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Netanyahu, Trump at risk ahead of crucial polls
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Netanyahu, Trump at risk ahead of crucial polls

Fares Garabet 26 October 2026
Can US-Russian diplomacy end the wars in Ukraine and Iran?
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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
Turkish-American writer Kenan Orhan Supplied

Kenan Orhan tackles themes of exile, fear and memory

The Turkish-American author is a short story writer whose debut novel has been longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 19 October 2026
US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they leave after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on 30 October 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

Eight tests for the Trump-Xi 2026 détente

The achievements of September's US-China summit are underwhelming: a short trade truce extension, a reciprocal tariff reduction, a coal purchase, talks on AI, and two pandas. The rest is what matters

Shirley Ze Yu 12 October 2026

Trump's midterm dilemma

Fares Garabet 07 October 2026
A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS

US troops leave Iraq, but double down in the region

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose 30 September 2026
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat 29 September 2026

Trump says Iran deal likely after midterms

Fares Garabet 27 September 2026
Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand answers journalists' questions during an interview as part of her visit to the NATO headquarters in Brussels on 11 May 2026. NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP

How Canada is navigating Trump’s threats

Foreign Minister Anita Anand on how Ottawa is handling the US trade and tariff war

Ravi Agrawal 26 September 2026
A security personnel stands guard during a ceremony organised by Houthi authorities to mark the 12th anniversary of takeover of Yemeni capital, in Sanaa on 20 September 2026. Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP

The Houthis: Iran’s bargaining chip with Washington

The US views talks with the Houthis as a way to contain the scope of the conflict with Iran, while Tehran sees them as a means to translate military gains in the Red Sea into political gains

Alex Vatanka 25 September 2026
Donald Trump walks alongside Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, on 14 May 2026.
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What lies in store for Xi Jinping in Washington?

Beijing does not see Trump as someone capable of grand bargains like some of his White House predecessors were, so the Chinese leader will temper his expectations

Charbel Barakat 22 September 2026
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Brazil's President and Workers' Party (PT) re-election candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, greets supporters outside a polling station during the presidential runoff election in Sao Paulo on 25 October 2026. Juan BARRETO / AFP
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Lula, the great survivor, makes history

26, Oct 2026

Latin America's iconic left-wing statesman is Brazil's president, again

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Energy security and resiliency in an uncertain world

24, Oct 2026

Türkiye's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources writes for Al Majalla

Alparslan Bayraktar
Pete Reynolds
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Benjamin Netanyahu is damaged goods in the West

25, Oct 2026

Key voices in the West appear to be throwing him under the bus ahead of the approaching Israeli election

Brian Katulis
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Culture & Social Affairs

The Palestinian flag in France: from student activism to social unrest 

23, Oct 2026

Once a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, it is now being used by different groups to advance their own grievances and agendas

Waddah Abu Jamea
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
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Dmytro Kuleba on Trump’s drift towards Moscow

24, Oct 2026

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

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