Diplomacy

‘Caught unawares’: France put to the test by the US-Israeli war in the Middle East

Neither a player nor in head-on opposition to the US and Israel, France is attempting to define its role in the crisis while trying to limit exposure

Iran blames Israel for Africa's silence as war grinds on

Turkey seeks off-ramp to war through US-Iran negotiations

International law

Exclusive: Judges clear ICC’s Karim Khan over sexual misconduct claims

Israel to build base in Somaliland to target Houthis, says report

Inside the secret US-led talks to solve the Western Sahara conflict

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Is Francesca Albanese being punished for being principled?

Ahmed Abu Artema

Tensions soar as Hegseth and Rubio feud over US troops in Iran

Brics missing in action as war on permanent member Iran spirals

Israel hosts Bahrain delegation amid warming ties with Gulf states

Arab states urge US to abandon Jerusalem move

Iran pushes for stronger trade links as UK foreign secretary visits country

ANALYSIS: Why Iraqi Kurds have been silent on Trump's Jerusalem move

Boris Johnson to Tehran: Lessons in diplomacy with Mohammad Javad Zarif

Peter Oborne

Boris Johnson to visit Iran to lobby for release of British-Iranian woman

Jailed gold trader Zarrab claims death threats for co-operating with US

EU blacklists UAE, Bahrain and Tunisia as tax havens

Sanctions buster Reza Zarrab goes from ‘hero’ to ‘crook’ in Turkey

Middle East leaders paint 'dark picture' at Rome conference

France's Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias

Theresa May promises to raise Yemen crisis with Saudi king