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A bewildering week brought both frenzied negotiations and renewed American strikes
Israelis think he may be a genuine alternative to Binyamin Netanyahu
It was the third shock of the 2020s to hit the continent
A once-cautious regime is making a risky bet on low-level conflict
An arrest has damaged the government’s image, writes Gareth Browne, our Middle E...
Donald Trump’s deal with Iran leaves America’s ally without any strategic gains
Binyamin Netanyahu has defied America twice in recent days
Emergencies and aid cuts are accelerating a push for self-reliance
Whether it can do anything more will be the question that defines the next few m...
A presidential power grab has convulsed Somali politics
Geography, cash and confidence will decide who recovers, and who drifts
Its leaders want sanctions relief and aid for reconstruction
The revival of an old oil-export route from Iraq to the Mediterranean helps Syri...
It is too easy for xenophobic vigilantes to take advantage of poverty and a weak...
What the rising prices of jollof rice show about Nigeria and Ghana’s economies
An American drone recovers downed pilots in the Strait of Hormuz