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

Israeli military officials sent to Qatar as US works to bolster security cooperation

Shinzo Abe: Five key Middle East moments for Japanese leader

Israel's PM and Palestinian president speak in rare phone call

Israel and Turkey to expand mutual flights in their first aviation deal since 1951

Lebanon should drill for gas regardless of maritime deal with Israel, MP says

Exiled Catalan leader says Melilla deaths 'a crime', calls for Spain to give up territories

Turkey, Armenia to open land borders for third-country citizens

Erdogan says Turkey can still block Sweden, Finland's Nato bids

New US-Saudi security deal will close door to diplomacy with Iran

Mehran Haghirian

Biden administration shows support for F-16 sale to Turkey

'I had a call with MBZ,' Macron interrupts Biden with dour oil news

Lobbyists sense new opening with Biden trip to Saudi Arabia