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​U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hold up signed documents regarding securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths, at a bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: US critical minerals summit, Rafah crossing reopens, Border violence in Pakistan

Representatives from the European Union, United Kingdom, Japan, and others will meet in Washington this week to discuss a strategic alliance on critical minerals.

​Fighters of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, attend a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the group's foundation in Gaza City on December 14, 2022.
Hard Numbers

Hard numbers: Hamas seeks new role for its forces in Gaza, New estimate of Russian casualties in Ukraine, Rwanda sues the UK, & More

10,000: The number of Hamas officers that the militant group reportedly wants to incorporate into the US-backed Palestinian administration for Gaza, in the form of a police force.

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during ‘Christian Conference’ in Jerusalem July 27, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Pressure mounts on Bibi, Ivorian leader announces another run, China’s top property firm to delist

​Street vendors stand on a pirogue with goods to be sold at Kituku market, on the bank of Lake Kivu, in Goma, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo March 21, 2025.
Africa

Small Country, Big Story: How Rwanda’s trying to woo Washington

As Western nations adopt increasingly hardline stances on migration, Rwanda has positioned itself to capitalize on these concerns by offering to accept deportees in exchange for payment.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak during a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of a summit for "Coalition of the Willing" at Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 27, 2025.
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The UK, the EU and a potential landmark post-Brexit defense pact

With Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing forward on one side and America’s Donald Trump potentially stepping back on the other, curious new things are happening in the European defense sector.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a Conservative general election campaign event, in London, Britain June 24, 2024. ​
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Hard Numbers: Sunak shows up, Indonesia busts cyber racket, US sentences drug-trafficking ally, West Africa puts a price on security

50-50: British PM Rishi Sunak may be on the ropes these days — his polling numbers are in the gutter, his party is engulfed in a betting scandal, and he even got roasted by Menswear guy.

New British Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak waves outside Tory HQ in London.
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Can this man save the UK?

Rishi Sunak takes over as PM from lettuce loser Liz Truss amid turbulent times — and faces historic challenges in steering the country out of its current mess.

British PM candidate Rishi Sunak walks next to his campaign headquarters in London.
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It's Rishi

The former chancellor of the exchequer is set to become the UK's next prime minister.

A combination picture shows Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi.
Europe

What We’re Watching: Xi the all-powerful, Sunak the frontrunner, Shoigu the (nuclear) warmonger

All the secretary-general’s men, Sunak leads race to replace Truss

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns.
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UK's Liz Truss resigns

The newly installed British prime minister has already told King Charles she's stepping down. Now what?