Recent incidents in France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands highlight the convergence of longstanding security challenges in Western Europe and emerging threats fueled by conflict in the Middle East. The violence in Amsterdam surrounding the Israeli-Dutch soccer match earlier this month is a microcosm of the interplay between the ongoing …

Founded around 2000, the BLA is an armed separatist group advocating for an independent Baloch state. Operating primarily in southwestern Pakistan, the group’s ideology is ethno-nationalist rather than religiously motivated. Its struggle stems from long-standing grievances against the Pakistani government, including perceived economic exploitation, political marginalization, and alleged human rights …

Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon’s capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 66 people were wounded in the strikes, which were the fourth in central …