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On a scale of zero to ten: “twelve.” That’s how US President Donald Trump rated his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an air base in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
The Pakistan–Afghanistan crisis: causes, timeline, the agreement/ceasefire, actors, human impact, verification, and policy recommendations. Executive summary (TL;DR) In October 2025 a rapid escalation of violence between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
Interviews with Yemeni civilians and dozens of aid workers, as well as a review of internal UN aid agency documents, reveal how the Houthis maintain their iron grip. They levy
While the US and others roll back protections for Afghans, new evidence shows the scale of ongoing reprisal killings, belying the Taliban’s claim of an amnesty for former soldiers. fghan security
The EU’s new Pact for the Mediterranean aims to reshape the bloc’s relations with its Southern neighborhood. But the initiative lacks concrete measures to address societal divides and the region’s pressing challenges. As