West Asia News Live: WHO flags Gaza crisis as Iran-Taliban ties, Syria probe raise tensions
12 Aug
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West Asia News Live: WHO flags Gaza crisis as Iran-Taliban ties, Syria probe raise tensions

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West Asia News Live: Welcome to our live blog bringing you the latest developments from West Asia. Stay updated on key shifts in regional geopolitics, oil and energy markets, diplomacy, security tensions, economic reforms, civil movements and religious dynamicsread moreTensions remain high across West Asia today, with fresh developments from Israel, Gaza, Syria and beyond. In Israel, new military enlistments and political infighting deepen societal divides over ultra-Orthodox exemptions. Meanwhile, Gaza's health system is on the brink, the WHO warns, as journalists face escalating threats. In Syria, opposition groups are pushing for post-Assad accountability, while reports of Iranian intelligence efforts and US legal actions add to the region’s fraught geopolitical landscape. Stay here for the latest updates and analysis:West Asia todayWest Asia News Live: Welcome to our live blog bringing you the latest developments from...
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Trump’s ‘trade tsunami’ unsettles geopolitics

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Visiting Beijing at the height of US President Donald Trump's “Liberation Day” trade war rhetoric in April, Kenyan President William Ruto described a “broken global order”. He declared Kenya would work with China to build a “fair, inclusive and sustainable world order”. At the time it looked like a particularly brazen example of a developing nation that traded heavily on its ties with the US, and had become the only declared “major non-Nato ally” of Washington on the African continent in 2024 largely as a result of its declared support for Ukraine. Kenya faces a review in the US Senate of whether it deserves to retain the position given its ties with Iran and China in particular. With Kenyan newspapers reporting an imminent trade deal with Beijing with zero apparent trade barriers, as Trump...
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