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Protesters react as a man holds up a sign demanding that U.S. soldiers leave Niger without negotiation during a demonstration in Niamey. The sign reads: "U.S. Army: You leave, you move, you vanish. No bonus, no negotiation."
Protesters react as a man holds up a sign demanding that U.S. soldiers leave Niger without negotiation during a demonstration in Niamey. The sign reads: "U.S. Army: You leave, you move, you vanish. No bonus, no negotiation."

The U.S. Military Is Getting Kicked Out of Niger

Although it’s the military’s largest presence in the Sahel, the loss is more symbolic than substantive.

Activists wave Ukrainian flags ahead of a pivotal vote to approve new national security funding, including Ukraine aid, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Activists wave Ukrainian flags ahead of a pivotal vote to approve new national security funding, including Ukraine aid, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Allies Relieved After Senate Passes Long-Delayed Aid Bill

But the fact it took so long to pass has some worried about future support.

A protester holding a Palestinian flag stands up at the back of an audience of people seated in a U.S. congressional committee hearing room. Other protesters sitting around him raise up hands painted red to signify blood. In the foreground and slightly out-of-focus, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wears a serious expression as he sits in front of a microphone.
A protester holding a Palestinian flag stands up at the back of an audience of people seated in a U.S. congressional committee hearing room. Other protesters sitting around him raise up hands painted red to signify blood. In the foreground and slightly out-of-focus, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wears a serious expression as he sits in front of a microphone.

Iran’s Attack Complicates Efforts to Condition U.S. Military Aid to Israel

Calls to curb U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza over the humanitarian crisis risk being upended by Israel’s pressing security needs.

Israel’s war cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (third from left), holds a meeting to discuss the drone attack launched by Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 14.
Israel’s war cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (third from left), holds a meeting to discuss the drone attack launched by Iran in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 14.

Iran Launches Retaliatory Attacks Against Israel

The strikes mark perhaps the most dangerous moment in the Middle East in recent years.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference after a trilateral meeting during an AUKUS summit in San Diego.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a press conference after a trilateral meeting during an AUKUS summit in San Diego.

Biden’s ‘Coalitions of the Willing’ Foreign-Policy Doctrine

The latest flurry of U.S. diplomacy shows how the president is all about “minilateralism.”

Instructors from the Norwegian Home Guard 12th District Company “Hegra” participate in a blank-fire exercise, together with Ukrainian soldiers, north of Trondheim, Norway.
Instructors from the Norwegian Home Guard 12th District Company “Hegra” participate in a blank-fire exercise, together with Ukrainian soldiers, north of Trondheim, Norway.

NATO Doesn’t Have Enough Troops

For the first time in decades, NATO has a plan to fight Russia. Now it just needs the forces to do it.

Drone operators for the Ukrainian army train not far from the front line in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
Drone operators for the Ukrainian army train not far from the front line in Ukraine's Donetsk region.

Ukraine’s Cheap Drones Are Decimating Russia’s Tanks

But experts say they’re not a long-term solution to a lack of artillery rounds.

People participate in an AI red-teaming exercise at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas.
People participate in an AI red-teaming exercise at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas.

What an Effort to Hack Chatbots Says About AI Safety

The White House backed an AI red-teaming exercise last year. The results are in.

Andrew Sweetman, a deep-sea ecology professor wearing a gray boiler suit and white hard hat, kneels on one knee as he gestures to research equipment on the deck of a ship beneath a pale cloudy sky in the Pacific Ocean.
Andrew Sweetman, a deep-sea ecology professor wearing a gray boiler suit and white hard hat, kneels on one knee as he gestures to research equipment on the deck of a ship beneath a pale cloudy sky in the Pacific Ocean.

Washington Wants In on the Deep-Sea Mining Game

The scramble for critical minerals is heating up under the sea, but lawmakers fear the United States could be left behind.

Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud addresses the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.
Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud addresses the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.

The Middle East’s Oil Giants Have Entered the Critical Minerals Race

As the clean energy transition takes off, the region’s biggest players are making sure they have a seat at the table.

A U.N. General Assembly meeting regarding the commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba, at U.N. headquarters in New York City.
A U.N. General Assembly meeting regarding the commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba, at U.N. headquarters in New York City.

The U.N. Gets the World to Agree on AI Safety

A new resolution on safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence was endorsed by all 193 member countries.

A commercial airline aircraft flies past clouds as the sun sets over Kuwait City.
A commercial airline aircraft flies past clouds as the sun sets over Kuwait City.

War-Zone GPS Spoofing Is Threatening Civil Aviation

A surge in spoofing from the Middle East to northern Europe is throwing onboard navigation systems off course.

A protester wearing the Armenian flag over his shoulders like a cape is seen from behind as he faces a line of soldiers from a Russian peacekeeping mission. The shoulders wear camouflage uniform as well as masks that cover the lower halves of their faces, and they are separated from the protesters by a line of barbed wire.
A protester wearing the Armenian flag over his shoulders like a cape is seen from behind as he faces a line of soldiers from a Russian peacekeeping mission. The shoulders wear camouflage uniform as well as masks that cover the lower halves of their faces, and they are separated from the protesters by a line of barbed wire.

Armenians Wonder Who to Trust After Lost Wars

With Nagorno-Karabakh lost, Armenia is looking for allies beyond Moscow.

A protester burns tires during a demonstration calling for the resignation of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
A protester burns tires during a demonstration calling for the resignation of acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

How the World Failed Haiti

The country risks becoming an “open-air jail,” Haiti’s former foreign minister warns.

A military cadet stands in front of a billboard promoting contract army service in St. Petersburg.
A military cadet stands in front of a billboard promoting contract army service in St. Petersburg.

Russia’s Military Is Already Preparing for Its Next War 

Moscow is rebuilding its military in anticipation of a conflict with NATO in the next decade, Estonian officials warn.

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