Pro-Shia Iraqi militias had launched drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities for two days running, and Riyadh had already warned Baghdad to ensure that its country did not become a launchpad for these attacks, otherwise it would face the consequences. And so it proved

Following visits to Washington, Doha and Tehran, for Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, the stop in Turkey presents a different challenge: to ascertain whether his country can turn its geographical position into lasting economic influence. A convergence of interests

The founder of Telegram is accused of aiding and abetting terrorism, as the Ukrainian secret services are alleged to have used the app to recruit young Russians for acts of sabotage

As Europe debates the future of military spending and Russian propaganda seeks to portray it as preparation for war, wildfires and other disasters show that Defence capabilities are also a crucial part of civilian protection, mobilising people, resources and coordination when the threat is not an army, but fire or an earthquake

And how many interceptors remain in the US arsenal? The costs of Operation Epic Fury, which began on 28 February and is receiving ever less support from both Democrats and Republicans

The Israeli Prime Minister travelled to the White House to try to limit Tehran’s ability to rebuild, rearm and move closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon. “On Iran, the President’s ego is at Israel’s expense. He has to tell his supporters that every decision is his alone. And whilst for America it is a war of choice, for Israel it is a war of necessity,” says Barnea

During his meeting with Putin, the President of Kazakhstan called for the conflict in Ukraine to be ‘frozen’ and for a return to the so-called Istanbul 2.0 formula. His words represent one of the few public appeals from the leader of one of Moscow’s closest regional partners urging Russia to return to the negotiating table