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Blinken in Cairo and Riyadh: The differences of views emerged
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced stiff resistance from the Arab world’s most powerful strongmen, trying to convince Egypt’s Abdel Fatah El-Sisi (photo)...
U.S. in a quandary over Israel’s war on Gaza
Israel needs to come terms with the new reality that they are no longer invincible or the dominant power in the West Asian region,...
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Echoes in Global Geopolitics
Introduction
The relentless drumbeat of conflict between Hamas and Israel has once again captured the world's attention, bringing to the forefront the perennial challenges and...
How the Israel-Hamas war exposed the EU’s irrelevance
At least Europe no longer has to endure that hackneyed Henry Kissinger quip about whom to call if you want “to call Europe.” No...
Netanyahu is drawing the U.S. into war with Iran
The Israeli prime minister’s persistent obsession with the Islamic Republic may finally drag the US into another disastrous regional war, Al Jazeera worries.
After Hamas’s...
RFK Jr. launches independent bid for president, leaving Democratic race against Biden
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (photo) is dropping out of the Democratic primary race against Biden to launch an independent campaign for president next year.
Speaking to a...
Yellen says US eyes Russia Oil-Cap crackdown as potency fades
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US is preparing to crack down on evasion of the Group of Seven’s price cap on Russian oil,...
Biden was interviewed by the special counsel probing mishandling of classified documents
President Biden was interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into classified documents found at his Delaware home as well as at a private...
The Middle East may never be the same
Hamas, the Islamist militia that controls Gaza, will likely emerge a victor regardless of how the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian fighting ends.
Hamas’ unprecedented attack...
Why the World’s Dollar Addiction Is Hard to Kick
Yes, many central banks and governments around the world want to kick their dollar addiction. They aren’t getting very far — except when forced,...