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

Obama vetoes bill allowing 9/11 victims' families to sue Saudi

Netanyahu at the UN: The pariah state becomes the arbiter of justice

Ahmet Alioglu-al-Burai

Obama to block bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia

Netanyahu and Obama exchange warm words in final state meeting

Libya intervention destroyed great power unity in rush to regime change

Jonathan Steele

Seven messages the US-Israeli aid deal sends to the world

Zeina Azzam

Israel PM defends US aid package against criticism, will meet Obama at UN

Why Obama must veto the 9/11 lawsuit bill

Faisal Kutty

The $38bn US-Israel deal that will do very little

Meron Rapoport

Crazy love: After 8 years of insults, Obama hands over $38bn to Netanyahu

CJ Werleman

US agrees 10-year military aid deal with Israel worth at least $38bn

US House passes bill that would allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi