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As the Houthis sink two ships in one week, the world sh...

The lack of response illustrates how difficult it is to stop them by force

A first-hand look at Gaza’s controversial food-distribu...

Gazans keep dying at the centres. Israel says they are working as intended

A bloody week in Syria may have ripple effects in Lebanon

The presidents of both countries have limited time to rein in vicious militias

As Gaza starves, Israel fights on

Its generals think the war against Hamas has become pointless, but a ceasefire r...

Ugandan intervention in Congo risks stoking ethnic viol...

It may also cement Rwanda’s hold over its neighbour

Iran’s supreme leader is fading into the shadows

His diminishing power makes the country’s future increasingly uncertain

Somalia’s state-building project is in tatters

The West has all but given up on it

Can a home-grown telecoms firm connect South Sudan to t...

Civil war need not be an insurmountable obstacle

Helen Zille wants to save South Africa, starting in Joh...

The chair of the Democratic Alliance has a lot to say—and a lot to do

Famine in Gaza shows the failure of Israel’s strategy

It has become an international pariah without vanquishing Hamas

Ziad Rahbani held a mirror to Lebanese society

The musician and playwright died on July 26th, aged 69

A glimpse of Gaza’s miserable future

The territory will remain at the mercy of outsiders for years to come

Israeli sentiment on the war in Gaza is shifting

More and more people are outraged by the conduct of their government

Why it’s a pain to take a plane in Africa

Bad connections, high fees and strict visa rules hamper travel around the continent

How climate change could spread malaria

And how scientists are scrambling to stop it

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