By Annie Waqar The most ambitious effort to peacefully constrain the nuclear aspirations of a nation hangs by a thread. Eight years of patient and difficult negotiations to reach an agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme were cast aside when president Donald Trump withdrew US support for the deal in May 2018.

Iran nuclear deal is hanging by a thread

By Janos Besenyo Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the Russians gave Ethiopia military support to threaten the position of the British in their quest to control the Suez Canal.

Russia in Africa: Can it offer an alternative to the US and China?

By Ian Sheldon Soybeans may not seem all that useful in a war. Nonetheless, they’ve become China’s most important weapon in its ever-worsening trade conflict with the US.

How soybeans became China’s most powerful weapon in Trump’s trade war

By Viviane Gravey European politics has been seriously shaken up by this month’s parliamentary election. The centre-left/centre-right coalition that has dominated European political proceedings can no longer command a majority in the European Parliament.

What Green surge could mean for the new European Parliament

By Evelyn Alsultany Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping. Disney wanted to avoid repeating these same problems in the live action version of “Aladdin,” which came out on May 24.

How the new ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a century of Hollywood stereotyping

By Nicholas Allen Europe has claimed the career of yet another Conservative prime minister. After less than three years in office, Theresa May has suffered a catastrophic loss of confidence in her leadership among MPs and cabinet ministers.

Theresa May resigns as British prime minister – here’s where it all went wrong

By Tony Walker The last thing the world needs at a moment of significant trade tensions between the United States and China is a Middle East crisis that would further imperil global growth.

Trouble in the Gulf as US-Iran dispute threatens to escalate into serious conflict

By Scott Lucas You can’t say the world wasn’t warned. In February, US National Security Adviser John Bolton — a leading proponent of the disastrous 2003 Iraq War — sent a video message to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 40 years after the creation of the Islamic Republic: “I don’t think you’ll have many more anniversaries to enjoy.

Is a war coming between the US and Iran?

By Benjamin Habib In recent days, North Korea has upped the ante in its standoff with the United States and South Korea, further highlighting the missed opportunity at February’s Hanoi summit aimed at bringing peace to the Korean peninsula.

North Korea missile tests: Does diplomacy still have a chance?

By Tony Walker The Chinese have a saying attributed to the philosopher and writer Lao Tzu: every journey begins with a single step. If that is the case, US-China relations have taken a step backwards in negotiators’ failure to advance trade negotiations in the latest round of talks in Washington, which ended unsatisfactorily.

Stakes are high as US ups the ante on trade dispute with China

Since the Brexit vote, the UK government has championed the notion of “Global Britain” as a vision for the country’s future outside the EU. But what does Global Britain actually mean?

UK needs a clear economic strategy for its trading future, not a dead colonial fantasy

By Jennifer Fitchett The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have made landfall in Mozambique.

Why the Indian Ocean is spawning strong and deadly tropical cyclones

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