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UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan receives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi
Middle East

The Saudi-UAE split is ending. That may be bad news for Yemen.

A sharp break last year left the Gulf allies at odds. Now, they're reentering the fight against the Houthis, with divergent goals.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul speaks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty
Middle East

As Trump blows up the Mideast, regional leaders look to Europe

States on the continent and in the region are building new frameworks to prevent escalation

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva election
Latin America

Despite Trump's 'shield' right-wing govts line up to congratulate Lula

Brazil has become the first time this administration's preferred election outcome in a Latin American country has not come to pass

A soldier from Alpha Team 01, affiliated with the National Unity Government, rests during a reconnaissance mission
Asia-Pacific

Trump wants Myanmar's rare earths. He's talking to the wrong people.

The military government in Naypyidaw has no access to the country's valuable, insurgent-held mines

Why is Egypt jumping into Houthi war? First, follow the money.
Middle East

Why is Egypt jumping into Houthi war? First, follow the money.

Cairo buys an increasing amount of fuel from abroad, owes billions to foreign lenders, and depends on open Red Sea-Suez traffic, among other pressures

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Jordan's King Abdullah II during a multilateral meeting with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council
Middle East

Billions in aid but 'no chemistry' between Jordan's King and Trump

Since Abdullah's people largely want Americans to go home, this might not be the worst thing