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Turkey's political realities clash with Erdogan’s 2023 dreams

Erdogan

Analysis

Amid US rift and Saudi rivalry, UAE offers Zelenskyy economic lifeline

Voladymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, on Feb. 17, 2025.

Jennifer Gnana

By Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

Arrest of pro-Palestinian activist sparks outrage, Trump says 'first of many'

A protester in New York holds a sign calling for the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

Agence France-Presse

Lebanon, Israel agree to border talks under US mediation: What to know

UNIFIL peacekeeping troops patrol the southern Lebanese village of Ramia near the southern border on March 5, 2025. Lebanese official media said two people were wounded on March 5 when Israeli drones attacked a vehicle in the south, a day after a deadly raid and despite a November 27 Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Hottest October on record as 2023 on track to be warmest year in history

Drought hit parts of the US and Mexico in October

Agence France-Presse

US designates Yemen's Huthis 'foreign terrorist organization'

A Yemeni protester holds a mock rocket during an anti-Israel demonstration in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa

Agence France-Presse

2023 in review: From Sudan to Syria, here are Mideast's forgotten conflicts

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in southern Khartoum amidst ongoing fighting on June 7, 2023. Eight weeks of fighting have pitted Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo -- commonly known as Hemeti -- who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A number of broken ceasefires have offered brief lulls but no respite for residents of Khartoum, where witnesses again reported "the sound of heavy artillery fire" in the ca

Analysis

Wary of Turkey and Iran, Israel tightens ties with Russia: What to know

Two giant election banners showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin and a caption reading "Netanyahu, in another league," Tel Aviv, July 28, 2019.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Over 200 attend Pro-Palestinian protest near Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian protesters hang a banner as they gathered outside the campus of Columbia University in New York City

Agence France-Presse

Houthis using Chinese-made hydrogen fuel cells to build stealthier drones: Report

A picture shows a military drone on display at an exhibition held by Yemen's Huthi group in the capital Sanaa on Nov. 19, 2024.