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Russia VS Ukraine – The dangerous new phase
As winter descends, both Russia and Ukraine are deploying new resources in hopes of gaining a strategic foothold.
“Fear” Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire will mean another Sykes-Picot
Rami Khouri on why the Lebanon ceasefire negotiations may turn into another Western-led, carving up of the Middle East.
Pakistan police crackdown clears Khan protesters from Islamabad
Lockdown in the capital lifted after protesters, who forced their way into city on Tuesday amid deadly clashes, cleared.
Lebanon’s political families: The Jumblatt dynasty
The Jumblatt family has led Lebanon's Druze community for generations amid civil war and political assassinations.
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia handed four-year ban for avoiding dope test
Punia, who was at the forefront of protests against former wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Singh, says he is innocent.
Thousands returning home to south Lebanon after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
Families start making their way home, defying Israeli military warning not to return to areas it had forcibly evacuated.
Displaced returning to southern Lebanon amid hopes ceasefire will hold
People quick to start making their way back to homes amid signs that Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding.
South Korean capital hit by record November snowfall
Seoul is blanketed in snow, the bad weather snarling traffic, knocking out power and grounding hundreds of flights.
Celebrations and heavy traffic as Lebanon ceasefire begins
People in Lebanon celebrated and thousands of cars filled the roads to return home after a ceasefire deal.
Is Russia poisoning Namibia’s water in its hunt for uranium?
Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom is trying to drill for uranium in Namibia. Farmers say a key aquifer is at risk.