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

France honours Saudi crown prince for 'fighting terrorism and extremism'

Gulf sanctions will hurt Lebanon, not Hezbollah

Sharif Nashashibi

Of arms and men: Saudi Arabia stops military aid to Lebanon

Makram Rabah

EU foreign policy chief heads to Morocco after ties suspended

UN's Ban arrives in Mauritania: Report

Syria, Yemen hospital attacks spark new UN resolution

'Plan B' and the bankruptcy of US Syria policy

Gareth Porter

Iran and Turkey: Why two regional heavyweights need to de-escalate

Kourosh Ziabari

Reform diplomatic immunity to end people being above the law: Geoffrey Robertson

ANALYSIS: Kurdish conundrum opens rift between US and Turkey

Pentagon says ‘nothing to indicate' US Libya strike killed Serbs

Saudi Arabia and UAE tell citizens to avoid Lebanon