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

Cyprus talks end with 'real progress' but no unification deal

David Cameron, former PM, visits Bahrain: Is he following Tony Blair’s lead?

Obama's legacy: Between caution, achievement and failure

Saudi unblocks military aid to Lebanon: Lebanese sources

World faces rising risk of conflict: US intelligence report

Cyprus peace talks try to break decades-old deadlock

US House rejects anti-settlement UN resolution in symbolic vote

If you thought 2016 was bad in the Middle East - brace yourself for 2017

Trita Parsi

Putin refuses to expel US diplomats and instead invites them to Kremlin party

Russia's Middle Eastern drive could dilute Europe's East-South divide

Kristina Kausch

Why the UK is on a collision course with the US for the first time in living memory

Peter Oborne

New UN chief says Syria peace is top concern