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Trump-Xi meeting is about much more than trade

US and Chinese leaders have locked themselves into a downward spiral that goes far beyond tariffs, exports, and rare earths. This is about the future and who controls it.

Shirley Ze Yu 24 October 2025
US President Donald Trump and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hold a signed agreement on rare earths and critical minerals during a meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2025.

The countries courting Trump with critical minerals

Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the US president

Rishi Iyengar 23 October 2025

Trump-Putin summit: to meet or not to meet?

Fares Garabet 23 October 2025
US President Donald Trump stands next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as NATO leaders pose for a group photo at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Europe's uphill battle to keep Trump invested in NATO

A Pentagon defence review being conducted by Elbridge Colby has Europe's leaders worried because he has argued that the US should reposition its forces to face China and the Pacific

Con Coughlin 20 October 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Jared Kushner: Trump's influential son-in-law who helped clinch the Gaza truce

Kushner no longer carries an official title like he did during Trump's first term in office, conveniently freeing him from the bounds of formal processes, scrutiny, or accountability

Con Coughlin 19 October 2025
Sara Padovan

The flaw in Trump’s 'dealmaking' Middle East peace plan

Rushed deals and a disregard for root problems provide a flimsy foundation for sustainable peace  

Abdullah F. Alrebh 17 October 2025
US President Donald Trump greets Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. Evan Vucci / AFP

Can Palestinians trust Donald Trump?

Only US pressure will ensure that Israel honours the Gaza ceasefire

Omar H. Rahman 14 October 2025
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands guard at a gate of a hospital inside the Bagram US air base after all US and NATO troops left, some 70 Km north of Kabul on July 5, 2021. WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP

Why Trump wants the Bagram Air Base "back"

Afghanistan's ancient town of Bagram once sat on the Silk Road, along a key passage from India. Today, it is sought by America, Russia, and China for different reasons that are no less strategic.

Kamal Alam 14 October 2025
A municipal worker fixes a sign in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian resort town gets ready to host a US-brokered Gaza peace summit, on October 12, 2025. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

Gaza ceasefire takes off, but expect turbulence ahead

Al Majalla lays out four key hurdles to clear to ensure the truce sticks this time around

Brian Katulis 12 October 2025
Palestinians, who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, make their way along a road as they return to the north after a ceasefire went into effect on October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Six reasons why a Gaza ceasefire was finally reached

Although there are many reasons to celebrate, numerous obstacles could still make Trump's "deal to end all deals" just another failed attempt at ending forever wars

Michael Horowitz 10 October 2025
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People hold Cuban flags and a flag supporting US President Donald Trump while participating in the "Cuba Libre" demonstration in the city of Hialeah, Florida, on 24 March 2026. GIORGIO VIERA / AFP
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Is the US on the verge of military intervention in Cuba?

24 May 2026

Seizing Castro could prove more costly and less effective than the capture of Maduro

William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh
Sara Padovan
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How fibre-optic drones are reshaping warfare

21 May 2026

Small, low-cost, and difficult to jam, they give traditional defence systems little time to respond

Marco Mossad
Protesters march during the "Rise Up for Gaza" international day of action at Washington Square Park, New York City, on 4 October 2025. Kena Betancur / AFP
Politics

US public opinion finally sours on Israel: what next?

22 May 2026

As support for Israel weakens across the US political spectrum, once-taboo questions about military aid, lobbying influence, and US backing are moving into the mainstream

Tarek Rashed
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Europe eyes Algeria's shale gas amid supply crisis

22 May 2026

Algeria is one of Africa's largest producers of hydrocarbons, and its proximity to customers in Europe makes it of growing interest as importers fret over a prolonged supply crisis from countries

Rabia Abdul Salam
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

The extravagant Hajj caravans of the sultans’ wives

22 May 2026

Through extravagant processions led by palace women, the Mamluk state projected a message of power and prestige at home and abroad, turning the Hajj obligation into a soft-power tool

Yasmin Abdallah

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