Diplomacy

France weighs up resetting Turkey ties as Europe's security landscape shifts

A possible thaw between Paris and Ankara is being shaped by Russia, Ukraine and defence cooperation, but several longstanding issues remain unresolved

US hopes to turn over 'new leaf' with Iran, but Trump threatens to resume bombing

Trump told Erdogan he is attending Nato's Ankara summit 'just for him'

International law

Norway: International law is worth defending, even when allies break it

Trump says 'settlement' reached to end war on Iran

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Israeli MP Ariel Kellner declares Turkey an ‘enemy state’

Turkey advances historic Hejaz railway project with Saudi Arabia deal

Stripping Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship would trigger 'outbreak of violence', expert says

International law

ICC bureau suspends prosecutor Karim Khan pending final vote on misconduct probe

Azerbaijan maintains oil sales to Israel despite Turkish backlash, says report

Trump fires slew of pro-Israel officials in America First 'course correction'

Netanyahu 'unsettled' by Macron's push to recognise Palestinian statehood

Saudi Arabia accuses Israel of 'extremism' after historic West Bank visit blocked

Syria after Assad

Turkey and Israel set up hotline over Syria tensions

Syrian president skips Arab League summit in Baghdad following opposition

Russia-Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine talks yield few results in Istanbul

Trump seals deals and slams western 'interventionists' in Saudi Arabia visit

Donald Trump signs $142bn defence sales agreement with Saudi Arabia during visit

Palestine state

UK 'in discussion' with France and Saudi Arabia over Palestinian statehood

Israel will not send a senior representative to Pope Francis' funeral

Rubio unveils sweeping State Department overhaul, taking aim at human rights bureaus