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​People gather at a petrol station in Bamako, Mali, on November 1, 2025, amid a fuel blockade imposed by al Qaeda-linked insurgents.
Analysis

Mali’s insurgency spells trouble for West Africa

Mali is on the verge of falling to an Islamist group that has pledged to transform the country into a pre-modern caliphate. The militant group’s momentum has Mali’s neighbors worried.

​A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 7, 2025.
What We're Watching

India launches strikes on Pakistan

India early on Wednesday bombed what it said were nine militant sites within Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir, reportedly killing at least 26 people in the worst clash between the two countries in decades.

Is the PKK’s war with Turkey suddenly … over?
Middle East

Is the PKK’s war with Turkey suddenly … over?

The militant group's jailed leader has called for it to lay down arms and dissolve itself.

New Year's Day terror attacks highlight America's divisions
Quick Take

New Year's Day terror attacks highlight America's divisions

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: What do the lone wolf attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas reveal about America’s divisions? In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer looks into the symbolism of recent tragedies and their impact on national unity.

​People carry a dead body in a body bag on a stretcher near the site where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., January 2, 2025.
What We're Watching

‘No accomplices’ in New Orleans attack, but national security concerns mount

“We’re confident, at this point, that there are no accomplices,” said FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia on Thursday at a press briefing about Shamsud-Din Jabbar.

​A member of the National Guard Military Police stands in the area where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations, in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan. 2, 2025.
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Deadly attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas open new year

The US opened in the New Year with a pair of deadly attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Early on Jan. 1, 14 people were killed and more than two dozen were injured after a pickup truck ran down a crowd in Bourbon Street.

​A view down Bourbon Street shows a crashed white pickup truck after an apparent attack during New Year's Eve celebrations in New Orleans.
What We're Watching

Terrorist targets New Orleans in vehicle attack

New Orleans is in mourning after a man drove a rented pickup truck into a Bourbon Street crowd early Wednesday, killing at least 14 and injuring dozens.

Heavily armed police officers secure the scene. A car has crashed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg. Several people are killed and many injured.
What We're Watching

Germany grapples with extremism after Christmas market attack

The Saudi doctor accused of killing 5 people in the Magdeburg Christmas market on Friday appeared in a German court on Saturday.

​Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Kassem speaks during an interview with Reuters in Beirut's suburbs, Lebanon November 22, 2019.
What We're Watching

Will Hezbollah’s new leader give peace a chance?

Hezbollah on Tuesday named cleric Naim Kassem, 71, as its new leader.

​FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand at the entrance to a building during a raid in Berlin-Friedrichshain. Security forces have searched several properties in Berlin, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein in connection with the ban on the terrorist organization Hamas and the international network Samidoun in Germany.
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US and Canada list Samidoun as a terrorist group

The United States and Canada both moved Tuesday to designate Samidoun as a terrorist entity, following Germany, which banned the group last year, and the Netherlands, which banned it last week.