UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says an ongoing “fight for power” among rival Taliban groups has complicated the situation in Afghanistan since the departure of U.S.-led international forces late last month and publicly pressed the hard-line militants now ruling the country to respect rights and avoid the country becoming a “safe …

W cieniu wojny z Rosją i problemów z reformą państwa Ukraina doświadcza kryzysu, którego na co dzień nie widać: zapaści demograficznej. Na razie nie mamy kłopotów z obsługą, bo jest lato, studenci się nie uczą, mogą sobie u nas dorabiać. Problem będzie jesienią, gdy wrócą na uczelnie – mówi kelnerka …

Τώρα εγείρεται το αδιέξοδο της γερμανικής Ευρώπης, που δεν είναι Δύση, αλλά Mitteleuropa. Οπως πάντοτε ήταν. Με εντελώς άλλα, συγκρουσιακά προς τη Δύση συμφέροντα. Η Γαλλία όμως είναι Δύση. Είναι πυλώνας της. Πλήρωσε, ως μη όφειλε, το τίμημα της νέας συμμαχίας. Και δικαίως εξοργίστηκε. Το χαστούκι ήταν βαρύ. Και, σε …

Talking is good, but how much should expectations and hopes be raised now that Middle East rivals are talking without necessarily putting a pause on their disputes? Friday saw the unveiling of a new “public display of diplomacy” in the broader region when an aide to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed …

The newly minted Australia-U.K.-U.S. security pact, known by its acronym AUKUS, was announced just days after the 70th anniversary of another regional trilateral defense arrangement, the ANZUS treaty, which comprises Australia, New Zealand and the United States. The genesis of both deals was deeply informed by history and geography. Signed …

Le crash, dans la nuit du 10 au 11 septembre, d’un hélicoptère d’attaque MI 24 est survenu alors que l’armée ivoirienne craignait une attaque jihadiste dans le nord du pays. Selon nos informations, les autorités ivoiriennes ont été prévenues début septembre par plusieurs partenaires, notamment les services de renseignements burkinabè, …

CENTCOM fired a drone missile at at least one jihadi official near Idlib today in the first such strike in recent months. The United States military targeted an al-Qaeda official with a drone strike in northwest Syria on Monday, the Pentagon said. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters the …

Saudi Arabia and Greece signed a missile deal earlier this year and are both allies of the UAE and Egypt. Saudi soldiers arrived in Greece on Tuesday for a joint training exercise with their Greek counterparts. Paratrooper units and special security forces from the Royal Saudi Land Forces participated in …

The US withdrawal and return of the Taliban has shaken up relationships in the Gulf and South Asia. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris Sept. 15. After their meeting, Macron praised the UAE’s role in the evacuations of foreign nationals from …

An attempted coup in Sudan was organised by elements inside and outside the military establishment, leading to the first arrests of those involved in such a plot, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Tuesday. The failed attempt was preceded by attempts to sow insecurity, especially in the east of Sudan, …