How to lose friends and alienate people: Ethiopia’s civil war

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Escalation: Middle East war widens

The war in Iran has entered its fourth day with further American and Israeli strikes, and Iranian retaliation across the region. Now Israel’s prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has launched a ground offensive in Lebanon. Attacks on Tehran involved the use of Artificial Intelligenc ...  Afficher plus

War with Iran: Middle East in flames

This weekend, America and Israel launched long-anticipated attacks on Iran, killing Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader. Our correspondents analyse what his death means for the country and the strategy behind Iran’s retaliation. We report how Gulf States are dealing with u ...  Afficher plus

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The Intelligence: Growing, no pains
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