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

Dialogue needed with Syria government, says Saudi foreign minister

Syria’s return to the Arab diplomatic fold is not a top concern for Biden

Giorgio Cafiero

Inside Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia offered Greece funding in return for supporting World Cup bid: Report

US views Smotrich control over West Bank as move toward annexation

The Turkish construction companies outfoxing China in Africa

Saudi writers' criticism of Sisi's economic model prompts rare Egyptian backlash

'Take your dirty hands off of Turkey', Ankara's interior minister tells US envoy

US-China: How to step back from the brink of conflict

Marco Carnelos

Blinken to meet Palestinian leaders, rounding off Middle East trip

Pakistan bombing: Gulf states condemn deadly attack

Blinken in Cairo ahead of Israel-Palestine trip as violence flares in the region

Azerbaijan evacuates embassy staff from Iran after security chief killed