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U.S. Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during a session at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey
QiOSK

US cries foul as Israel bombs Turkey-linked airbase in Syria

Tel Aviv’s quest to portray Ankara as the ‘new Iran’ is leading to tensions with the Trump administration

A display shows currency exchange information, in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, August 17, 2026.
Middle East

How Iran has staved off economic collapse despite the US-Israeli war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has promised 'unprecedented' squeeze on Tehran. Why hasn't this worked already?

Ukrainian soldiers walk together during training for the 2023 counteroffensive.
Media

The never-ending myth of a looming Ukrainian 'breakthrough'

For years, hawks have used rosy analysis of Kyiv's military momentum to make the case against real negotiations

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, in February 1989
Latin America

Did Fidel Castro's decades-long defiance doom Cuba?

A century after the revolutionary leader's birth, Havana is still struggling to deal with its superpower neighbor to the north

MQ-9 Reaper drone
QiOSK

The Iran war flushed $1.3 billion of Reaper drones down the drain

The military has lost 25% of its fleet over the past five months

Republic of Korea soldiers during combined wet gap crossing training
QiOSK

Suddenly Trump wants to scale back military drills with S. Korea

This surprising announcement — made while the exercises were already underway — could have real upsides, if done right