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Mali is Haunting Macron’s Africa Reset

Mali remains the clearest proof that France lost military influence in the Sahel without stability replacing it, and every new battle there undercuts Macron's narrative of a fresh start.

Sahel Grows Increasingly Hostile Towards Foreign Powers

Rebel fighters push deeper into northern Mali as Sahel rulers sever old alliances and gamble on defending their territory alone.

Sudan’s Drone War: Low-Cost Conflict In Energy Crunch

In Khartoum's bombed-out streets, 1.8 million people reclaimed their homes, before drone strikes resumed.

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Warsaw’s Pump Relief Leaves Security Unbought

A vanished Venezuelan cargo, a severed Saudi pipeline and a revived windfall levy expose the limits of Warsaw's control over its own petrol pumps.

India Demographic Dividend Starts to Fade as Glaciers Melt

India built its growth story on abundant people and abundant water, and both assumptions are now proving less permanent than expected.

Uneven Protection: Religious Freedom in Belgium

A country can guarantee religious freedom by law and still let how visibly someone practises it decide whether they get a job or a seat at the table.

Venice Rewards Israeli Gaza Documentary Amid Domestic Backlash

An award can celebrate a film's craft without settling what its allegations actually prove, a distinction Venice has now put under real pressure.

Celtic Pact: Is a Post-UK Future Inevitable?

The pact signed in Cardiff dares Westminster to defend a fragile union which Trump's transactional treatment of old allies has left looking suddenly negotiable.