Africa
Gen. Burhan digs in as Trump's visa-for-ceasefire scheme blows up
US attempts at ending the conflict in Sudan are questioned as tactics appear uneven, leaves UAE off the hook, and lacks attention due to Iran war
September 30, 2026
Regions
Middle East
Goodnight Baghdad: US troops leave Iraq after 23 years
Had anyone told me while I was dodging IEDs in 2007 that I'd be writing about the final withdrawal at age 48, I would have rightly questioned the entire project
September 30, 2026
Latin America
Venezuela blowback may have a long fuse. They always do.
The era of gunboat diplomacy in the early 20th century became the revolutions, insurgencies, and dictatorships of the future
September 30, 2026
QiOSK
Record number vote to raise hell over settler violence in West Bank
Forty-six Democratic Senators vote in favor, but resolution fails in near party-line vote.
September 29, 2026
Middle East
Clock ticking on Democrat effort to kill flawed US-Saudi nuke deal
Members will have a limited time after the midterms to bring a resolution to a vote. Then again, Trump's own conditions might spoil the pact anyway.
September 29, 2026
Middle East
Israel wants US-led force to disarm Lebanon's Hezbollah
Lebanon prefers the UN to continue to provide peacekeeping functions at the fraught southern border but its mandate expires in three months
September 28, 2026
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