As his mission came to an end, Talabani “expressed his gratitude and appreciation for his impactful role in the Kurdistan Region, wishing him success in his fut
An Iranian envoy visited the rebel-held capital of Yemen last week to mark the start of what the Houthis are calling the start of direct flights between Sanaa and Tehran. The Hout…
The Ukrainian Air Force says a shortage of interceptor missiles meant none of the 23 ballistic missiles fired by Russia at Kyiv on Sunday night were shot down. At the scene of a b…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet on July 6 with NATO chief Mark Rutte as he holds talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev ahead of the opening of a two-day NATO su…
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Ahmet Davutoğlu argues that the alliance has lost its common purpose, defining itself solely by its adversaries.
Daniel Gros envisions a Compact for Open and Resilient Economies, in which Europe is first among equals.
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Near the beginning of his long narrative poem “Letter to Lord Byron,” W. H. Auden writes, “I want a form that’s large enough to swim in.” So too, apparently, did Herman Melv…
At the 2026 Venice Biennale, artists and writers converged on Yto Barrada’s exhibition at the French Pavillion to pay tribute to Lebanese-American artist Etel Adnan. A stalwart po…
Tuareg rebels in Mali shot down a helicopter belonging to the African Corps, Al Jazeera reported. The incident was filmed, and independent OSINT analyst OSINTWarfare confirmed the…
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump heads to the Nato summit in Turkey, where Iran, defence spending and support for Ukraine are expected to domi…