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Deaths of US soldiers put European deployments in spotlight

The bodies of 4 young men were just pulled from a sunken tank in Lithuania

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Global Crises

How Trump tariffs are affecting allies, frenemies, adversaries

Every corner of the planet is feeling the shock, but some are facing more peril than others.

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Europe

What happens to EU's anti-war bloc without Marine Le Pen?

Questions swirl around the timing of her conviction and five-year ban from running for office

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Africa

Saudi Arabia chooses sides in Sudan's civil war

Riyadh went from mediator to backing the side opposed by its one-time regional partner, the UAE

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Middle East

Can Trump wait for a deal with Iran?

His special envoy Steve Witkoff has mediated the president's frustrations but Israel could be a wild card

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Africa

Trump tasks first time envoy with the most complex Africa conflict

Massad Boulos will have to navigate a volatile crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo