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In his inaugural address, Donald Trump said his “proudest legacy” as president will be that of a “peacemaker.” “Our power will stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been ...

Gaza hunger soars, Trump backs Ukraine, and Nvidia gets China chip deal. Here's what you need to know this Tuesday evening, ...

Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire just hours after government forces entered a key city in the volatile ...

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria in December 2024 was a major blow to Russian influence and power projection in the ...

Following the deaths of dozens of Druze in Suwayda, southern Syria, Bianna Golodryga speaks to Dareen Khalifa from the ...

According to Kyrgyzstan’s Security Council Secretary Baktybek Bekbolotov, the CSTO member states face not only direct or "traditional" challenges, such as terrorism, extremism, cross-border crime, ...

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the ...

For the first time in 30 years, in 2024, some of the world's biggest spenders on aid and development cut funding. Now aid organizations in the Middle East are forced to seek new, potentially more ...

The Russian foreign minister noted that a gradual pivot away from the dollar is now unstoppable, with statistics confirming the trend by showing how the dollar's share in world trade has changed ...

To appreciate the dramatic shift in President Donald Trump’s policy towards Ukraine, consider two scenes in the Oval Office, ...

Syrian army begins withdrawing heavy military equipment from Suwayda to hand over city’s neighborhoods to internal security ...