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A Strategic Divorce in the Gulf over Yemen’s Future
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The United Arab Emirates has announced the voluntary withdrawal of its remaining forces from Yemen following a sharp ultimatum from Saudi Arabia, marking...
Election victory positions Kurti to redefine Kosovo
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Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti has won a resounding election victory with nearly 49% of the vote, ending a nine-month political deadlock and...
Legalizing defiance: A new law lets Russia dismiss ICC arrest warrants
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President Vladimir Putin signed a law granting Russia the formal right to ignore rulings from foreign and international criminal courts, a preemptive legal...
Halbousi elected to steer Iraq’s fragile new parliament
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Iraq’s parliament elected veteran Sunni politician Haibat al-Halbousi as speaker in its first post-election session, marking the start of a fragile and often...
Deadly Raid in Turkey Kills Police and Islamic State Fighters
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Three Turkish police officers and six Islamic State militants were killed in an eight-hour shootout during a raid in northwest Turkey on Monday,...
Gerasimov tells Putin Ukraine is now on the defensive
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In a high-profile meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s top military commander General Valery Gerasimov claimed Moscow’s forces are advancing along the entire...
Ukraine Strike on Russian Terminal Cuts Kazakhstan Crude Production
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Kazakhstan’s oil output fell by 6% in December after a Ukrainian drone strike crippled Russia’s key Black Sea export terminal, revealing the unexpected...
A Mediterranean NATO in the Making: The Israel-Greece-Cyprus Axis
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Greece, Israel, and Cyprus have signed a new joint military action plan to intensify air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean starting...
The Florida Agenda: Can Trump Move Netanyahu on Gaza?
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet in Florida to discuss advancing the stalled Gaza ceasefire,...
Cutting the Fuel Line: Ukraine’s Bid to Strangle Russia’s War Economy
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Ukraine launched a coordinated long-range strike on Russian energy infrastructure, using British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles and domestically produced drones to hit a major...