Al Jazeera takes a close look as hosts Pakistan face rivals and favourites India in the Champions Trophy open on Sunday.
The ‘might makes right’ worldview and ambitions that drive the top US diplomat spearheading Trump’s foreign policy.
The US, the world’s largest military spender, allocates $880bn to defence – more than the next eight countries combined.
More than 2 million Afghans in Pakistan could face a new deportation wave as Islamabad issues tough new rules.
UNIFIL deputy commander wounded when convoy he travelled in was attacked by protesters who set his UN vehicle on fire.
Israel will keep troops in five locations in Lebanon, defying a ceasefire agreement that came into effect in November.
The one cent coin costs more to produce than its value and is nearly obsolete in retail. But it has its supporters.
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has announced the formation of a new government after more than two years of an interim cabinet amid political wrangling and a major economic collapse.
Israel has failed to defeat Hamas, but Palestinians in Gaza express mixed feelings about the group remaining in power.