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US army soldiers bolster the security of Manda Bay airfield, Kenya, after an attack by Somalia's al-Shabaab militants in 2020. Photograph: US Air Force/Reuters
5/18/2022 12:08:20 PM

Biden reverses Trump withdrawal of US army trainers from Somalia

Ukrainian workers make damaged buildings safe in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have stagnated. Photograph: Sergey Kozlov/EPA
5/18/2022 12:02:46 PM

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 84 of the invasion

U.S. President Joe Biden and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman take part in the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit.
5/18/2022 11:53:42 AM

Assessing the Outcomes of the US-ASEAN Special Summit

5/18/2022 11:50:03 AM

Mariupol: The 80 days that left a flourishing city in ruins

Democratic Senator Bob Menendez has condemned the Biden administration's plans to ease tensions with Cuba
5/17/2022 1:52:19 PM

US agrees to ease Trump-era sanctions on Cuba

5/17/2022 1:47:33 PM

Turkey threatens to block Finland and Sweden NATO bids

Garment workers walk to their factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 1, 2015. The United States is Bangladesh’s largest export destination, primarily ready-made garments, which is Bangladesh’s main export. (Allison Joyce/The New York Times)
5/17/2022 1:32:42 PM

Bangladesh’s Balancing Act Amid the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy

Sri Lankans are demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as they seek a complete ouster of the Rajapaksa family, whom they hold responsible for the island country’s current economic crisis, from Sri Lankan politics. File Photo: Reuters
5/17/2022 1:25:18 PM

Sri Lanka: Debt crisis, neocolonialism and geopolitical rivalry

5/17/2022 1:22:18 PM

Does the Russia-Ukraine War Herald a New Era for Japan’s Security Policy?

Keeping the French option alive: Prime Minister Scott Morrison with French President Emmanuel Macron before their June 2021 meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
5/16/2022 1:42:44 PM

AUKUS fallout: double-dealing and deception came at a diplomatic cost

Protesters run to take cover as police uses tear gas shells to disperse them during a protest outside Sri Lankan president’s private residence on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
5/16/2022 1:28:20 PM

Explained: What led to Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, and who’s is helping?

5/16/2022 1:22:50 PM

Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland confirm Nato plans in historic shift