Diplomacy

Turkey moves to defuse Azerbaijan headscarf row after Aliyev's rebuke

Turkish officials say Ankara will not respond to the Azerbaijani president's criticism and has reassured Baku it will not interfere in its domestic affairs

Former German spy chief arrested for treason

Russia-Ukraine war

Russia ties Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine to halt in oil refinery strikes

Trump heaps praise on Middle East leaders at UN meeting on Iran war

Iran and US held direct UN talks, with Islamic Republic's terms to reopen Hormuz hardening

War on Iran and the Gaza genocide dominate day one at the UN General Assembly

'We are settling years of unfinished business': Trump talks up Iran, Gaza, Latin America strategy

US-Israeli war on Iran to take centre stage at UN General Assembly

ICC arrest warrants

Trump's 'sweeping' ICC sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant are imminent: Reports

Jordan's king tells Pence Jerusalem 'must' be capital of Palestine

Netanyahu says 'Shalom Bollywood' in bid to woo India to film in Israel

UAE operatives 'infiltrating Tunisian politics', claims website

Philippines halts sending workers to Kuwait over deaths and abuse claims

Jordan says Israel has apologised for deaths of two citizens and judge

Should Britain's Matthew Rycroft take the blame for UN failure in Yemen and Myanmar?

Peter Oborne

2018: A year of many challenges for Putin in the Middle East

Alexey Khlebnikov

'Economics not politics': How India built its relations with Israel

Netanyahu in India: shared ideologies, shared enemies

Peter Speetjens

Turkey-UAE history row descends to street level in Ankara

Sudan turns to UN over territory dispute with Egypt

What is Saudi Arabia's end game in Iraq?

Ibrahim al-Marashi