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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at a press conference following their talks in Kyiv on 6 September 2026. GENYA SAVILOV / AFP

New Ukraine talks: Putin's gamble after Trump's loss

The negotiations in Abu Dhabi are expected to focus on security guarantees for the postwar period, with EU representatives excluded at Russia's insistence

Samer Elias 09 November 2026
This handout satellite image, taken and released by Vantor on 12 August 2026, shows smoke rising near a grain facility at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in Russia, following Ukrainian strikes. SATELLITE IMAGE ©2026 VANTOR / AFP

New Black Sea attacks raise threat of global food crisis

Zelensky has warned the world could see a new food crisis after attacks and insecurity severely disrupted the maritime routes through which millions of tonnes of Ukrainian exports normally pass

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 07 November 2026
Ewan White

Europe’s gathering storm

Brussels faces pressure on all sides: sustained economic stagnation, a worsening geopolitical environment, and domestic challenges brought by the rise of populism

Christopher Phillips 26 October 2026
Ukranian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba listens to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General during the alliance's 75th anniversary at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 4 April 2024. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP

Dmytro Kuleba on Trump’s drift towards Moscow

Ukraine's former foreign minister is pragmatic about the war, peace talks, Kyiv's opponent, Washington, the Chinese, and the Gulf. His thoughts are a fascinating insight into Europe's biggest battle

Ahmed Maher 24 October 2026

Can US-Russian diplomacy end the wars in Ukraine and Iran?

Fares Garabet 21 October 2026
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to lower the cost of diesel fuel during a campaign rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Centre on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds on 5 October 2026 in Grand Island, Nebraska. WIN MCNAMEE / AFP

Trump’s diesel deal has no winners

It won't help consumers, won't help Kyiv, and won't mean riches for Moscow

Keith Johnson 20 October 2026

Trump takes new stab at ending Ukraine war

Fares Garabet 06 September 2026
CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on 15 August 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska, where Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. ANDREW HARNIK / AFP

Why Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow is concerning

The American CIA director's visit looks to be a desperate attempt by the Trump administration to avert a doomsday scenario in which NATO is pulled into a larger war with Russia

Con Coughlin 27 August 2026
A Ukrainian soldier carrying a Stinger anti-aircraft missile aboard a maritime guard boat in the northwestern part of the Black Sea on 18 December 2023.
 AFP

Could the Black Sea become the "Hormuz of food"?

Ukrainian attacks are putting pressure on Russian exports, while Moscow strikes at Odesa's grain-shipping capacity

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 23 August 2026
Chadian soldiers march during Flintlock 2014, a US-led training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 3, 2014. Joe Penney / Reuters

Why Africans are fighting and dying in Ukraine

African fighters in the Russian army reveal a global system of human disposability, where economic inequality, migration, and war make certain lives visible only in moments of selective outrage

Sergey Eledinov 16 May 2026
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Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, waves an Israeli flag following the exit polls at his party headquarters, on the evening of Israel's national election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 28 October 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem
Politics

Is Israel ready for its first non-Ashkenazi prime minister?

07, Nov 2026

Gadi Eisenkot, who may form a government, hails from a Moroccan-Jewish family. Israel's 15 prime ministers have all had European or Russian heritage. Is it time for a change?

Kamal Alam
Sara Padovan
Politics

The muted impact of electoral change on foreign policy

09, Nov 2026

Despite domestic shifts, new leaders often face structural constraints and have limited parameters to operate

Christopher Phillips
Pep Boatella
Science & Technology

Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
Mohsen Rezaei attends a farewell ceremony on 3 July 2026 for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on 28 February in a US-Israel strike in Tehran. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Profiles

Mohsen Rezaei: the unlikely peacemaker

09, Nov 2026

The former IRGC general was recently appointed as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. For the US, the danger is mistaking his prominence for a willingness to deliver concessions

Alex Vatanka
Culture & Social Affairs

Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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