Europe’s belated recognition of Palestinian statehood is a naked geopolitical maneuver – part of a wider normalization push that sidelines Palestinian liberation, while repackaging defeat as diplomatic progress. Are we witnessing the birth of a state? Or the declaration of its defeat? Since its inception in 1948, Israel has never …

Taliban have absorbed former fighters from various terrorist groups into their local security forces to draw on their combat experience, a United Nations sanctions monitoring report says, warning that the practice raises concerns about infiltration and ideological alignment within their ranks. In its latest comprehensive report covering developments through Dec. …

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said talks with the United States over integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian army are still ongoing, stressing that integration is inevitable. Answering journalists’ questions on Saturday, 20 December 2025, during the ministry’s annual end of year activities evaluation meeting, Guler said …

JERUSALEM—Israel’s government is privately pressing President Donald Trump’s administration to set a deadline for international troops to disarm Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to three Israeli officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. Israeli leaders expect the International Stabilization Force to begin deploying to Gaza early next year as …

Israel’s government is privately pressing President Donald Trump’s administration to set a deadline for international troops to disarm Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to three Israeli officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. Israeli leaders expect the International Stabilization Force to begin deploying to Gaza early next year as …

The recent Islamic State attacks in Syria and Australia were less about a resurgence of IS, and more a reflection of a longstanding reality — the group has not been defeated and will remain a major counterterrorism challenge for the foreseeable future. Looking ahead to 2026, the Sahel will remain …

Three dominant narratives contend for the future of Gaza and occupied Palestine, yet only one is being translated into consequential action: the Israeli narrative of domination and genocide. This singular, violent vision is the only one backed by the brute force of policy and fact.

On n’envahit pas la Russie en hiver. Napoléon l’a appris à ses dépens, confortablement installé dans les salons chauffés du Louvre, bien avant que quiconque puisse dérober les bijoux de l’impératrice sous le nez des gardiens de musée. Quiconque croit que le grand jackpot européen de 2025 n’est qu’un leurre …

Des dieux antiques aux reptiliens modernes, l’homme n’a jamais cessé de projeter sur des forces invisibles la responsabilité de ses propres actes. Derrière les récits complotistes contemporains se cache une structure mentale ancienne : le refus d’admettre que le chaos du monde est d’origine humaine, amplifié par l’inégalité psychologique des …

Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community, said that since the fall of the previous regime and the flight of its president “under international arrangements,” as he put it, it has been replaced by “a system of politicized factions alongside takfiri gangs.” He argued that the transitional phase …