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‘Abandoned’: Ukraine war veterans who fought Russia feel snubbed, forgotten
Thousands of discharged troops are locked in a bureaucratic struggle, fighting for a legal status to ease their plight.
With Al-Assad gone, Syria’s power dynamics “quite complicated”
Salma Daoudi on the ideological challenges the Syrian opposition forces will have to address.
Afghan refugee minister Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed in blast: Reports
Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani entered government after the Taliban seized power following US-led drawdown in 2021.
“Inclusivity” in Syria key to avoiding “infighting, chaos”
Mohamad Elmasry on what Syria’s opposition forces will have to do, to keep the country from spiralling into conflict.
Ukraine says aerial attack sparks fire at key Russian oil depot
Local governor says fire extinguished after Ukraine claims attack on site that fuels pipeline for military supplies.
Iran’s Khamenei says al-Assad ouster a US-Israel ‘plot’, blames ‘neighbour’
Supreme leader says Iranian intel warned of ‘enemy’ threats, denies 'axis of resistance' weakened by fall of key ally.
Attacks on Syria by Israel raise question, “Where does all this end?”
Robert Geist Pinfold talks about Israel’s attacks on Syria, and questions Israel’s logic when seizing more territory.
Al-Assad’s fall in Syria: What’s at stake for China?
China quietly aligned with al-Assad through UNSC vetoes, but has not been directly involved like Iran or Russia.
Israeli attacks on Gaza residential areas kill at least 29
Bombardment across besieged territory continues and humanitarian crisis deepens after 14 months of Israeli attacks.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,021
Here are the key developments on the 1,021st day of the Russia-Ukraine war.