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Albanese after his success at the recent election now has to deal with a backlog of foreign issues.
Ankara sees the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa as a generational opportunity for domestic and regional goals.
Putin sent a junior delegation to Turkey, prompting Ukraine to say Russia is not taking peace talks seriously.
A shaky truce is still in place in Lebanon. But the country remains on a tenuous footing with Israeli forces in the country’s south and Hezbollah refusing to lay down arms.
Trump skirted the ongoing tragedy in Gaza, bypassed Israel and offered no new initiatives on Iran’s nuclear program.
There are clear reasons for both the Turkish state and the PKK to come to the negotiating table now.
Addis Ababa’s willingness to work with regional rivals in the Middle East shows its practical approach to foreign relations.
Trump’s first policy-driven overseas visit in his second term will be the Persian Gulf. Trade, Tehran talks and possibly Gaza will be on the agenda.
Israel’s new plan signals that expanding its territorial control over Gaza is more than just a short-term military tactic.
History is full of examples of what happens when airpower takes on a logic of its own.
Jordan’s government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood movement, a week after 16 of its members were arrested
Nuclear experts from the US and Iran are due to meet in Oman. The turn to diplomacy indicates Trump is erring against reviving a maximum pressure strategy with Tehran.
The credibility of the Trump administration is on the line both domestically and in its foreign policy.
A great deal hangs on the ongoing talks in Oman.
The US has been a constant in Australia’s foreign policy since the year 2000. The Trump administration, though, is raising concerns of over-reliance on our top ally.
How the bold, hopeful visions of self-determination in Britain’s eastern colonies curdled into a more militant nationalism by the end of the second world war.
More than 400 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since fighting resumed following a weekslong ceasefire.
Facing legal and political pressure at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to resume airstrikes has encouraged right-wing allies back into the fold.
Sudan’s conflict didn’t break out because of the UAE and Saudi Arabia – but local actors felt able to go to war because of external support.
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