhon 20 February 2025
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Trump's game of hardball with Iran

The US might threaten Iran with Israeli strikes in order to get it to come to the table, but Trump prefers a deal with Tehran

Arash Azizi 20 February 2025
European leaders gather at the Palais de l'Élysée in Paris to discuss a coordinated European response to US President Donald Trump's policies toward the continent and the war in Ukraine. @EmmanuelMacron

The potential of a Trump-Putin deal leaves Europe in shock 

At an emergency meeting in Paris, there are splits on sending troops to Ukraine 

The Economist 18 February 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a speech during the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 15, 2025. THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP

Zelenskyy’s big pitch to Munich

The Ukrainian president called for Europe to build an army, while Macron called an emergency meeting of European leaders in Paris on Monday to discuss a response to the Trump administration's tactics

Rishi Iyengar and Keith Johnson 16 February 2025
US Vice President JD Vance gives a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany February 14, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Vance leaves Europe gobsmacked

US Vice President JD Vance delivered a rebuke on alleged censorship and immigration to a shocked Munich Security Conference

Rishi Iyengar and Keith Johnson 15 February 2025
Yusra Naim

This day in history: King Abdulaziz seals enduring Saudi-US alliance

When he met US President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 14 February 1945, King Abdulaziz rewrote modern Arab history by sealing a historic alliance between the two countries that lives on to this day

Sami Moubayed 14 February 2025
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Why Saudi Arabia is against escalation with Iran

05 February 2026

Its position reflects a political outlook grounded in strategic foresight and a steadfast commitment to national interest

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Ambulances wait in line at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in northeastern Egypt on the first day of the evacuation of some 50 Palestinian, at the Rafah crossing on 2 February 2026. AFP
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The return of Al-Jazira and the question of Syria’s economic renewal

27 January 2026

As Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and Al-Hasakah return to state authority, this resource-rich region re-emerges as a cornerstone of economic recovery

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Annemarie Jacir crafts a human drama that strikes unerringly at its political themes, showing how today's events are directly linked to the events of 90 years ago

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