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Chad Closes Sudan Border to Contain Spillover, Reassert Neutrality

Officials say limited exemptions will let fleeing Sudanese seek refuge.

Pope Leo XIV Renews Peace Plea as Middle East Tensions Surge

France Temporarily Authorizes U.S. Aircraft at Middle East Bases

African Leaders Urge Restraint as US–Israel–Iran Escalation Raises Economic Fears

Chad Shuts Sudan Frontier After Tine Clashes Kill Five Soldiers

UN Warns of South Sudan Escalation With Jonglei Displacement and Peacekeeping Cuts

Indonesia Prepares Gaza Deployment Under US-Led Stabilization Plan

Australia and Indonesia Sign Treaty of Jakarta 2026 on Common Security

Abiy Accuses Eritrean Forces of Mass Killings as Fighting Reignites in Northern Ethiopia

Russia Labels Japan’s Military Buildup a Regional Threat as China Echoes Concern

Damascus and Kurdish-Led SDF Seal Deal to Integrate Forces and Administrations

Bipartisan U.S. Delegation Wraps Up India Visit With Push To Implement 10-Year Defence Pact

U.S. Sends USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to Middle East as Iran Tensions Mount

Syria Extends 15-Day Truce With Kurdish Forces to Support Islamic State Detainee Transfers

UK Deploys Joint RAF–Qatar Typhoon Squadron to Al Udeid for Defensive Air Policing

Pakistan Joins U.S.-Led Board of Peace as Parliament Will Decide Any Gaza Troop Role

Congo Forces Reenter Uvira After M23 Withdrawal as Human Rights Watch Warns of Civilian Risk

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Holds Calls With Saudi, Egyptian FMs, Sets Davos Meetings

Pakistan Presses UNSC on Yemen Peace, Urges Restraint on Iran After New U.S. Sanctions

China Reopens Direct Channel With Jamaat-e-Islami Weeks Before Bangladesh Vote