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Trump-Xi talks to focus on trade and technology Diana Estefanía Rubio
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Trade and technology to dominate Trump-Xi talks

Al Majalla - London 22 September 2026
Attendees applaud as North Korea and Russia open their first road bridge, a structure that spans the Tumen River, connecting the border cities of Rason and Khasan, on 7 September 2026. KCNA/ REUTERS
Politics

First Russia-North Korea road link shows growing ties

Anton Mardasov 20 September 2026
Grace Russell

The peril of AI: could it wipe out humanity?

Leading industry figures warn that artificial intelligence capabilities are advancing faster than humanity's ability to govern, restrain, and control them

Al Majalla - London 17 September 2026
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani 15 September 2026
A smart AI Server on display at the HUMAIN stall during the opening ceremony of technology event LEAP in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 31 August, 2026 REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

The new AI divide and Saudi Arabia’s balancing act

As the US and China build rival AI ecosystems, Gulf states are being drawn into a technological divide that may become increasingly difficult to navigate

Marco Mossad 15 September 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi before their meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on 2 September 2026. AP

Xi puts China in the Middle East security equation

Beijing's multi-pronged proposal links to the new three-way 'Mecca Alliance' between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan. What would be the parameters of this new Chinese security involvement?

Charbel Barakat 13 September 2026
A Tuareg separatist soldier walks inside a damaged building in Kidal, on 9 May 2026.
Mali's government refuses to talk to "terrorist" armed groups after they launched unprecedented attacks on it. AFP

Why JNIM is unlikely to break off from al-Qaeda

Mali's biggest jihadist group is more likely to follow the Taliban's path than that of Syria's rebels-turned-rulers

Sergey Eledinov 12 September 2026
An Afghan miner extracts gold ore in the Ghulak Dara Valley in the Shighnan district of Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan, on 28 July 2026. AFP

Will Trump entertain the Taliban's rare-earth invitation?

Afghanistan's mineral resources, including its coveted rare earths, are estimated to be worth more than $1tn, but so far China has been the main extractor, but a recent offer could change that

Kamal Alam 12 September 2026
Eduardo Ramon

China is not scared of Trump’s squeeze on Iran

Beijing has plenty of leverage to deter Washington

Henry Tugendhat 07 September 2026
Japanese director Takashi Miike at an event for the film 'Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki' IMDb

Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises critics

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.

Leila Amar 07 September 2026
Leaders of SCO member states, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian—ahead of a summit session in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 1 September 2026. Sputnik/Reuters

SCO summit: a Eurasia that no longer seeks US permission

In Bishkek, a loose Eurasian gathering of illiberal nations inched closer to a functioning post-dollar regional economic bloc

Shirley Ze Yu 05 September 2026
Al Majalla

Hope sells: inroads in cancer treatment excite markets

For every positive clinical result, pharmaceutical (pharma) companies stand to secure billions of dollars in revenue

Rana Freifer 04 September 2026
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The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

Al Majalla - London
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Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
A rebel fighter seen behind a Kingdom of Libya flag near the front line along the western entrance gate of Ajdabiyah, on 18 April 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Politics

A tale of two Libya's: internal division meets external unity

19, Sep 2026

In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

Tarek Megerisi
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16, Sep 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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