Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime, backed by Russia, appears to
be preparing for a major offensive on Idlib, the last major rebel
stronghold located along Syria’s northwestern border with Turkey.
On June 30, Donald J. Trump became the first US president to set foot in North Korea. Trump made history when stepped across a low concrete marker accompanied by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and walked a few steps into the North. The two leaders agreed to have their negotiators resume an effort to reach what has so far been an elusive nuclear deal. US President Donald J. Trump, accompanied by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, stepped into North Korea at the border village of Panmunjom on June 30. Trump is the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
One year since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and downgraded its statehood to a centrally controlled union territory—an act it argued was intended to improve governance and attract investment to the region—residents’ lives remain upended by continued conflict and a high level of militarization.
A ‘Steady March to Authoritarianism’ in Turkey Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄŸlu’s decision to resign following disagreements with President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan will heighten political polarization inside Turkey, said the Atlantic Council’s Aaron Stein.
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