The Trump administration is working to uphold the fragile Gaza cease-fire.

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The continent’s largest emitter aims to cut coal and invest in nuclear and gas.

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How the country’s most relentless opposition leader became a statesman of compromise.

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Changing dynamics in Tigray could erode the current balance of uncertainty.

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Australia becomes the latest country to sign a deal with the U.S. president.

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Former negotiator Diana Buttu on the need for accountability—from Israelis and Palestinians alike.

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Here’s why you should be paying attention.

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The American-led trusteeship will command no legitimacy among Palestinians.

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Allowing Islamic State prisoners to languish in detention is a dangerous radicalization risk.

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An independent inquiry has established the complicity of external actors.

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If Trump wants peace, he must block Israel’s annexationist policies.

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Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that the Gaza deal proves Trump’s diplomatic chops.

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A powerful military unit has seized power after weekends of Gen Z-led protests.

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Anti-Black videos speak to popular prejudices.

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How arms deals are helping Sharaa to make up with Moscow.

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Only the end of Israel’s special relationship with the United States would signal a true end of war.

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There were only eight executions during the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

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Unity at the top, repression below.

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The U.S. president addressed the Knesset after Hamas released the last remaining living hostages.

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After the war ends, Israelis face tough questions about relations with their leaders, the Palestinians, and the United States.

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An MSF doctor talks about the dire needs in Gaza as the cease-fire begins.

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The force will help coordinate humanitarian aid and security but won’t enter Gaza.

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Despite its Palestinian specificity, the word reveals universal truths.

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Only U.S. pressure will ensure that Israel honors the Gaza cease-fire.

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The U.S. president is sending the military into more and more American cities.

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Major issues like Hamas’s disarmament remain unresolved.

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More sanctions on LPG and “shadow fleet” tankers indicate more maximum pressure on Tehran.

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An outline of the agreement had been on the table for months.

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A regional nuclear condominium can bring security and prosperity to all sides of the Gulf.

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The Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defense pact has a signaling effect on deterrence.

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Youth-led demonstrations in Madagascar and Morocco could soon spread across the continent.

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Instead of sheltering pro-democracy dissidents, America is now returning them for arrest.

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Many journalists feel it’s not their role to show Palestinian suffering.

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At nearly 93, Paul Biya is all but guaranteed a victory—but has no successor.

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Benjamin Netanyahu lacks a realistic vision for navigating Israel’s potential economic isolation.

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There is cautious optimism for an agreement, but many outstanding details remain unresolved.

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A reckoning of the geopolitical impacts from the last two years of war—and war crimes.

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The Trump administration has made an unprecedentedly sloppy security guarantee to Qatar.

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Lasting agreements require sustained focus, not just theatrics.

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Trump’s plan is just the latest example.

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The impact will be felt for years, even if Trump’s peace plan succeeds.

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Decisions made early on set the path for a devastating war.

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Netanyahu has favored vengeance over vision since the Hamas attack.

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Israeli bombardments and bulldozing have created 50 million tons of rubble.

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The defeat of Moscow-friendly parties in the Moldovan election is just the latest of many setbacks.

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Israel and Hamas won’t go willingly.

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Trump gives Doha major (and unusual) security guarantees.

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Jobs across the continent are at risk as a duty-free deal with Washington lapses.

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Internal fissures mean that the Taliban’s rejection of the issue is far from settled.

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The state faces a stark choice to confront groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas or risk another war with Israel.

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Trump’s tariffs are having major ripple effects on the fashion industry’s female work force.

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Erdogan’s visit to Washington showed that the United States and Turkey just don’t need each other as much as they used to.

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The Israeli prime minister was met with protests both inside and outside of U.N. headquarters.

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Israel has many friends in Washington, but MAGA is increasingly divided.

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Meaningful international support for Palestinian liberation remains necessary to defeat terrorism.

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The Syrian leader sought to reassure his many doubters that he’s a man of peace and tolerance. 

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Questions mount over the fate of migrants deported by the U.S. to the West African country.

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Gulf states move cautiously in response to their growing perception of Israel as a threat.

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Ankara’s stealth takeover suits its geopolitical interests but has ruined many civilian lives.

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The mutual defense agreement could make Islamabad even more risk-tolerant.

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The Spartan model didn’t work for Sparta. It will be even worse for Israel.

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Rights advocates say the lack of accountability for massacres in March could have profound consequences.

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Electric cars were a punchline here just a few years ago. Thanks to Chinese companies, that’s not the case anymore.

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Day 1 of the gathering’s high-level week was dominated by discussion of a two-state solution.

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Spokesperson: Doha strikes “a paradigm shift for the whole region.”

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As humanitarian aid dries up, Sahrawis in Algeria face a deepening crisis.

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As international norms crumble, Turkey’s revisionist policies appear less provocative in comparison.

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Job losses are only one factor in the equation driving its financial decline.

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The Ugandan warlord recently went on trial in absentia, but he continues to elude a decades-long international manhunt.

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Netanyahu’s policies since Oct. 7 have strained relations with Cairo at the expense of Israeli security.

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Washington is pushing outdated ideas and unrealistic goals.

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Aid critics ignore competing policy goals and structural trade-offs between control and flexibility.

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The would-be agreement between Iran and the IAEA hinges on U.S. willingness to come back to the table.

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Russia and Iran have proved weaker than many thought. So will China.

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Leaving Gaza in 2005 wasn’t a failed bid for peace but a catastrophically successful effort to freeze the peace process.

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The Israeli military has now bombed several countries in addition to its assault on Gaza.

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Allegations against the court’s head prosecutor have hampered its effectiveness. They should be addressed immediately.

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The debate in Tehran is heating up—and moving in unexpected directions.

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Russia and China can buy Tehran time but not a deal.

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The project grants Addis Ababa control of the Nile River and threatens water supplies downstream.

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By striking Qatar, Netanyahu has forsworn negotiations and expanded the battlefield.

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The far right has normalized the idea of expelling Palestinians.

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Beijing should act to rein in a $2 billion industry.

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From soda to sports, global consumers are implicated in Africa’s most deadly conflicts. This also creates an avenue for change.

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Qatar decried the strike as a violation of international law.

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Toppling Assad didn’t solve Turkey’s problems—it made them worse.

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The United States should not legitimize another fragile rupture in an unsettled region.

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From powerbrokers in the ’90s to pariahs today.

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Governments, civil society, and the private sector are reimagining development away from external interventions.

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The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.

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With concrete steps, Washington can keep Syria’s future on track.

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The unspeakable suffering of Palestinians has echoes of the persecution of the Jewish community.

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For years, the group has relied on the perception that it is untouchable.

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The clock is ticking for a new nuclear deal with Iran.

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The Wagner Group is no more but Moscow is peddling the same false promises.

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The declaration comes amid a downturn in the diamond market and U.S. foreign aid cuts.

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As Lebanon moves to confront the country’s most dangerous militia, U.S. support will be vital.

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Keeping the Pretoria Agreement in a comatose state should not be seen as an end in itself.

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Critics should be talking instead about regime change.

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Israel is directly targeting media workers, rights groups warn.

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