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Houthi fighters parade in Sana a amid tensions with USA and Israel in 2024
Middle East

Will Houthis' rapid advance drag US, Saudi Arabia back into Yemen?

The country's internationally-recognized government is losing territory fast as the rebel group hits Riyadh where it hurts

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium
Europe

Britain banned settlement imports. Will Europe finally follow suit?

The bloc, which is Israel's largest trade partner, has resisted broader restrictions despite public pressure

Then-State Sen. Aisha Wahab speaks to the crowd gathered during the Ramadan Iftar on April 10, 2023, at the state Capitol in downtown Sacramento, California
Middle East

By shunning the Taliban, the world is hurting normal Afghans

Rep. Aisha Wahab is right: International isolation has hurt the people while doing little to hinder the regime

President George W. Bush and White House staff watch news coverage of Flight 175 striking the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida
Washington Politics

Symposium: What I miss most about pre-9/11 America

We asked diplomats, scholars, activists, and military leaders about what the US has lost in a long quarter century

Gtmo
Washington Politics

Why 9/11 mastermind KSM still awaiting trial after a quarter century

By any measure, the controversial Guantanamo Bay court has failed its purpose, but believe it or not, proceedings press on.

Somali pirates
Africa

Somali piracy was under control. Then came the Iran war.

Bandits off the Horn of Africa have taken advantage of the deteriorating security sitauation, attacking at least 15 ships this year