Emmanuel Macron says he will put forward plan at UN talks on Monday. France and the U.K. will put forward an emergency U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a safe zone at Kabul airport to allow people to continue to leave Afghanistan, according to Emmanuel Macron. “Our resolution proposal aims …

French President Emmanuel Macron must be delighted with the headlines. Despite the announcement made on the eve of the G7 Summit, a meeting of the world’s seven leading industrialized democracies, the reality is that France is likely to remain stuck in the sands of West Africa for the foreseeable future. …

Expressing concern over deteriorating conditions, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it needs additional funding of $6.6 million for an “urgent health response” in Afghanistan, Anadolu Agency reports. This comes after the Taliban took control of the war-ravaged country following a rapid advance after the withdrawal of the US …

Relations between Morocco and Algeria have taken a dangerous turn after Algeria militarised its border with Morocco. Observers have not ruled out the possibility of closing the airspace shared with its western neighbour. The Algerian High Council of State, headed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, held an extraordinary meeting last Wednesday, …

L’Afghanistan tornato nelle mani dei talebani apre scenari inediti su cinque fronti cruciali per la sicurezza globale: la faida jihadista per il controllo di Kabul; il rafforzamento di Qatar, Pakistan e Turchia nel mondo musulmano; la necessità per l’America di Biden di riguadagnare in fretta prestigio ed autorità; l’opportunità per …

Was wiegt schwerer – ein amerikanischer Präsident, der die Beistandsklausel des Nato-Vertrags infrage stellt, oder ein amerikanischer Präsident, der die Verbündeten am Nasenring durch die afghanische Manege führt? Donald Trump oder Joe Biden: Welche Politik des America first erweist sich als unheilvoller für die Europäer? Das Ausmass des politischen Schadens, …

Afghanistan has humbled the US and empowered its enemies. Now the west must engage with its new rulers to avert an even bigger threat Afghanistan has humbled the US and empowered its enemies. Now the west must engage with its new rulers to avert an even bigger threat Afghanistan is …

No one had given Muhammad Ali a chance against George Foreman in the World HeavyweightChampionship fight of October 30, 1974. Foreman, none of whose opponents had lasted more than three rounds in the ring, was the strongest, hardest hit-ting boxer of his generation. Ali, though not as powerful as Foreman, …

Iran is engaging Taliban leaders following their takeover in Afghanistan, hoping for stability and an end to the flow of Afghan refugees into Iran. Tehran is heralding a U.S. humiliation and the U.S. military withdrawal, which has led to the removal of American forces from near its eastern border. Iran …

Multiple suicide attacks claimed by IS-K rocked Kabul yesterday, injuring 140 people and killing another 60, including 11 U.S. Marines and one U.S. Navy medic, with these numbers likely to increase. A senior U.S. official had warned on Wednesday night of a “specific” and “credible” threat by IS-K against the …