The Taliban’s mounting pressure campaign on key cities across Afghanistan continued Wednesday as fighters battled government forces in the capital of Badghis province, the latest advance in a string of attacks on government-controlled districts since foreign forces began to withdraw in May. Clashes reached the city center Wednesday, but Afghan …

China’s controversial investment push into the Balkans has notably sidestepped Kosovo, a state it does not recognise. From Montenegro’s ‘road to ruin’ to Serbia’s Smederevo steel mill, China is all over the Balkans these days. Except in Kosovo. “In Kosovo you can find many goods from China, but no investment …

After years of crises and fraught relations with old Western allies, President Erdogan is putting out feelers to the West – to save the economy and his regime, experts say. “Tensions have eased in our relations. We will … reengage in joint work,” French President Emanuel Macron announced on June …