Analysis

Analysis: India's cooperation with traditional US partners in the Middle East is increasing, with Washington hoping to leverage this against China. Yet as an emerging power, India still has its own independent regional interests.

Analysis: With much of the Kurdish electorate throwing their support behind Erdogan's rival Kilicdaroglu, Turkey's largest minority group could sway the outcome of the crucial run-off election amid frustration with Erdogan's 21-year-long rule.

Analysis: Beijing is hoping to unlock the huge economic and infrastructure opportunities that Afghanistan has to offer.

Analysis: The outcome of the presidential run-off between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu will have important consequences for Turkish policy towards the US, the EU, Russia, and the Middle East.

Analysis: Israel's foundational myths serve to justify the organised ethnic cleansing of Palestinians as self-defence by distorting the historical events of 1948.

Analysis: Sudan's intra-military conflict has grave implications for cross-border migration and food insecurity, but it remains to be seen whether the AU can work effectively with African regional actors to de-escalate hostilities.

Analysis: Tehran wants to keep Assad politically and strategically aligned as Arab states normalise ties with Syria.

Analysis: The Islamic State affiliate has taken advantage of local grievances and power vacuums to undermine the Taliban's rule, sparking concerns that regional interference may be necessary to quell the group's expansion.

Analysis: Israel and the US's desire to consolidate Khartoum's position in the Abraham Accords has emboldened militaristic authoritarianism in Sudan, rather than a civilian-led democratic transition.

Analysis: Both generals have cultivated a parallel military structure in Libya and Sudan as part of a UAE-backed network of regional actors.