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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
05/18/2022 12:08:20

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
05/18/2022 12:02:46

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.
05/18/2022 11:53:42

Assessing the Outcomes of the US-ASEAN Special Summit

05/18/2022 11:50:03

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
05/17/2022 13:52:19

US agrees to ease Trump-era sanctions on Cuba

05/17/2022 13:47:33

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)
05/17/2022 13:32:42

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
05/17/2022 13:25:18

Sri Lanka: Debt crisis, neocolonialism and geopolitical rivalry

05/17/2022 13:22:18

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.
05/16/2022 13:42:44

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)
05/16/2022 13:28:20

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

05/16/2022 13:22:50

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