The bloc's foreign policy is now led by a Russia hawk who takes a sledgehammer to suggestions of appeasing Moscow. No fan of Putin's EU cronies, what will she make of Donald Trump?
Israel's war on Gaza, rising US-China tensions, the stubborn war between Russia and Ukraine, and the worsening effects of climate change top GCC leaders' concern this year
As Starmer visits Paris today to meet Macron and is being met with considerable goodwill from European capitals, the EU is wary of Starmer's pledge to seek "a much better" Brexit deal.
Americans are more fixated on their own problems and internal divisions, than other global challenges like China and Russia. The Middle East is hardly even a blip on Americans' radar anymore.
If any conclusion is to be drawn from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's high-stakes visit to China, it is that neither Washington nor Beijing can afford to let relations sink any lower
Historically Labour governments have tended to be conservative, therefore, it is highly unlikely that a Labour government will initiate radical changes overseas.
After the euphoria of liberation has worn off, Syrians are now confronted with the daunting task of a country ripped apart by a decade-long war. It will be a long road, but people are hopeful.
Uncle Zezo, Uncle Mickey, and Dr Alloush perform in displacement shelters and hospitals, striving to restore fragments of a joy last felt in 2023. Al Majalla meets them.