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The conflict between Kyiv and Moscow has become one of attrition, analysts say, with both sides paying a high price for small gains

The ‘gateway to the West’ has for years become a relative sanctuary from the onslaught on Ukraine’s frontline. But the city and region’s long history has seen it at the centre of countless conquests

Leadership contenders are lining up following the death of Iran’s supreme leader, including the son of the toppled shah, while the Islamic Republic persists

How Beijing’s carefully calibrated support has helped sustain Moscow as it fights Ukraine—without crossing key red lines

The last time most Libyans saw Saif al-Islam Gaddafi alive was in 2021. Muammar Gaddafi’s son, who for some time had been considered his heir apparent, had not been seen for years before, to the exten