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Ukrainian servicemen fire a mortar on a front line, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, in this handout image released November 6, 2022. Iryna Rybakova/Press Service of the 93rd Independent Kholodnyi Yar Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS

Russia Likely Planning to Encircle Donetsk Oblast Town of Bakhmut, Britain Says

Russia is likely planning to encircle the Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut with tactical advances to the north and south, Britain's defence ministry said on Saturday. The capture of the town would…

03 December 2022
In this image taken from video, Russian draftees gather inside an indoor stadium turned into collection center for the draftees, who will be sent to the military units of the Eastern Military District, in Yakutsk, Russia, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Mobilization is underway in Russia's Far Eastern region of Yakutia after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday to bolster his forces in Ukraine. The words in the background read "From friendship in sports to peace on earth!". (AP Photo)

Moscow-Held Regions of Ukraine in ‘Sham’ Vote To Join Russia

Voting began in Russian-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia, Moscow-backed officials there said Friday as Ukrainian and United Nations officials reported evidence of war…

AP 23 September 2022
A live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual phone-in is seen at the TASS news agency in Moscow on June 30, 2021. GAVRIIL GRIGOROVTASS VIA GETTY IMAGE

What’s Behind Divergence Among ‘Kremlin Buddies’?

The title might appear “blatant” as per the standards and criteria of the “Russian military operation.” This has been the official name for the military confrontations and battles taking place on…

Samy Amara 29 April 2022
U.S. President Joe Biden provides an update on Russia and Ukraine during remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 22, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S., G7 Allies to Hold Russia Accountable After Attack on Ukraine - Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with his counterparts from the Group of Seven allies early Thursday to map out more severe measures against Russia after President Vladimir Putin launched what…

24 February 2022
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China’s Victory Day Parade: symbolic or seismic?

05 September 2025

Beijing would like the week to mark a historic turning point in which a unipolar world finally gave way to multipolarity. To others, it was just tub-thumping bravura. In reality, it was a bit of both.

Shirley Ze Yu
Business & Economy

Syria’s post-Assad energy quandary

01 September 2025

The country now sits at an energy crossroads: will its recovery be anchored in oil and gas, or will it seize the chance to lean into renewables and build something more resilient?

Jesse Marks
Pep Boatella
Politics

Disarming Hezbollah: will Lebanon seize or squander its opportunity?

02 September 2025

After Israel dealt Iran and its regional axis a string of crippling blows last year, Lebanon now finds itself better-positioned to reclaim its eroded state sovereignty. Will it grab the chance?

Frederic C. Hof
Al-Ma'arri in his residence as depicted in a 1965 book Wikipedia Commons
Culture & Social Affairs

Al-Ma’arri’s satirical poetry reimagined for today's readers

02 September 2025

Recent books from Yemen, Egypt, and Syria take a new look at the 10th-century philosopher's famed letter 'The Epistle of Forgiveness', which is said to have inspired Dante's 'Divine Comedy'

Ali Almuqri
Local residents walk past a house destroyed by an earthquake that killed nearly 1,000 people and devastated villages in eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. AFP
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For Afghan quake victims, sympathy came faster than help

04 September 2025

An earthquake in Afghanistan earlier this week levelled entire villages and left people trapped under rubble for days, but in the shadow of the Hindu Kush, saviours were thin on the ground

Kaswar Klasra

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