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

Biden administration asks US Congress to approve new weapons sales to Turkey

Turkey has not expelled any Hamas or Muslim Brotherhood members, sources say

Russia-Ukraine war

How Russia's war in Ukraine is taking the world back to the future

Dominique Vidal

Syria's Assad meets Khamenei and Raisi in rare visit to Iran

Israel's new settlement plan is a 'blatant challenge' to US, says Palestinian Authority

The persecution of Julian Assange

CIA chief met with Saudi crown prince on secret trip, says report

US-Saudi Arabia relations

Biden to blame for US energy crisis, says former Saudi intelligence chief

Egyptian opposition channel to leave Turkey amid Cairo-Ankara rapprochement

China's defence minister visits Oman as Beijing eyes foothold in Arabian Sea

Israel fires shells into Lebanon in response to rocket fire

Biden to visit Israel in coming months after Bennett invitation