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Lebanese security forces, protesters clash for second night

Sunday's confrontation broke out near parliament a day after more than 370 people were wounded, the biggest casualty toll since the protests against the ruling elite began.

Pakistan's institutional clashes obscure its existential crises

Pakistan's leadership is embroiled in institutional clashes, petty squabbling and political scandals. So who is steering the ship?

Analysis: What keeps Putin in power?

The Russian president’s enormous influence over the country’s destiny has forced comparisons between Putin and the former Tsars.

Lebanon on brink of forming government - caretaker finance minister

Saad al Hariri’s resignation as prime minister has left Lebanon without a government for nearly three months, in a time the country has been trying to recover from a deep economic crisis.

Kashmiris suffer further as ICRC stops humanitarian work

The International Committee of the Red Cross hasn’t been able to work in India-held Kashmir since it was stripped of its political autonomy on August 5, foreign aid workers are not being issued visas and Kashmiris are being left without support.

Death toll climbs to 160 in avalanche-hit Pakistan, Afghanistan

Pakistani officials said that 21 more bodies have been recovered in the avalanche-hit disputed region of Kashmir, bringing the total number of deaths to 160 in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

How Qasem Soleimani paved the way to his demise

The assassination of the top Iranian general is simply the next stage in the creep of hybrid war, which sees Iran and the US battle for influence and each try to bend the other to its will.

Pakistan walks a tightrope as US-Iran tensions boil over

An escalated conflict between the US and Iran will reverberate in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Spain's Sanchez faces tight parliament vote to remain PM

Pedro Sanchez lost a first confidence vote having failed to win backing from an absolute majority in the 350-seat parliament. He now faces a second vote in which he needs just a simple majority –– more yes votes than no –– to remain prime minister.

Donald Trump miscalculated the fallout of Soleimani's assassination

The more likely scenarios are that Tehran would revert to nuclear enrichment and follow Ayatollah Khamenei’s call for 'maximum pressure' on the US.

Does Netanyahu think he’s above the law?

Opposition politicians accuse the Israeli prime minister of putting his personal interests above those of the state.

Algeria's presidency unveils new government

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's cabinet is composed of 39 members, whose names were announced by the spokesman on state TV live from the presidency, in a departure from the usual procedure of naming a government in a statement.