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US-Iran deal can be 'game changer', says Canadian PM

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said a US-Iran deal to end the Middle East war could be a "game changer" in the region and beyond. There is "a likelihood that this memorandum of understanding agreement could be a game changer", Carney told reporters on the

G7 leaders demand ceasefire in Lebanon, welcome Iran deal

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France/DUBAI, June 17 - Leaders of the G7 countries demanded a ceasefire in Lebanon on Wednesday and said they will diversify energy supply routes to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz in response to the war in Iran, as they welcomed an interim deal to

Asia

Africa: The Last Bottle of Halothane - Why Africa Cannot Wait

[IPS] Kampala, Uganda -- Global health has a habit of mobilizing around the visible and the dramatic. Ebola, malaria, and Mpox have all dominated headlines related to Africa in recent years, and understandably so. But nobody is talking about one of the most consequential

Peace deal won’t end Thailand-Cambodia’s humanitarian crisis

On May 28, 2025, a localized skirmish along the Thailand-Cambodia border rapidly escalated into one of the region’s most significant military conflicts in recent decades. More than a year later, a tenuous ceasefire is in place, and recent talks — both at the ASEAN Leaders

Asia

Africa: Mali. the Missing Structural Factor

[African Arguments] On 25 April 2026, Mali faced its most severe test in fourteen years. Coordinated JNIM and FLA attacks struck seven major population centres including Kati, Mopti, Gao, and Kidal, as documented in previous articles on African Arguments.