India-Pakistan escalation and what's next in the US-Houthi ceasefire
Tension between India and Pakistan is escalating. The US is potentially shifting its attention away from the Houthis in Yemen. A Lebanese border region has become a flashpoint for conflict with Syria.
On this episode of Trending Middle East:
What's behind the enduring India-Pakistan conflict?
US and Yemen's Houthis agree on ceasefire, says mediator Oman
This episode features Taniya Dutta, reporting for The National; Mina AlDroubi, senior foreign reporter; and Nada Atallah, Beirut correspondent.
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