The former head of the political bureau of the terrorist organisation has taken over from Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in October 2024. It was he who led the indirect negotiations with Israel that led to the ceasefire agreement and the release of the hostages, also meeting the American envoys Witkoff and Kushner in person

Using rather undiplomatic methods, the Foreign Secretary has made a forceful entry into the Spanish debate: he has branded the regularisation of migrants as "demagogic" and the Catalan amnesty as "unfair" 

In Hong Kong’s independent bookshops, agents are on the lookout for ‘subversive’ works, whilst in the capital, the Lu Xun Prizes honour literature approved by the system

What message is the Islamic Republic sending to the Americans by striking Jordan but, for the time being, not Israel?

The ‘cockroaches’ against the Modi government and the patronage system. Lessons

Israel is ready to withdraw from the first areas of Lebanon, and Aoun is in Washington with a plan up his sleeve and a powerful ally to ensure Trump listens to him: Bin Salman

Solutions, not scapegoats. Insights from the meeting with Ursula (also for Meloni)

Following his resignation, former Defence Minister Fedorov revealed his conflict with the commander-in-chief. Meanwhile, protesters have taken to the streets calling for the general’s removal, but many military personnel are urging civilians not to humiliate the man who has shouldered the responsibility for the country’s defence for all these years

Just as in 1979, and however much we try to appease them, we will not be granted safe passage