
Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and…
As President Trump begins his second term, a 30-month war in Africa threatens to hand Iran control of a critical Red Sea coastline — and Washington’s window to prevent it is rapidly closing.

Afghanistan is broke only on paper. The flow of revenue into the Taliban’s coffers tells a story of extortion, bribery, smuggling, and seizures.

The multi-layered and rigorous system developed since 2001 was not designed for today’s record volume of applicants.

With ever fewer people entering the workforce and paying taxes, financial and social programs such as Social Security become harder to sustain.

Human rights groups say the world must pay more attention to the assault on one of Africa’s oldest Christian communities.

The Persian Gulf powerhouse and host to U.S. Central Command plays a pragmatic game as it shuffles for regional and global influence.


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