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The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev,‬ speaks to the media ahead of his meeting with the US delegation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia‬, on 18 February 2025. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Kirill Dmitriev: Russia oligarch-turned-Ukraine peace negotiator

His recent emergence as a key player in the Ukraine talks owes much to the close personal relationship he has developed with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff

Con Coughlin 30 November 2025

Europe pushes Ukraine to keep fighting

Fares Garabet 27 November 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) looks on during a meeting with US Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 20 November 2025. AFP

Trump presents Ukraine with a ‘very tough choice’

Zelensky said he's being asked to decide between Ukraine losing its dignity or losing a key partner

Sam Skove and John Haltiwanger 25 November 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

Trump's promises to end wars

Fares Garabet 29 September 2025
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump attend a bilateral meeting during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters on September 23, 2025, in New York City. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / Getty

Unpacking Trump's dramatic U-turn on Ukraine

The US president—having previously said Kyiv would need to concede lost territory to Moscow—now says victory is possible and it can regain seized land. What changed?

Con Coughlin 25 September 2025

Poland waits in the wings as WWIII threat lurks

Fares Garabet 14 September 2025
Nash

The contours of Trump’s vision for Ukraine are emerging

Key pillars include a land-for-peace deal and European-led security guarantees aimed at reducing American involvement. However, given Moscow and Kyiv's rigid positions, the war is likely to drag on.

Robert Ford 01 September 2025
Nash

Broker or showman? Trump’s high-stakes Ukraine play

Can the strong yet temperamental broker reconcile the opposing forces in the Russia-Ukraine War?

Aqeel Abbas 30 August 2025
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From the war on terror to networked security

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The main change since 9/11 is that military security has become one component of a much wider security ecosystem

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Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

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For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not.

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Donald Trump and the new Latin American right

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Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?

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