Morning Brief

The former chief cabinet secretary represents continuity, but new challenges may force him to change his priorities.

Putin sends aid to Lukashenko, violence in Ivory Coast, and Japan's new leader.

Taliban and Afghan government leaders look to end decades of conflict and Japan's LDP chooses Shinzo Abe's successor

Moscow appears to be getting its hands dirty on behalf of Trump, and new evidence suggests the president still hasn’t escaped scrutiny from the first round.

As the threat of an international military confrontation increases, Mediterranean leaders meet to discuss a resolution to the tense standoff.

The Palestinian Authority will seek to reprioritize the issue of statehood as normalization efforts with Israel stall.

The EU faces renewed pressure as Boris Johnson works to override the withdrawal agreement.

But today’s meeting is unlikely to pave the way out of their decades-old dispute.

The meeting takes place against the backdrop of the growing threat of a Russian intervention.

International actors are working to promote peace in the war-torn country, but there’s still a long way to go.

A weekend altercation was defused before it turned violent, but it highlights the continuing hostility between the two powers.

Trump officials have their eyes on November, but efforts to promote normalization with Israel in other Gulf states appear unlikely.