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Tourism in Afghanistan: Between Reality and Taliban Propaganda

Afghanistan tourism rises under Taliban rule, drawing visitors from Europe & Gulf while masking human rights abuses and women’s repression.

E3 Iran Negotiations: A Independent Path on the Nuclear File

Can threats alone truly de-escalate a nuclear standoff, or is it time for Europe to change the tune and offer a more harmonious diplomatic approach?

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An Evangelical War: Rome Takes on Washington

As a Cardinal is turned away in Jerusalem, a defiant Pope Leo XIV in Rome denounces the holy war rhetoric currently steering Washington's foreign policy.

Estonia’s Digital Success Cannot Fix the Demographic Dread

A poll this week found two thirds of Estonians considering leaving, as births near historic lows and Russia remains the neighbour nobody forgets.

Breaking Point: The AfD American Divorce

Germany's AfD are now turning their backs on allying with Trump, as his adventurism abroad in Iran is causing a national rethink on American militarism.

On Par for the Course: Trump Scores Off Gulf Turmoil

A sitting US president runs an active war from his Florida golf estate while his Scottish resort solicits bookings from tourists fleeing his Gulf battleground.

Lebanon Sends Byblos to Paris as a Warning

Macron opened a 9,000-year Byblos exhibition in Paris on Monday while Israeli strikes hit the Lebanese Christian heartland of Kesrouan for the first time.