The Cuban government has strongly rejected a new round of sanctions imposed by United States President Donald Trump, calling the measures coercive, unlawful and aimed at punishing ordinary Cubans rather…

Tensions remain severe across the Middle East as Iran, the United States and Israel continue exchanging threats while violence on the ground shows little sign of easing. Iranian President Masoud…

Lebanon prime minister has accused Israel of committing a serious war crime after an attack in southern Lebanon killed civil defence workers who had gone to rescue victims of an…

Iran is advancing a new diplomatic proposal focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz while postponing negotiations with the United States over its nuclear programme, as Tehran works to build…

Russia drone attacks have again struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa, injuring at least 11 people, including two children, and causing fresh damage to homes and critical infrastructure,…

United States authorities believe the man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was aiming to target President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration,…

Iran leadership and state media are increasingly signalling that they have little interest in fresh negotiations with the United States if those talks move beyond Tehran’s stated limits, especially after…

A leading global shipping organisation has criticised both the United States and Iran over their recent seizure of commercial vessels, calling for the immediate release of all crew members and…

Israel is now caught in two tense but semi-frozen confrontations, one in Lebanon and the other in Iran, yet the future of both conflicts appears to be shaped less by…

A shopkeeper in Beirut laughed when asked about the upcoming direct talks between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, DC, but his reaction reflected more than humour. He suggested that even…