President Trump is considering U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, causing a split within the Republican Party between hawks supporting intervention and anti-interventionists opposing it, with some lawmakers proposing legislation to prevent unauthorized military action. The debate reflects broader tensions over U.S. foreign policy and the direction of Trump's administration.
Pakistan's recent election results have disappointed foreign partners and added to political instability, with no clear path to forming a government. The involvement of independent candidates backed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently in jail, has further complicated the situation. The election outcome has raised concerns about the country's economic reforms, its relationship with foreign backers like China and the United States, and its ability to address regional security issues.
The killing of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan has prompted the Biden administration to blame Iran and consider deepening military involvement in the Middle East, amid escalating tensions with Iran and the fight against the Houthis in Yemen. The U.S.-Israel security relationship, anti-Israel militant groups' perspective, and the potential expansion of the war are discussed, despite the administration's desire to contain it.
A panel of experts appointed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has identified failures in the investigation into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students in Mexico, including the withholding of key information about military involvement in the kidnapping. The experts have called for arrests to continue in the case, with some outstanding arrest orders being more than six months old. The truth commission established by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ruled last August that the kidnapping constituted a “state crime” due to the “actions, omissions or participation” of government and military officials.
